SolidWorks Design Engineer

Our client, a custom builder of vehicles and event transportation is seeking a Solidworks Design Engineer to assist a growing staff of shop and professional workers in the creation of new and innovative custom vehicle designs. The growing shop boasts 15 production bays and 65,000 square feet, which are ripe for many new projects. This role requires experience in in Solidworks Design, with primary focus in manipulating, changing and adding to vehicle designs. This role is located in Muskego, WI comes with strong compensation - $75K - $100K based on experience- and a full benefit plan. Hours for this position are 8:00am to 4:30pm with no travel.

This client is truly a “cool” place to work as every project is new and different and the word “custom” starts from scratch on each and every project. This company boasts its own line of exclusive products and works with large national franchises, medical corporations, professional sports teams and major IT players that are always seeking to make their name stand out at every event. Playing into this strong and growing business is the need for a Solidworks Design Engineer in the automotive space.

The main duties of this role are to effectively engineer, design, organize, and implement effective theories, models and solutions related to the creation of custom projects. Maintaining the scope of work, attention to detail, budget, and timeline will be paramount to a successful project outcome. The incumbent of this role will:

• Use structural engineering techniques to assure quality product outcomes. (FEA Approval)
• Design and implement solutions to project design challenges.
• Research appropriate materials, parts, or methods to fulfil project requirements.
• Properly use materials and coordinate with purchasing to ensure timely delivery of said materials.
• Create custom SolidWorks drawings of parts, displays, vehicles, and entire event sites as needed.
• Design/manipulate drawings for: step vans, box trucks, trailers, RV’s, and motor coaches.
• Read and interpret blueprints and sketches.
• Resolve assembly and production issues.
• Attend Project launch meetings to review and discuss design challenges related to the project.
• Work with Estimating to verify that the project is built to what was quoted.
• Verify that the design solution employs safe and standard practices.
• Ensure that employees on said projects have the proper information to work efficiently.
• Work with Sales to create and adjust design parameters as needed, being respectful of client needs and or concerns when applicable.
• Monitor the status of projects to keep on pace with the timelines for completion.
• Maintain accurate, high-level documentation of projects.
• Implement approved designs for Production Manager use.
• Use Solidworks to update, change and manipulate blueprints, drawings and models for a variety of vehicles and custom automotive components.
• Manipulate drawings to customer specifications.

Qualifications:

• 3 years working with Solidworks
• 5 years in a production environment (custom fabrication preferred)
• Past experience with creative/custom projects
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with teams.
• Past experience in Vehicular drawing preferred
• BSME preferred but not required.