Senior Design Engineer

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

Overview

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.

Competences

• Safety
• Customer focus
• Communication
• Consistency
• Attention to detail

Characteristics

• Demonstrate Integrity
• Tell the Truth
• Respect the Individual
• Promote Teamwork
• Listen

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