Senior Design Engineer

Snap-on; Conway (AR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Snap-on in Conway, AR, is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to lead the design and development of automotive alignment and ADAS products. You will work with engineers from multiple disciplines to produce robust systems and document work for manufacturing release and patent-related records.

The role requires 7–10 years of mechanical design experience, strong CAD skills (Creo preferred), and expertise in tolerance analysis, FEA, and DFx/FMEA. Excellent communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• BSME or BSMET required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 7–10 years of mechanical design experience.
• Knowledge of plastics, metals, sheet metal and assembly techniques.
• Ability to perform tolerance stack, FEA, flow analysis, DFx, and FMEA.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical design and development of new products for automotive equipment. Lead in a team environment with engineers from other disciplines.
• Prepare documentation for release to manufacturing and for internal design records; maintain an engineering notebook.
• Test and validate alignment products to ensure performance and quality.
• Design complex systems that meet product management requirements with the broader engineering team.
• Support Rapid Continuous Improvement initiatives to reduce cost and improve performance.
• Develop a deep understanding of the company’s products and applications.

Skills

Mechanical design

Team leadership

Documentation

Test & validation

Tolerance analysis

FEA

DFx / DFM

FMEA

Cross-disciplinary knowledge

3D modeling (Creo)

Education

BSME/BSMET

Masters degree preferred

Tools

PTC Creo

Other 3D CAD

Job description

Responsible for the Design and Development of automotive alignment & 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 and accurate documentation for release to manufacturing and for internal product design records. Maintain an engineering notebook to document work activity in support of company’s patent goals.


• Test and validate alignment products to ensure good product performance 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. Preference with 7 -10 years’ 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 manage development of technical details of self and others within the team as required .


• Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills.


• Must possess good time management and organizational skills.


• Must possess good problem-solving skills


• Must be able to demonstrate initiative.


• Must be proficient in the use of 3D modeling software . Preference is PTC/CREO . Minimum requirement is other similar 3D packages.

COMPETENCIES

• Safety


• Customer focus


• Communication


• Consistency


• Attention to detail

CHARACTERISTICS

• Demonstrate Integrity


• Tell the Truth


• Respect the Individual


• Promote Teamwork


• Listen