Designer - Engineering

VOESTALPINE RAILWAY SYSTEMS NORTRAK LLC; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak in Birmingham, Alabama, seeks a Designer – Engineering to produce manufacturing and customer drawings with BOMs using MicroStation, SolidWorks, NX and SAP. You will work under the supervision of senior staff to ensure designs meet industry standards and customer specifications.

Reporting to the Engineering Project Lead, you will support safety and quality, collaborate with Manufacturing, and ensure timely delivery by updating drawings and documentation as

Qualifications

• Highly accurate design and drafting skills required.
• Ability to interpret customer specifications and company standards.
• Strong collaboration with engineering and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Produce manufacturing and customer drawings with BOMs using CAD/CAM tools.
• Ensure designs meet safety and quality standards and are manufacturable.
• Update and revise drawings and BOMs as needed; check own work before formal review.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing to address manufacturability issues and lead times.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Tools

MicroStation

SolidWorks

NX

SAP

Job description

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Full Time Salaried Exemp Birmingham, AL, US

Join Our Team at voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak!

Embark on a rewarding career journey with voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak, North America's premier designer and manufacturer of special trackwork. With a legacy spanning 160 years, we lead the industry in shaping the future of rail solutions. As part of the voestalpine Railway Systems global network, we are committed to delivering quality products and services, including rails, turnouts, fastening systems, signaling technologies, and monitoring solutions. Operating with a presence across Canada, the US, and Mexico, we prioritize the well-being of our people, global mobility, and sustainability and innovation.

Our people are the foundation of our success. Skilled, motivated, and results-driven individuals shape our culture demonstrating our core values of Respect, Responsibility, Curiosity, Courage, Passion, and Diversity each day. This commitment is more than shared values; it extends to shared responsibilities for safety and quality, showing genuine care for one another's growth and development, a commitment to our customers, and fostering strong relationships within the Nortrak Team and with our customers.

We are currently looking for a Designer – Engineering to join our team in Birmingham, Alabama.

PURPOSE OF POSITION

Reporting Directly to the Engineering Project Lead, the Designer – Engineering is responsible for Performing design work under the supervision of a Sr. Designer, Design Lead and/or Project Lead. Produce manufacturing / customer drawings with accuracy and Bills of Material related to the company’s products as per the latest company design standards/guidelines and industry and customer specifications using the designated CAD/CAM software, currently MicroStation and SolidWorks and NX (CAD/CAM) and SAP (ERP).

TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

SAFETY:

• Abides by all customer and Nortrak safety policies and procedures while on customer & Nortrak sites.
• Ensures design specifications of drawings meet customer and Nortrak safety standards.

QUALITY:

• Produce practical designs and other design components (BOMs, ITPs, etc) for tooling and Nortrak product.
• Work with a high degree of accuracy developed through knowledge of the application, manufacture and service requirements, customer and Nortrak standards and industry state of practice.
• Stay current with company manufacturing processes and product/industry knowledge. Continues to develop their knowledge of Nortrak products, customer and Nortrak standards and industry state of practice. Responsible for being aware of design standards and assigned customers.
• Works closely with Manufacturing to address design/manufacturability issues.
• Assists and/or creates Customer Request for Information (RFI) to clarify information needed for projects, by including relevant information, customer specifications, and/or details required.
• Assists and/or creates customer submittals for projects.
• Updating and revising drawings and BOM’s as needed and/or directed.
• Designer checks their own work for accuracy before submitting their designs to other personnel for official checking and approving.

ON-TIME DELIVERY:

• Maximizes utilization of time to complete projects accurately and meeting department and company commitment dates.
• Creating project pre-orders and long lead time items in order to meet project delivery dates, and updating throughout the