Design & Automation Engineer — Inventor & iLogic Expert

Lava Island; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Lava Island seeks a senior mechanical design engineer to own original playground and jump deck equipment designs in Autodesk Inventor, from concept to build-ready specs, including validation of manufacturability and safety standards. You will maintain documentation and contribute to CAD standards.

You will lead APS's move from AutoCAD to Inventor, develop automation using iLogic, train the team, and integrate CAD with manufacturing, assembly, and facility layouts on-site in Denver.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in mechanical/product design with original Inventor work.
• Autodesk Certified Professional in Inventor is preferred.
• Hands-on Inventor and iLogic experience required.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and BOMs.

Responsibilities

• Design playground and jump deck equipment from concept to build-ready specs in Inventor.
• Review drawings/models for manufacturability and design standards.
• Build templates, standard parts, and design documentation library for APS.
• Design and refine automation using iLogic as production scales.
• Lead the transition from AutoCAD to Inventor and train the team.
• Coordinate with RevIt/build layouts to ensure seamless integration with buildings.

Skills

Mechanical design

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Documentation

Education

Autodesk Certified Professional in Inventor

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

iLogic

Inventor API

Revit

Job description

Lava Island seeks a senior mechanical design engineer to own original playground and jump deck equipment designs in Autodesk Inventor, from concept to build-ready specs, including validation of manufacturability and safety standards. You will maintain documentation and contribute to CAD standards.

You will lead APS's move from AutoCAD to Inventor, develop automation using iLogic, train the team, and integrate CAD with manufacturing, assembly, and facility layouts on-site in Denver.