Industrial Product Designer for Motion & Manufacturing

Timken; Illinois; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts on products and/or

Job summary

Timken is seeking a Product Designer to design, develop, and improve products from concept through production. This role collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, quality, procurement, sales, and customers to deliver innovative, cost‑effective, and manufacturable solutions.

You will develop drawings, verify dimensions, and support prototypes, with focus on quality and safety. A related degree and experience in manufacturing are preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, interpret and use established drawing standards and customer inputs.
• Strong communication skills and people oriented.
• Design software experience - AutoCAD.
• Minimum of Associate degree in related field. Prefer Bachelors degree in the Engineering field.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop proposal drawings and final design layouts, verifying dimensions, materials, tolerances, and component relationships within assemblies and complete products.
• Create drawings from sketches, existing drawings, electronic files, specifications, and verbal instructions while working directly with design engineers and stakeholders.
• Review, process, and implement engineering changes, revisions, and configuration updates; maintain customer print logs and revision records.
• Maintain engineering files, drawings, and records in electronic and/or manual systems in accordance with document retention policies.
• Provide technical support and product expertise to Sales, Quotations, Purchasing, Production Planning, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, suppliers, and customers.
• Support prototype development, testing, troubleshooting, continuous improvement initiatives, and resolution of product design and application issues.
• Prepare, distribute, and control engineering prints and related documentation for Quality Assurance and other departments requiring technical drawings and specifications.
• Perform duties in a safe, efficient, and quality‑focused manner; follow company policies, departmental procedures, attendance requirements, and safety standards; maintain a clean and organized work environment and report unusual conditions to management.

Skills

Reading drawings

Communication skills

AutoCAD

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Timken is seeking a Product Designer to design, develop, and improve products from concept through production. This role collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, quality, procurement, sales, and customers to deliver innovative, cost‑effective, and manufacturable solutions.

You will develop drawings, verify dimensions, and support prototypes, with focus on quality and safety. A related degree and experience in manufacturing are preferred.