Solutions Engineer: Custom Materials & Systems Design

Waterstone Human Capital; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

On-site amenities

Job summary

Waterstone Human Capital is seeking a Solutions Engineer to bridge sales, project management, and operations on a special projects team in Salt Lake City. You will design and price custom solutions before orders, then help get them built, shipped, and installed.

Responsibilities include supporting sales calls with engineering input, owning the custom material process, and coordinating with Project Management and Purchasing to bring designs to fruition.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Mechanical, Materials Science, or Structural Engineering.
• 3–5 years designing and developing steel and aluminum components or systems.
• Knowledge of metal fabrication (machining, steel fabrication, extrusion) and plastic/glass panel materials.
• SolidWorks (preferred) with proficiency in Rhino or CAD; work samples required.
• Customer-focused mindset with strong communication and design sensibility.
• Design/architectural/industrial design background preferred; construction management or estimating a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support sales consultants on project calls with engineering expertise and design direction.
• Own the custom material process: evaluate requests, test layups, create samples, price, and quote.
• Design custom hardware, attachment, and structural components across extrusion, steel, sheet metal, machined/die-cast metals, and plastics.
• Partner with Project Management and Purchasing to quote, source, and see designs through to complex projects.
• Create manufacturing drawings, installation templates, and instructions; collaborate with contractors and installers.
• Manage third-party structural engineering consultants for stamped calculations and drawings on complex projects.
• Answer technical questions and troubleshoot installations; turn recurring custom work into standard solutions.

Skills

SolidWorks

CAD

Rhino

Mechanical design

Materials science

Customer-focused

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Materials/Structural Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Rhino

CAD

Job description

Waterstone Human Capital is seeking a Solutions Engineer to bridge sales, project management, and operations on a special projects team in Salt Lake City. You will design and price custom solutions before orders, then help get them built, shipped, and installed.

Responsibilities include supporting sales calls with engineering input, owning the custom material process, and coordinating with Project Management and Purchasing to bring designs to fruition.