WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Design emergency vehicle bodies and chassis cab accessories using SolidWorks software products
- Produce drawings that shop employees will utilize to fabricate and assemble new emergency vehicles
- Ensure CAD system configurations incorporate all large and small components to avoid conflicts when assemblies are erected
- Understand cable routing during the design of complex sheet metal assemblies
- Report to Director of Operations to synchronize design and production scheduling
- Follow all company safety procedures when observing or operating on the production floor
- Ensure products are consistent with those requested by the customer
- Generate and maintain parts lists to order necessary parts for each vehicle based on the given specification and design.
- Keep an organized parts & design library accessible by all fellow engineers
- Present vehicle designs to customers during Pre-Construction meetings, take notes.
- Communicate regularly with management & assigned sales-people with design updates.
- Regularly check shop work for quality assurance, communicate regularly with shop staff, providing advise & feedback.
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:
If you can check
ALL of these boxes, please send us your resume, we would love to talk to you!
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 5 years work experience
- Use SolidWorks to accurately and proficiently model complex structural sheet metal assemblies
- Use SolidWorks to create complex plumbing systems and electrical harnesses
- Experience with Solidwork's PDM & managing design libraries.
- Read written specification documents and use original thought, creativity and engineering knowledge to design products that strictly meet those specifications
- Ability to accurately and completely indicate design problems and form solutions in a prompt, complete and clear manner
- Thorough understanding of automotive engineering principles
- Apply automotive engineering principles to adapt drivetrains to accommodate additional PTO components
- Understand mechanical and electrical requirements of purchased parts related to the automotive and fire industries
- Understand the abilities and inabilities of CNC waterjet machinery, CNC Press Brakes, GTAW & GMAW as well as all common machine shop and metal shop tooling
- Hands on automotive or aviation repair experience
- Create drawings for a manufacturing facility
- Create assembly and welding work instructions
- Use knowledge of fluid dynamics in conjunction with common fire industry plumbing products and procedures to design complex hydrodynamic systems
- Capacity to maintain extreme level of detail
- Work as part of a team to brainstorm, troubleshoot and produce designs, procedures and products
- Must be able to deal with customers, staff and vendors in an enthusiastic, cheerful and helpful manner
- Ability to learn and translate essential technical details regarding the fire apparatus utilizing CAD/CAM software.
Preferred Experience:- General welding knowledge
- SolidWorks PDM, Inventor, Pro E, Creo
- Emergency Vehicle Technician
- Emergency vehicle sales or service
- Fire Suppression
- Automotive or high voltage electrical design or repair
- Commercial or residential construction
- NFPA 1901, 1906, 70
