Designer at None

Title: Designer

Functional Area: Product Design & Engineering

Reports to: Mechanical Engineering Manager

Purpose

The Product Design & Engineering team helps drive growth by introducing strategic new product platforms, and customer customized solutions. This role will use creativity and collaboration to generate technology and product concepts & designs along with the associated controlling documentation for intuitive, aesthetic, innovative, cost-effective and manufacturable designs. The scope of the role includes both new product and sustaining engineering efforts as well as support for our sales & marketing teams.

Accountability

• Create and maintain all forms of product documentation with guidance: 3D models for components & assemblies, 2D component & manufacturing assembly drawings, Technical product datasheets, and Customer Instruction manuals

• Create and revise concepts & designs based on market and customer specific requirements with guidance, reverse engineer customer equipment or commercially available components

• Perform tolerance analysis and includes accurate standard and geometric tolerances on all detail drawings; Assists others with these tasks as needed

• Ensure compliance with required design safety factors, tolerances, and specifications

• Ability to prioritize, plan, document, and manage projects to meet multiple project commitments: Performance, Cost, and Schedule

• Work directly with manufacturing and / or suppliers to proactively design for manufacturability and assembly (DFX)

• Select commercially available components for use in products

• Select materials for use in product components

• Obtain and verify product packaging samples and packaging documentation

• Maintain consistent and standardized product design history/project files in proper folders and uses the Product Design & Engineering checklists to ensure all appropriate tasks are complete at time of release 

• Build and verify prototypes and pilot production assemblies

• Create test plans when appropriate to support project requirements and validation activities

• Working knowledge of additive manufacturing (3D printing) technologies and their capabilities

• Inspect incoming component parts for accuracy and quality; Assists and directs others with this task as needed

• Execute engineering change orders in a timely manner with minimal supervision

• Participate in cross-functional teams for assigned projects

• Participate in or lead cross-functional design reviews

• Effectively communicate with engineers, designers, technicians, manufacturing engineers, and suppliers to meet project commitments

• Learn & expand personal knowledge of the industry, competitors, and customers

Required Education and Experience

• Associate of Science degree in Drafting, Product Design, Engineering Technology, or equivalent

• At least two (2) years of experience in Mechanical Design in a manufacturing environment

• Skilled in parametric design & surface modeling – preferably with SolidWorks

• Knowledge of DFX for precision manufacturing materials & processes including sheet metal, castings, injection molding, extruding, machining, paint & powder coating, PCBA, and assembly

• Working knowledge of additive manufacturing

• Proficiency in mechanical design drafting practices, including full compliance with ASME Standard Y14.5 – 2009 and relevant GD&T standards

• Proficiency in using Microsoft 365 (Teams, Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Proficiency in performing some basic mechanical engineering calculations

• Demonstrated ability to select appropriate materials and manufacturing processes

Preferred Education and Experience

• Successful launch of two (2) or more products

• Design thinking

• Rendering experience – preferably SolidWorks Visualize or KeyShot

• Design for electrical component integration

• Experience with CAD vault systems for managing part libraries, revisions, and design data integrity

Physical Demands

• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photo copiers, etc.

• Combination of general office & engineering lab / shop environment

• Ability to lift up to 50 lb

• Employee will be regularly required to perform coordinated movements of hands & fingers for data entry, CAD modeling, and product or prototype assembly, and product testing

• May require local travel to other company facilities, suppliers, and customers

• Long-distance travel as needed – not to exceed 5%