Description :
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The Product Engineering Center (PEC), with 1,200 employees from over 15 countries, is John Deere’s largest engineering facility worldwide. Our commitment to global customers is to provide products that meet and exceed their expectations in terms of performance, best-in-class features, reliability and quality. PEC designs tractors that are among the most complex and sophisticated machines in production today. Our products feature innovative transmissions, hydraulics, electronics, operator stations, clean efficient engines and communication systems that use the application of GPS technology. John Deere invests roughly $1 million each day in leading edge research and development to provide our customers with high-quality, reliable products. PEC puts tomorrow's technology in the products of today. PEC employees are constantly re-evaluating and pushing concepts, components, technology and products to the limit to keep John Deere a world leader in the agriculture equipment business. Never content with the status quo, the company seeks and retains the brightest minds to bring the most advanced innovations to its products. If you're up to the challenge of bringing the future to today, we're ready for you to join our team. PEC is located in the Cedar Valley on the banks of the Cedar River in Northeast Iowa. The two connected communities of Cedar Falls and Waterloo, with a population of 150,000, provide a variety of attractions for both working professionals and families. Cedar Falls is home to the University of Northern Iowa, with 13,000 students and nationally ranked Division I athletic teams. PEC is a short commute whether you live inside the city limits or in one of the smaller communities in the nearby surrounding area. View location information to learn more about the area.
One of the benefits of working at John Deere is our comprehensive career development program. Our employees' internal resumes are accessible on-line by managers and human resources, allowing them to match employee interests with company needs—in short, getting the right people in the right jobs, at the right time.
John Deere Product Engineering Center is seeking an Engineering Standards Analyst to support the Product Delivery Process initiatives to eliminate the need for drawings and improve the integrity of our part geometry. In this position, you will:
Conduct Functional Geometry Reviews in order to identify functional dimensions on unit parts and assemblies, confirm or generate functional tolerances, identify potential manufacturing or inspection problems, and ensure that geometry and specifications meet functional requirements and applicable standards.
Analyze tolerance stacks to verify assembly requirements.
Create and maintain commodity design guidelines to assist engineering in the global design of parts and assemblies.
Train and provide consulting on the use and application of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) to improve manufacturing, inspection, and quality.
Identify areas for cost reduction and assist others in creating functional World Class geometry of parts and assemblies.
Develop and teach new GD&T and Tolerance Stack classes to meet the needs of engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply management, and suppliers.
Obtain information from suppliers, quality engineers, inspectors, supply management, and manufacturing/assembly processors, to identify part quality improvements and potential cost reduction.
Participate and help lead the Drafting, Engineering Standards, and GD&T community of practices.
Conduct Drawing Audits to track performance and identify geometry improvements which will increase the quality of our products.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering/Technology or Agricultural Sciences discipline or equivalent experience.
Required Skills and Experience
Sound knowledge of tractor components.
Expert knowledge of blueprint reading skills, GD&T per ASME Y14.5, functional GD&T applications.
General knowledge of foundry, manufacturing, and inspection processes.
Sound knowledge of various commodities (i.e. castings, plastics, sheet metal, etc.).
Good communication, facilitation, teaching, and mathematical skills.
General knowledge of Pro/E.
General knowledge to identify cost and quality issues.
Initiative to lead projects, result orientated.
The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines. They may vary from position to position.