Design Engineer

Jetstream of Houston•Houston, TX

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Design Engineer is responsible for leading the design, development, and continuous improvement of Travis Trailer products throughout their full lifecycle. This role partners closely with Production, Quality, Sales, Marketing, and customers to create innovative, manufacturable designs that meet customer requirements while optimizing cost, quality, and production efficiency. The Design Engineer develops engineering drawings, CAD models, and bills of materials (BOMs), manages product data within the ERP system, and serves as a technical expert for both internal and external stakeholders. The successful candidate will be a DriveWorks and CAD expert, responsible for maintaining and enhancing design automation processes, ensuring BOM accuracy and integrity, and supporting seamless integration between engineering designs and ERP systems. This position requires strong manufacturing and design experience, exceptional problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while driving continuous improvement and supporting organizational growth.

Requirements

Minimum of five (5) years of design and manufacturing experience
Minimum of three (3) years of Driveworks experience
Dealing with complexity, leadership, supervision, lean principles, manufacturing methods and procedures, manufacturing quality, presenting technical Information, CAD, CAD/CAM design
Must be self-motivated, have a high sense of urgency, and be able to solve complex situations, be resourceful.
Any other duties assigned by the Manager
Valid TX DL

Responsibilities

Producing accurate and clear engineering drawings and accurate bills of material for new and existing products
Creating custom designs and layout drawings on CAD system as required to customer order or specifications
Maintain product BOM’s and Items in Infor Syteline ERP system.
Directly communicate with marketing and customers in the form of meetings and presentations to understand and define their needs
Be able to assist Sales with pricing projects
Produce technical illustrations for owner’s manuals and bulletins
Manage several projects at one time in a fast moving environment
Handle all changes and problems related to product design
Act as a technical expert for the company for both internal and external customers
Responsible for an entire product’s life cycle
Work with production and quality to investigate ECR’s and implement as required.
Other duties as assigned