Senior Automotive Design Engineer - ADAS & Alignment

Snapon; Conway (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Snapon is seeking an experienced mechanical design engineer to lead the development of automotive alignment and ADAS products. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver robust, manufacturable solutions and support continuous improvement initiatives.

The role requires strong documentation, testing, and analysis skills; you will document designs for manufacturing release and maintain an engineering notebook to support patent goals. Experience with Creo and FEA is preferred.

Qualifications

• BSME or BSMET degree minimum; master's degree preferred.
• 7–10 years of mechanical design experience in automotive or related field.
• Proficient with 3D CAD and engineering analysis methods.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical design and development of new products or enhancements.
• Lead in a team environment with engineers from multiple disciplines.
• Prepare documentation for release to manufacturing and internal records.
• Maintain engineering notebooks to support patent goals.
• Test and validate alignment products to ensure performance and quality.
• Collaborate with broader engineering teams to meet PM requirements.
• Support Rapid Continuous Improvement initiatives to reduce cost and improve performance.
• Develop deep understanding of the company's products and applications.

Skills

Mechanical design

Team leadership

3D modeling (Creo)

FEA

Documentation

Tolerance stack analysis

Education

BSME/BSMET minimum

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PTC Creo

Other 3D CAD packages

Job description

Snapon is seeking an experienced mechanical design engineer to lead the development of automotive alignment and ADAS products. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver robust, manufacturable solutions and support continuous improvement initiatives.

The role requires strong documentation, testing, and analysis skills; you will document designs for manufacturing release and maintain an engineering notebook to support patent goals. Experience with Creo and FEA is preferred.