Primary location: Carson, California
Relocation offered: No
Employment status: Full-Time
Travel: Non-compete: No
The estimated base salary range for this role is $77,450 to $96,810 per year.
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors
Reporting to a Manager, Design Services or Lighting Manager, the AS Design Engineer translates design intent into reality. The incumbent creates complex and detailed 3D models, production files and fabrication documents from those models, assembly and fabrication support and coordination, and product database oversight.
What's in it for you!- Collaborate with architects, designers, and production teams.
- Contribute to high-impact projects from start to finish
- Grow your career in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
What You'll DoLevel I - Associate (Grade 9)
- Utilizes CAD to develop models, CNC programs and simulations to help fabricate and validate designs using Solidworks, Rhino and other software packages.
- Collaborates with various disciplines including but not limited to architects, designers, sales and marketing teams, programmers, fabricators, and assemblers, to ensure proper communication and understanding of design intents.
- Understands and apply real world manufacturing capabilities to part designs to balance "form vs function".
- Utilizes rapid prototyping and other fabrication means to mockup designs and test efficacy.
- Creates and maintains fabrication documentation, files, BOMs and CPQ rulesets.
- Develops fixtures and other manufacturing aids.
- Utilizes automation routines to expedite workflow and minimize human error.
- Quickly iterates through component/detail designs with input from team members and clients.
- Provides assembly and fabrication support for key mockups.
Level II - Staff (Grade 10) (includes all duties described in Level I)
- Manages team communications to keep key stakeholders up to date on product launches and revisions including change requests, product diagrams, and installation manuals.
- Supports and directs Production Team during the production phase of a project and troubleshoots/solves potential issues as they arise.
- Performs first article quality checks of fabricated parts and assemblies to confirm design requirements.
- Incorporates feedback from Production Team to improve designs.
- Explores and tests new manufacturing methods and improve processes.
- Trains staff on the use and manufacture of new products, product improvements and custom solutions.
- Interfaces with vendors to source component hardware, material, and services.
- Reviews files to ensure quality and accuracy to minimize errors.
- Serves as lead in the engineering design and development process of complex projects.
- Creates and maintains training and onboarding material for the team.
- Mentors design engineering staff under the company's core values.
- Works in coordination with production to maintain and increase our manufacturing capabilities.
- Develops and maintains engineering standards for companywide documentation.
- Reviews structural engineering reports and evaluates project designs meet acceptable criteria.
- Develops and optimizes automation routines to expedite workflow and minimize human error.
- Supports Production Team with changes to machining files, assembly fixtures, and updates to documentation.
What will make you successful- Strong graphic and layout design expertise.
- Capable to perform hand sketching and comfortable working with your hands.
- Exceptional ability to focus on details but also able to see the big picture.
- Strong mechanical aptitude.
- Self-manage time effectively to accomplish all tasks within an appropriate time frame.
- Proficient in MS Office (emphasis on MS Excel & Word), Solidworks, Rhino and Grasshopper.
- Proficient written and oral communication skills; bilingual is a plus.
- Works well in small groups.
- Strong critical thinking/ creative problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize and manage project timelines.
- Initiative-taker with a strong ability to multi-task and juggle multiple responsibilities.
- Superior organizational skills.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Familiarity with the construction business, estimating, reading blueprints and an understanding of the bidding process desired.
- Project Management skillset a plus.
- Experience in photometrics, thermal management, and electromechanical systems engineering practices. (Only required for Lighting Design Engineer)
- Understanding of electromechanical assembly and manufacturing standards, processes, and standards. (Only required for Lighting Design Engineer)
QualificationsLevel I - Associate - Grade 9
- Bachelor's degree in design or similar specialty, engineering, or computer science OR 3 - 5 years of equivalent work experience.
- High school diploma/GED required.
- Experience with using Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, or Rhino.
Level II - Staff - Grade 10
- Bachelor's degree in design or similar specialty, engineering, or computer science OR 5 - 7 years of equivalent work experience.
- High school diploma/GED required.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in mechanical or industrial Engineering, product development or similar specialty.
- Experience with using Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, or Rhino.
- Experience with product development and construction design solutions.
About the location (Carson, CA)Carson is a city in the South Bay and the Harbor regions of Los Angeles County, California, located 13 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. Carson is a thriving, diverse, destination city - a great place to live, work and play with an unlimited future. While Carson is well known as an industrial center with unparalleled access to transportation and the Pacific Rim, it is also a culturally diverse community that is an attractive place to live and work. The city has more than 120 acres of park land divided into 12 parks, 2 mini-parks and sports/recreational facilities that include 3 swimming pools, a boxing center, a state-of-the art sports complex and the Carson Community Center.
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