Product Design Engineer: High-Volume Sheet Metal & Plastics

Mohr Talent; North Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare premiums

401(k) match

Private ownership

Job summary

Mohr Talent is hiring a Product Design Engineer to develop mechanical products from concept through production launch and continuous improvement. The role is hands‑on, cradle‑to‑grave, focused on high‑volume manufacturing with solid experience in light‑gauge sheet‑metal and injection‑molded parts.

The ideal candidate has strong SolidWorks skills, DFM/DFA proficiency, and the ability to work fully on‑site in North Little Rock, AR. This is a direct‑hire opportunity with growth potential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing mechanical products from concept through production.
• Direct experience designing light-gauge stamped or formed sheet-metal parts.
• Direct experience designing injection-molded plastic parts and assemblies.
• Strong proficiency with SolidWorks, including parts, assemblies, sheet-metal tools, and production drawings.
• Strong understanding of DFM and DFA principles for metals and plastics.
• Knowledge of injection-molding requirements, including material selection, draft, wall thickness, ribs, shrinkage, tooling, and mold qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical product development from concept through design, prototyping, testing, tooling, validation, and production launch.
• Create detailed 3D models, assemblies, production drawings, BOMs, and release documentation using SolidWorks.
• Design light‑gauge sheet‑metal components for stamping, forming, bending, and repeat production.
• Design injection‑molded plastic parts using proper material selection, draft, wall thickness, ribs, shrinkage, tolerances, and tooling considerations.
• Apply Design for Manufacturability and Design for Assembly principles to improve quality, cost, cycle time, and production efficiency.
• Perform tolerance stack‑ups, basic FEA, stress calculations, and thermal assessments as needed.
• Work with manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and tooling partners to address design and production issues.
• Support prototype builds, testing, mold trials, first articles, pilot production, and product validation.
• Resolve post‑launch concerns involving product performance, tooling, quality, assembly, or manufacturing.
• Identify opportunities to reduce material costs, assembly labor, lead times, defects, and production waste.
• Support continuous product improvement using Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and structured problem‑solving practices.

Skills

SolidWorks

Sheet‑metal design

Injection‑molded plastics

DFM / DFA

Tolerance analysis

Cross‑functional collaboration

On‑site work

Job description

Mohr Talent is hiring a Product Design Engineer to develop mechanical products from concept through production launch and continuous improvement. The role is hands‑on, cradle‑to‑grave, focused on high‑volume manufacturing with solid experience in light‑gauge sheet‑metal and injection‑molded parts.

The ideal candidate has strong SolidWorks skills, DFM/DFA proficiency, and the ability to work fully on‑site in North Little Rock, AR. This is a direct‑hire opportunity with growth potential.