Conveyor System Designer

EDAG Inc • Troy, MI

2h

About The Position

The Conveyor System Designer lays out and engineers overhead and floor conveyor systems at the system level, including power-and-free, enclosed track, chain-on-edge, skillet, roller, and lift/transfer systems. The role produces conveyor layouts, plan and elevation views, and sections in AutoCAD to customer and OEM CAD standards, and performs turn studies and clearance checks for carriers, loads, and product envelopes through curves, transfers, and elevation changes.

The designer runs chain pull calculations using CPPlus under the guidance of a senior conveyor engineer, confirming drive sizing, take-up, and chain selection. The role develops support steel and fits conveyor layouts to customer plant layouts and building constraints. It provides the system definition used by component detailers and reviews detailed drawings for conformance, without performing component-level detailing.

The designer incorporates markups and engineering changes, checks and releases drawings to customer standards, and coordinates with project engineers, controls, and installation teams. The position also supports site walks and field measurements.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Mechanical Design or Engineering Technology, or equivalent technical training and experience.
• 3–5 years of mechanical design experience, including at least 2 years on conveyor or material handling systems.
• Expert-level AutoCAD skills, including conveyor and plant layouts, sections, blocks and attributes, xrefs, layers, and OEM CAD standards.
• Working understanding of conveyor chain pull calculations; CPPlus experience is a plus, and training is provided.
• Understanding of conveyor sections and exposure to turn studies.
• Solid understanding of conveyor system components, including drives, take-ups, chain, carriers, curves, and support steel.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.
• English proficiency at C1–C2 level.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology.
• CPPlus experience.
• Experience with automotive body shop, paint shop, or general assembly conveyors.
• Familiarity with OEM conveyor standards.

Responsibilities

• Lay out and engineer overhead and floor conveyor systems at the system level, including power-and-free, enclosed track, chain-on-edge, skillet, roller, and lift/transfer systems.
• Produce conveyor layouts, plan and elevation views, and sections in AutoCAD to customer and OEM CAD standards.
• Perform turn studies and clearance checks for carriers, loads, and product envelopes through curves, transfers, and elevation changes.
• Run chain pull calculations using CPPlus under the guidance of a senior conveyor engineer; confirm drive sizing, take-up, and chain selection.
• Develop support steel and fit conveyor layouts to customer plant layouts and building constraints.
• Provide system definitions for component detailers and review detailed drawings for conformance; do not perform component-level detailing.
• Incorporate markups and engineering changes, check drawings, and release them to customer standards.
• Coordinate with project engineers, controls, and installation teams.
• Support site walks and field measurements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree