Designer Job at Havis, Inc. in Burnsville

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%