Jesse Knoble, owner and sole Proprietor of Knoble Design LLC.
Born and raised in the scenic hills of Southwestern WI.
Family man and business owner, who’s passionate about his trade,
driven in the belief that actions speak louder than words.
Owner, Contract Design and Engineering at Knoble Design LLC ( 5 years )
Develop specifications and design machinery or processes for new mobile, industrial applications and niche markets
Conceptualize, iterate, present ideas to customers for specific challenges
Support designs with Inventor 3D solid modeling, FEA, and kinematic studies
Design hydraulic circuits, manifolds, fluid conveyance, and schematics for new applications
Build and test prototype units for durability and production assembly
Create detailed drawings/BOMS of hydraulic and mechanical systems
On-site support with meetings, design, prototype builds, and assembly
Design, build, supply custom fabrications and supporting machinery
Key experiences: Business owner, Time/Project Management; Production bus design for “The Barrel Run”, Patent Pending “Compensating Hydraulic Port Injector” and “Composite Hydraulic Integrated Circuit”, Test cell development for OEMs, Develop patents and machines for Recycling Industry. Develop custom HIC manifolds for Marine, Mobile, Industrial, Rail, and Fire Industry.
Application Engineer at Price Engineering Company ( 6 years )
Design and quote hydraulic/mechanical systems per customer requirements
Manage multiple projects; scaling from 1 week to 1 year design life cycle
Design custom hydraulic circuits, power units, test stands, and specialized machinery
Build and test prototype units for durability and production assembly
Create detailed drawings, B.O.M., configure, and release new systems into production
Support production on site with first build prototypes
Key experiences: MAV6 Airship, Automated drill rig project; Project Management; Inventor 3D solid modeling, AutoCad schematics, hydraulic system design, travel to customer sites, work from remote home office.
Project Engineer at Wausau Equipment Company ( 3 years )
Lead for Mechanical Design Efforts on High Speed Runway Tow Brooms
Design, build, and test prototype units for durability and production assembly
Create B.O.M., configure, and release new systems into production
Work with high pressure hydraulics and supporting system hydraulic design
Design and implement manufacturing line to support core product
Key experiences: lead designers in new concept design efforts, SolidWorks solid modeling, hydraulic troubleshooting and design, heavy fabrication, sheet metal, operate high speed heavy duty snow removal equipment.
Associate Design Engineer at Oshkosh Truck Corporation ( 9 years )
Design new components and systems; Defense, Commercial, Snow Removal, Air/Rescue/Fire Fighting
Use available design tools to maximize design (FEA, kinematics, peers)
Hold internal design reviews with all supporting groups in product life cycle
Build and test prototype units for durability and production assembly
Create supporting documentation for systems (image drawings, assembly procedures, technical writing)
Key experiences: CATIA V5, design power divider, transfer case, suspension, steering system, shim gauge (patent #6622397), hydraulic suspension (patent #7108253 and patent #7472914), ambulance seating system (patent #7621580)