Senior Design Engineer
About The Position
SPG International is a global manufacturer and distributor of storage products and material handling equipment for commercial markets including foodservice, grocery, healthcare, and industrial. The Senior Design Engineer leads projects involving new product development and improvements to existing products, ensuring that solutions meet customer, quality, and manufacturing requirements. The role works closely with sales, engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing teams, and coordinates engineering efforts across multiple locations. As a technical expert, the engineer develops and maintains designs, drawings, and product documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology.
- At least 7 years of product design experience; sheet metal product experience is preferred.
- Proficiency with recent versions of Creo or similar solid modeling software (critical).
- Strong understanding of drafting practices, including dimensioning, tolerances, and weld callouts.
- Knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, material strengths, and failure analysis.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
- Demonstrated safety leadership.
- Ability to work independently and within a lean engineering team in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of SolidWorks.
- Familiarity with Revit/BIM software.
- Product design experience with sheet metal products.
Responsibilities
- Create, update, and maintain manufacturing drawings in accordance with current standards.
- Provide design and drawing support for custom or modified standard products.
- Ensure accurate Bills of Material and complete product documentation.
- Lead projects to deliver final product designs that meet customer specifications.
- Provide engineering input to improve product features, manufacturability, and internal processes.
- Support R&D by translating customer needs into solutions that are easy to produce.
- Identify value analysis/value engineering (VA/VE) opportunities.
- Partner with manufacturing teams to ensure products align with design intent and operators can interpret drawings effectively.
- Assist with product testing, certification processes, and product inspections.
- Support industrial designers with engineering analyses.
- Set up and maintain product MRP data.
- Develop and deliver custom technical solutions to key decision makers.
- Match SPG’s product capabilities with customer business and technical requirements.
- Ensure customer deliverables are accurate, high quality, and on schedule.
- Identify opportunities across sales, marketing, engineering, and operations.
- Coordinate cross-department engineering efforts across multiple locations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
