Glide-Line is a game-changing brand and product line developed from the ground up by NCC Automated Systems, a 34-year-old leader in several industries related to automation and conveyor systems.

We designed this product and business unit with deliberate attention to speed, versatility and eliminating barriers.  Our tagline is:  Fast. Flexible. Easy.  We do things that nobody in our class does, we do it with greater speed, efficiency, and make it a great customer experience. 

Glide-Line runs as a small business unit with a dedicated staff.  This allows for agility and focus, but with the support of a larger company due to operating within the NCC Automated Systems umbrella.  NCC overall is approx. $30mm with 75 employees.

The Glide-Line brand was started in 2014 and we have supported the Assembly Automation market primarily through “configured product” sales to integrators doing assembly line integration.  This market is supported through independent sales reps throughout North America, with a few direct accounts. 

We seek to maximize that market, as well as find and penetrate new markets.   Our innovation, flexibility and speed have helped us grow our business from zero to where it is today, but we need to keep our eye on future growth. 

From a cultural perspective, the parent company, NCC Automated Systems, is an extremely unique company.  First, we are driven by the 4 following core values:

1. It takes a Village – we are here for each other
2. We are Warriors – we fight until we make it happen
3. Life is Short – we choose to have a positive attitude and have fun
4. We are Brave – we try new things and strive to be great

People that fit those core values love working at NCC (recently selected as one of The Philadelphia Inquirers Top Businesses to work) and the culture is truly unmatched. 

General Descriptions of Duties:

It is important that the Glide-Line team consists of great talent, culture, and technological innovation to ensure quality products are being released to the manufacturing and fabrication departments. In this role, being creative, detail oriented, and being a strong communicator with attention to details are all necessary characteristics. Having the ability to push through challenges with confidence are necessary characteristics for success. This position can have significant impact on the future of the Glide-Line product line as well as NCC.

The Glide-Line Product Engineer will be working in a team environment with our Innovations Team, Operations, Applications and Fabrication teams to ensure the Glide-Line product line continues to improve and evolve.

The Product Engineer will utilize SolidWorks as the primary design software as well as PDM for data management. This position requires the mathematical skill set to determine material sizes and speed calculations to properly specify components.

It is very important to realize that in a project driven company, we run into unexpected technical challenges. This will require extreme flexibility, teamwork, and creativity to help solve challenges as they develop.

This position reports to Glide-Line Business Unit Leader.

Responsibilities:

1. Support Glide-Line sales efforts by modifying existing products to meet the demands of a specific project.
2. Support the Apps and Fabrication teams by releasing size dependent parts that make a large portion of the Glide-Line standard offering.
3. Perform mathematical calculations for sizing components such as motors, gearboxes, bearings, chain drives, structural materials, etc.
4. Own all aspects of design for the Glide-Line product once the item has become part of our standard offering.
5. Participate in all Glide-Line team meeting structures to properly support and adapt the existing product line for future goals.
6. Support Applications & Operations with troubleshooting efforts to understand how the product is being used and introduce design improvements when appropriate.
7. Openly communicate with operations, project management, manufacturing, and engineering to provide all necessary answers on projects in order to properly execute.
8. Serve as the Project Manager for Glide-Line product improvement efforts.
9. Become subject matter expert for NCC Glide-Line products. These products can be sold individually or used as components in a complete system.
10. Work with Assembly and Applications to produce accurate documentation for products.
11. Maintain a continuous improvement culture centered on the NCC products to foster growth, expansion, and improvements.
12. Work with our Innovations Team to further develop the new Glide-Line products being created.

Key Roles:

1. Glide-Line product design quality
2. Product design continuous improvement
3. Primary Engineering Support to GL Team
   
   

Requirements:

1. 4-year Mechanical Engineering Degree
2. Proficient in Solid Works
3. Proficient in Microsoft Office products
4. Minimum 5 years product design experience:
5. In office position @ 255 Schoolhouse Rd, Souderton, PA 18964
6. General understanding of CNC machining and supporting machine center automation software
7. Lean Manufacturing Experience is a plus
   
   

If you are interested in applying:

Upload your resume through the Apply Now section on the top right of this page and also complete a 5-6 minute behavioral assessment for this position.