Designer

Providing design services to internal customers in a manufacturing environment across four locations. Ideal candidate will be highly detail-oriented, organized with excellent analytic and problem-solving abilities. Possess excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.

Amsted Rail is the world’s leading manufacturer of undercarriage and end of car rail components for heavy haul freight railcars and locomotives. Our company focus for more than a century has been on providing the most innovative products and integrated systems to meet the needs of the global heavy haul freight rail industry.

For more than a century, Griffin® has been the proven leader in railroad wheel quality, design and service. We currently have an opening for a Designer in our Overland Park, KS office reporting into our Technical Services department and provide support to our Wheel facilities in US and Canada.

Principle Accountabilities

1. Chief administrator of SolidWorks Product Data Management (PDM) repository for engineering drawing change management and revision control.
2. Provide training in the use of PDM standards.
3. Assist a team of engineering staff to design components, parts and assemblies to create engineering drawings, engineering change orders, bills of materials, and other related engineering documentation.
4. Designs and creates 2-Dimensional (2D) layouts (AutoCad) of equipment and structures as well as maintain existing 2D engineering drawings.
5. Designs and creates 3-Dimensional (3D) models (SolidWorks) of equipment components and assemblies as well as maintain existing 3D engineering drawings.
6. Plans, coordinates, develops and procures new concepts and designs for equipment to facilitate the implementation of new and revised machinery into the core manufacturing processes.
7. Applies necessary Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance and uses a combination of technical judgment and past experience to evaluate various designs while maintaining and supporting current operations.
8. The work typically involves fixtures, machinery, and layouts, including mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic engineering.
9. Creates and reviews engineering drawings and documents that conform to company and industry drawing standards.

Job Knowledge/Skills and Experience

1. Preferred: 3 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology  or similar

Minimum requirement: Associates’ degree in Engineering Technology or similar

1. Proficient in SolidWorks (3D) or Inventor (3D)
2. Proficient in AutoCad (2D)
3. Understanding of industry design & documentation standards (GD&T, Change Control, etc.)
4. Knowledge of MS Office Word, Excel, Outlook; SolidWorks PDM desired
5. Ability to travel for operations and facilities support

Amsted Rail is an industry leader that can offer more than a chance to succeed. This is where you can thrive. Our environment is energetic, our people are motivated and our career paths can take you where you want to go. We pride ourselves on being the market leader as well as having a management philosophy that promotes a culture of dignity and respect for all our employees.

We offer a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance as well as a retirement package that includes 4% match on 401k contributions and an employee stock ownership program.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)