Senior Design Engineer

Snap-on; Conway (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; 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 collaborate with engineers from multiple disciplines to deliver robust solutions and maintain engineering notebooks and design records.

Responsibilities include documentation for manufacturing releases, design validation, and supporting rapid continuous improvement to reduce costs and improve performance while ensuring high product quality.

Qualifications

• BSME or BSMET minimum; master's degree preferred.
• 7–10 years mechanical design experience.
• Design of plastic molded parts, metal castings, sheet metal, and assembly techniques.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical design and development of new products or product enhancements for automotive equipment industry.
• Prepare thorough and accurate documentation for release to manufacturing and for internal product design records.
• Test and validate alignment products to ensure good product performance and high quality.
• Work with broader engineering team to design complex systems meeting 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.

Skills

Mechanical design

Team leadership

Documentation

Engineering analysis

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Initiative

Education

BSME/BSMET minimum

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PTC Creo

Other 3D packages

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
• Communication
• Consistency

CHARACTERISTICS

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

Snap-on is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices and laws. Snap-on strictly prohibits and does not tolerate, discrimination against applicants, associates, or any other covered persons for any reason including race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.