Contract Design Engineer

Select; Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Select is seeking a Design Engineer to join a core Product team that designs and develops point of sale displays for retail brand experiences. You will work with product and manufacturing teams to ensure structure specs meet customer requirements and deliver production-ready technical specifications from concept renderings.

Extremely strong mechanical design skills are required, with experience in metals, composites, plastics, and manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product development or engineering-related field.
• Experience in POS/display/retail environments is a plus.
• Strong portfolio showing concept to production.
• Ability to deliver production-ready technical specifications.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop point of sale/display products for Fortune 500 companies.
• Engineer production-ready technical specifications from concepts.
• Collaborate with product and manufacturing teams to meet customer requirements.
• Construct prototypes and verify designs with product team.
• Adapt to changing project scopes while meeting deadlines.

Skills

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

2D/3D rendering

Production specs

Prototyping

POS/display design

Manufacturing processes

Communication

Concept to production

Team collaboration

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

KeyShot

Rhino

Photoshop

Job description

As a Design Engineer, you will work with a core Product team that designs and develops point of sale displays for retail brand experiences. This individual will work closely with the product and manufacturing teams to ensure structure specs meet customer requirements. This designer must be able to engineer and deliver production ready technical specifications from a concept rendering. Extremely strong mechanical design skills are a necessity for this role.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Proficient knowledge of manufacturing processes for metals, composites, plastics and more including machining, forging, molding for composites, injection molding, 3D printing, etc.
• In-depth knowledge of 3D CAD software (Solid Works and AutoCAD), with manufacturing related technologies a plus
• Proficiency with 2D & 3D rendering software to quickly create photo realistic imagery (KeyShot, Rhino, Photoshop)
• Proficiency creating production ready technical specifications
• Strong prototyping and model making skills with the ability to quickly mock-up concepts
• Ability to design and develop point of sale/display products for Fortune 500 companies
• Aware of emerging trends in design, materials and technologies
• Construct prototypes and confirm designs with the product team
• Ability to work on projects that may change scope or parameters and still meet deadlines
• Strong communication (both written and oral)

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years’ experience in product development and/or engineering-related field; specific work in point of sale/display/retail environments a plus
• Exceptional portfolio that demonstrates examples of products created from concept to production with a successful introduction to market

Select is an equal opportunity employer and highly values diversity. Select does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.