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Manufacturing Industrial Design Engineer

Trinity Industries, Inc., Dallas, TX, United States


TrinityRail is searching for a Manufacturing/Industrial Design Engineer to join our team in Dallas, Texas.

What you'll do:

Evaluate designs and products for ease of manufacturing and compliance with regulatory and contractual standards in terms of material, stability and performance

Work both independently and closely with manufacturing operations, supply chain, and tooling to optimize designs and assembly process steps for manufacturability

Be a self‑starter in defining all engineering tasks to meet project objectives and have the ability to quickly learn about new processes with very little information provided

Develop and execute project plans for DFM&A activities

Create or serve as project leader for production of layouts, specifications, prototype build drawings and bill of materials

Oversee the production of related models and drawings

Maintain external relationships with vendors, focusing on the engineering and operating personnel regarding non‑standard components and technical developments

Work with internal and external customers in optimizing products and processes with quality, performance, production and profitability in mind

Ensure design intent is maintained

Administer the assembly and process execution of NPI for proto, pilot and production builds

What you'll need:

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial) required

3+ years’ experience of engineering procedures and administration; emphasis on railcar design or other large fabrications is preferred

Demonstrate hands‑on mechanical ability

Extensive working knowledge of heavy manufacturing process and tooling

Outstanding communication skills – both written and verbal/Bilingual Spanish is plus

Ability to multi‑task multiple projects of differing scale

Ability to work in both office and manufacturing facility environments

Demonstrated ability to execute all phases of product design, prototype development, product analysis and manufacturing processes while conforming to applicable regulatory standards and practices. Knowledge of AAR interchange rules preferred

Experience in a manufacturing

Prior engineer position with a custom product, freight and/or tank car production or maintenance preferred

Knowledge of weld process and industry standards

Experience in Autodesk AutoCAD and Inventor is preferred

Experience with Risk assessment, planning, time standard, visuals and standard work

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