Product Designer

IDEX • Benton Harbor, MI

2d

About The Position

Support Gast engineering team by executing all 3D modeling needs spanning from new product development to updates and changes to existing 3D models and engineering documentation. Level and pay commensurate with experience and skills.

Requirements

• Associates Degree in Design or a technically related field OR at least four (4) years product design experience
• Fluency in SOLIDWORKS with strong component and assembly modeling
• Demonstrated ability in the basic sketch functions, extrude and revolve functions, the application of mates/constraints, and how to apply tolerancing
• Engineering Design knowledge
• General mechanical aptitude required.
• Natural curiosity – asks questions to comprehend issues, actively seeks understanding challenges and identifies multiple solutions.
• Understanding of basic tolerancing (linear/angular), including the meaning, impact and implications the tolerances
• Design for manufacturing knowledge: Casting/molding, machining, sheet metal - Required

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Candidates will have bachelor’s degree and/or 10+ years product design experience
• Inventor, Fusion 360 or Creo may be considered
• Advanced candidates must know how to use sheet metal functions in Solidworks
• Pneumatics experience a plus
• Advanced candidates: Powdered metal, 3D printing, welding, stamping/forming, tool design

Responsibilities

• Create new product and component designs in SolidWorks with proper modeling, detailing and design intent.
• Achieve 90% OTD to design activities (able to hit timeline targets)
• Achieve modeling integrity and detailing capability for design function, manufacturability and serviceability
• Prepares supporting documentation including modified prints and engineering standards per engineer’s requests.
• Apply/ interpret basic GD&T (datum placement, position/profile, runout)
• Modify existing product and component designs in SolidWorks with proper modeling, detailing and design intent.
• Achieve 1wk average turn around time on redraws, CIPs, ECRs and NMPRs.
• Maintains, coordinates and processes routine engineering change documentation and perform other miscellaneous duties as required

What This Job Offers

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