Product Engineer

We have an immediate opportunity for an Engineer – Pumps/Piston to join our diverse engineering team of Industrial Pumps & Motors. This position is for Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia location. The Product Engineer will be responsible for design and development for hydraulic Piston pumps for Industrial Pumps & Motor business unit. As a member of a creative, motivated and talented team, we need our engineers to be versatile and passionate to tackle new problems as we continue to push technology forward. If you get excited about testing new things & modernizing existing things and aren't daunted by the challenge of building something from scratch, then our team might be your next career step. You will be responsible for contributing technologies which can change the economics of Industrial business. You will design hydraulics pump and motor systems, generate IP, plan and support to execute field trials to understand their needs, and work closely with the team to assess business impact and constraints. You must be proficient with new product development methodologies, tools and practices, and must have experience of full life cycle development of hydraulics or relevant domain products, on multiple projects including requirements, design, development, and testing.


Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
Thorough understanding of product design and development principles, with strong problem-solving skills while working with the diverse and global teams
Come up with innovative product concepts/ideas to build active portfolio, focusing on product strategies and protect IP through patents/trade secrets
Play critical role in clean sheet design of piston pump/motor products
Build & mature prediction models for the product performance parameters.
Build prototypes, define product validation plan and test the solutions to meet/exceed customer requirements and support new product introduction.
Design and carry out field trials & testing to demonstrate the value propositions.
Play critical role in executing advanced methodologies to support the technical Roadmap of the organization.
Maintain effective communications both verbal & written with customer, team members and cross functional departments.
Impart the continuous learning culture within his peers.
Expert in using six sigma methodology for product development
Performs quality checks to ensure design meet Danfoss and customer standards / requirements

We offer an exciting and challenging job in an informal work environment where you will have a high level of influence on your workday. You will be given opportunities to develop both professionally and personally, and depending on your experience level, we tailor your tasks and offer you the opportunity for further development and a wider scope of responsibility.
Wide and competitive benefit program, yearly bonus, additional insurance, culture and sport events, career planning, training and development.