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Havis, Inc.

Designer

Havis, Inc., Burnsville, Minnesota, United States, 55337

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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; Assist 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 use 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; Assist and direct 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 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%

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