Senior Design Engineer

Snap-On Tools; Conway (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Snap-On Tools in Conway, AR is seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to lead development of automotive alignment and ADAS products. You will design, test, and document new hardware and enhancements, working with cross-functional teams to meet performance and cost targets.

Your responsibilities include applying tolerance analysis, FEA, DFx and FMEA to ensure high-quality designs, and preparing manufacturing release documentation while fostering continuous improvement within the

Qualifications

• BSME or BSMET required; 7–10 years of mechanical design experience preferred.
• Knowledge of plastic molded parts, metal castings, sheet metal, and assembly.
• Ability to perform engineering analyses: tolerance stack, FEA, flow, DFx, FMEA.
• Cross-disciplinary understanding of Electrical, SW, FW, and algorithm engineering.
• Excellent communication, timemanagement, organizational, and problem-solving skills; initiative.
• Proficiency in 3D modeling; Creo preferred or similar packages.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical design and development of new products or enhancements for the automotive equipment industry; lead in a team environment with engineers from other disciplines and nationalities.
• Prepare thorough and accurate documentation for release to manufacturing and internal design records; maintain an engineering notebook to support patent goals.
• Test and validate alignment products to ensure good product performance and high quality.
• Work with broader engineering team to design complex systems that meet product management requirements.
• Work with manufacturing engineering on Rapid Continuous Improvement initiatives to reduce product cost and improve performance.
• Develop a deep understanding of the company’s products and their applications.

Skills

Mechanical design

3D CAD (CREO)

Tolerance analysis

FEA

DFx & FMEA

Cross-discipline knowledge

Documentation

Communication skills

Project management

Education

BSME/BSMET

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PTC Creo

Other 3D CAD

Job description

Overview

Responsible for the Design and Development ofautomotivealignment & ADAS products. Including Quality improvements (Rapid Continuous Improvements) to existing products. Capable of leading and organizing development in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical design and development of new products or product enhancements for the automotive equipment industry.Must be able to work and lead in a team environment with engineers from other disciplines and nationalities.

• Prepare thorough andaccuratedocumentation for release to manufacturing and for internal product design records. Maintain an engineering notebook to document work activity in support ofcompany’spatent goals.

• Test andvalidatealignment products to ensuregood productperformance and a high standard of quality.

• Work with broader engineering team to design complex systems that meet product management requirements

• Work with manufacturing engineering on Rapid Continuous Improvement initiatives to reduce product cost and/or improve performance of designs.

• Develop a deep understanding of the company’s products and their applications

Qualifications

• BSME or BSMET degree minimum with a master’s degree preferred. Preferencewith 7-10years’ mechanical design experience.

• Up-to-date knowledge in mechanical design.Including the design of plastic molded parts, metal castings, sheet metal, and assembly techniques.

• Capable of performing engineering analysis to support designs,i.e.tolerance stack, FEA, flow analysis,DFx,, and FMEA

• Good understanding of complementary technical disciplines in Electrical, SW,FW,and Algorithm engineering.

• Able to managedevelopmentof technical details of self and others within the team as required.

• Mustpossessexcellent written and oral communication skills.

• Mustpossessgood timemanagement and organizational skills.

• Mustpossessgood problem-solving skills

• Must be able todemonstrateinitiative.

• Mustbe proficient in the use of 3D modeling software. Preferenceis PTC/CREO.Minimumrequirement isother similar 3D packages.

Competencies

• Safety

• Customer focus

• Communication

• Consistency

• Attention to detail

Characteristics

• Demonstrate Integrity

• Tell the Truth

• Respect the Individual

• Promote Teamwork

• Listen