Design Engineer

Acara Solutions, Inc.; Village of Williamsville (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team‑driven culture

Global workforce opportunities

People‑first environment

Meaningful client impact

Job summary

Acara Solutions is seeking a design engineer to create detailed 3D models and complete production drawings for custom shot blast equipment and mechanical assemblies using Autodesk Inventor. You will produce BOMs, tolerancing, weld callouts, and fabrication notes ready for the shop floor.

You’ll collaborate across sales, operations, and service teams, manage design revisions in CETEC ERP, and drive standardization for manufacturability as the company scales.

Qualifications

• Proven experience creating 3D models and production drawings using Autodesk Inventor.
• Ability to produce BOMs, tolerancing, weld callouts, and fabrication notes for shop floor production.
• Experience managing design revisions and maintaining a drawing library with strict revision control.
• Collaboration with sales and operations to design manufacturable solutions.
• Drive standardization to improve manufacturability and lead times.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed 3D models and production drawings using Autodesk Inventor.
• Produce complete drawing packages with BOMs, tolerancing, weld callouts, fabrication notes.
• Scope and design solutions based on customer requirements with sales/ops.
• Manage design revisions and maintain organized drawing library with revision control.
• Pursue design efficiencies: standardized components and shorter lead times.
• Contribute to Product & Standards Development and assist with quoting estimates.
• Document standards and reusable references as the company scales.
• Travel to customer sites to assess components.
• Reverse engineer parts and add new drawings to the library.
• Support field service with technical drawings and clarification.
• Flag issues early and resolve ERP-drawing discrepancies.

Skills

Autodesk Inventor

3D modeling

Production drawings

BOMs & docs

Revision control

ERP CETEC

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

CETEC ERP

BOM management tools

Job description

• Design custom industrial equipment and mechanical assemblies from initial customer requirements through to complete, production-ready drawing packages.
• Develop and maintain detailed engineering documentation, including 3D models, drawings, bills of materials, and revision-controlled records.
• Collaborate across sales, operations, and service teams to deliver practical, manufacturable solutions and support continuous product improvement.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
• Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
• People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
• Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritises both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop detailed 3D models and production drawings for custom shot blast equipment and mechanical assemblies using Autodesk Inventor.
• Produce complete drawing packages including bills of materials, tolerancing, weld callouts, and fabrication notes - ready for the shop floor without hand-holding.
• Scope and design solutions based on customer application requirements in collaboration with the sales and operations teams.
• Manage design revisions and maintain an accurate, organized drawing library - revision control is not optional here.
• Continuously look for design efficiencies - standardized components, reduced lead times, improved manufacturability.
• Product & Standards Development
  • Contribute to the development and refinement of our standard OEM product line - driving consistency, quality, and competitive design.
  • Support the quoting process with realistic design estimates and timelines - you understand scope before committing.
  • Work with the operations team to document design standards and create reusable reference material as the company scales.
• ERP & Drawing Control
  • Own part and assembly revision control within CETEC - every design change is reflected accurately in the ERP before it reaches the shop or the customer.
  • Ensure part records, BOMs, and drawing revisions in CETEC are kept current and synchronized with the active drawing package - discrepancies between the ERP and the drawing are your responsibility to catch and resolve.
  • Work closely with the operations team to maintain data integrity across purchasing, production, and service - clean ERP data is non‑negotiable at Surface Technologies.
• Travel to customer sites to physically assess and measure worn or obsolete components that require replacement - you're comfortable working on the floor of an active industrial facility.
• Reverse engineer components where original drawings do not exist - take field measurements, produce accurate models and drawings in Autodesk Inventor, and get parts back into production.
• Document reverse‑engineered parts properly - new drawings enter the library, part records are created in CETEC, and the knowledge stays with the company, not with one person.
• Cross-Functional Support
  • Support field service and parts teams with technical documentation and design clarification - your drawings go into the field, so you own the accuracy.
  • Flag issues early - design conflicts, missing information, or supplier gaps.
  • We solve problems before they become site problems.
  • Model the core values in every interaction - with the team, with suppliers, and with customers when the work calls for it.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability

Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries

People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work

Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance—where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.