Senior Design Engineer - DTV
About The Position
Lead DTV and Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) initiatives to optimize existing product designs, reduce costs, and improve overall product value. Analyze product designs, materials, components, and manufacturing processes to identify cost reduction and product simplification opportunities. Develop innovative design solutions utilizing CAD and other engineering tools to improve product functionality, manufacturability, quality, and cost competitiveness. Apply Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles to simplify product designs, reduce complexity, and improve manufacturing efficiency. Partner with Product Management, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing to evaluate alternative materials, components, suppliers, and manufacturing technologies. Prioritize and execute product improvement opportunities based on business impact, technical feasibility, and customer requirements. Collaborate with Quality teams to analyze warranty claims, product failures, and customer feedback to identify opportunities for design improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- 5 or more years of hands-on product design experience
- Lean or similar continuous improvement knowledge and experience preferred
- Software experience: CAD/CAM, Microsoft Office Suite, ERP Software
- Active Listening: Actively attends to, conveys, and understands comments and questions of others
- Coaching and Development: Provides guidance and feedback to help others strengthen skills
- Communication: Communicates effectively with others both orally and in writing
- Detail Oriented: Pays attention to the minute details of a project or task
- Diversity Oriented: Works effectively in a diverse workforce
- Leadership: Influences others to perform their jobs effectively
- Problem Solving: Finds a solution for or deals proactively with work related problems
- Quality: Able to produce a high quality product with minimal supervision
- Self-Motivated: Internally inspired to perform a task to the best of ones ability
Responsibilities
- Lead DTV and Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) initiatives to optimize existing product designs, reduce costs, and improve overall product value.
- Analyze product designs, materials, components, and manufacturing processes to identify cost reduction and product simplification opportunities.
- Develop innovative design solutions utilizing CAD and other engineering tools to improve product functionality, manufacturability, quality, and cost competitiveness.
- Apply Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles to simplify product designs, reduce complexity, and improve manufacturing efficiency.
- Partner with Product Management, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing to evaluate alternative materials, components, suppliers, and manufacturing technologies.
- Prioritize and execute product improvement opportunities based on business impact, technical feasibility, and customer requirements.
- Collaborate with Quality teams to analyze warranty claims, product failures, and customer feedback to identify opportunities for design improvements.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision coverage
- company-paid life insurance
- disability
- 401(k) with company match
- wellbeing days
- parental leave
- educational reimbursement
- referral bonuses
- employee discounts on RealTruck products
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
