Product Design Engineer

Highwater Marine, LLC/Pontoon Boat, LLC; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Highwater Marine, LLC seeks a Product Design Engineer to lead the design of Boats Accessory components and systems from concept to production, driving projects to meet objectives on schedule.

You will collaborate with industrial designers, use SolidWorks for parts, assemblies and drawings, and partner with production, purchasing and QA to implement new accessories. A solid CAD background and customer focus are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate degree in engineering or industrial design.
• Marine experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of materials and processes used in boat building is a plus.
• Experience with a 3-D CAD package; SolidWorks preferred.
• Positive attitude with a customer focus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong strategic vision and business knowledge.
• High level of teamwork ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of boats accessory components and systems from concept to production.
• Prototype, test, and validate parts with test technicians.
• Collaborate with industrial designers to align concepts with boat design.
• Create updated vectors and 2-D drawings for manuals; prepare BOMs.
• Work with production, purchasing, warranty, and parts departments.
• Interface with vendors to push projects across the finish line.
• Support marketing with information for brochures and documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement and quality feedback loops.

Skills

CAD modeling

Team collaboration

Verbal/written comms

Business acumen

Customer focus

People skills

Education

Bachelor's or Associate in engineering/industrial design

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

The Product Design Engineer’s primary responsibility is to lead the design process of Boats Accessory components and systems from concept to production to achieve the product objectives within a specified time.

• Design, prototype and test new parts and accessories by working with test technicians on projects for design validation including.
• Work very closely with Industrial designers to keep concepts in line with boats design.
• Strong CAD capability is needed for Part, ASM, Configurations, Prints, PDM Vault. (SolidWorks ideally)
• Cross functionally work with Production, Purchasing, BOMs, Warranty and Parts Dept..
• Lab testing-field testing to make sure all products meet our quality requirement.
• Talking to vendors and pushing to get the project across the finish line in a timely manner.
• Work with Marketing to provide necessary information for websites, brochures, documentation.
• Assist with current production problems and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Write ECR and follow until implemented
• Create and updates B.O.M.
• Follow up on Continuous Improvement Projects and our Quality Feed Back Loop

Requirements

• Compliance ensuring we are meeting NMMA / ABYC on new concepts.
• Testing new ideas to improve performance or to fix issues with clear documentation.
• Working with production and quality teams to implement new accessories into production.
• Creating updated vector drawings for the new owner’s manual. Involves taking 3D models, adding necessary information, converting to 2D for profile and top views, and adding 2D images.
• Parts gathering and fit verification. Adjusting parts as needed and creating documents for assembly and BOM’s
• Gather all hardware information to complete the BOM.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills & Knowledge:

• Bachelor's degree or Associate degree in engineering or Industrial design degree
• Marine experience is a plus
• Knowledge of material and processes used in boat building is a plus
• Required-experience with a 3-D CAD modeling package Solidworks preferred
• Positive attitude with a customer focus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good strategic vision and business knowledge.
• High level of people skills, able to work in a team environment.

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