Design Engineer: Hydraulic Lifts & Mobility Ramps

BraunAbility Americas; Winamac (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

BraunAbility Americas is seeking a Design Engineer to contribute to mechanical design for mobility products, focusing on hydraulic lifts and wheelchair ramps. The role emphasizes parametric CAD modeling, design validation, and cross-functional collaboration to meet development requirements.

Responsibilities include prototyping, design reviews, and ensuring designs align with cost and schedule targets, while continuously improving processes and product performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design/engineering or 4+ years related work experience.
• Dimensional management and understanding of GD&T required.
• Experience with mechanism, steel, and aluminum part design and manufacturing.
• Experience with Autodesk Inventor or similar 3-D CAD software.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop hydraulic lifts and automated wheelchair ramps using CAD (Inventor).
• Apply engineering principles to ensure successful designs within cost targets.
• Plan design, procurement, assembly, and validation per project timing and APQP stages.
• Ensure designs meet quality and cost targets; collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Build prototypes, participate in design reviews, and drive design release and supplier alignment.
• Maintain project specifications and continuously improve designs and processes.
• Attend project meetings and present design engineering assignments.

Skills

Mechanism design

Structural design

Hydraulics

Sheet metal fabrication

Welding processes

GD&T / Tolerance stack-up

Problem solving

Education

BSME / Design Eng. or related

Tools

Inventor

AutoCAD

Siemens NX

Vault

Epicor ERP

Job description

BraunAbility Americas is seeking a Design Engineer to contribute to mechanical design for mobility products, focusing on hydraulic lifts and wheelchair ramps. The role emphasizes parametric CAD modeling, design validation, and cross-functional collaboration to meet development requirements.

Responsibilities include prototyping, design reviews, and ensuring designs align with cost and schedule targets, while continuously improving processes and product performance.