Design Analyst I

About the role

Provide up-fit design and technical support for customers (assigned and prospective), and internal teams, ensuring complete, accurate, and efficient vehicle upfit solutions that meet client's needs and company standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and complete accurate, and up-to-date specifications for vehicle up-fits that meet customer business applications, operating environments, and total cost expectations.
• Maintain all quoted designs within the company’s quoting and design platform, ensuring correct part selection, configuration logic, and compatibility.
• Validate vehicle chassis specifications against quoted content and identify discrepancies that may create design, fitment, or cost risks.
• Review Bill of Materials for completeness, accuracy, compatibility, and feasibility before orders move forward.
• Audit fitment and compatibility between selected components, chassis types, and customer-selected options, documenting and communicating required changes.
• Monitor OEM model year changes and supplier product changes to identify fitment risks, cost changes, and potential margin erosion.
• Estimate labor, parts, and associated miscellaneous costs when creating customer models or non-standard configurations with support and/or oversight where necessary.
• Identify potential cost erosion risks and recommend quoting strategies that balance competitiveness and financial protection.
• Guide Sales, Customers, and Production on design requirements, technical constraints, and available product options to ensure accurate and feasible specifications.
• Influence Sales to gather the necessary use and operational details required to complete and validate up-fit designs in conjunction with vehicle designs.
• Participate in customer discussions, as needed, when technical clarity or deeper design expertise is required.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all design-related questions, providing timely and accurate guidance to internal and external partners.
• Support assigned accounts, unassigned customer requests, and prospective customer requests.
• Collaborate with the Product team to request new parts or cataloged configurations when customer needs require additions to the catalog.
• Provide Production and field feedback to the Product team on catalog product accuracy, labor assumptions, and recurring issues.
• Provide timely and accurate up-fit quotes that meet expectations and align with service-level requirements and design standards and expectations.
• Recommend alternative components, suppliers, or installation approaches when OEM or supplier constraints require deviations.
• Finalize complete, orderable quotes that pass cleanly into downstream ordering, scheduling, and production workflows.
• Resolve Design production issues, including missing documentation, chassis discrepancies, incompatible option selections, and fitment issues/risks.
• Support Production throughout the build cycle by clarifying design intent, sourcing missing parts, validating installation details, and addressing supply-related substitutions in line with design standards.
• Conduct post-build reviews to identify quoting gaps, labor misestimates, product issues, or improvement opportunities using the tools provided.
• Maintain working knowledge of chassis availability, OEM specifications, model year changes, and market trends impacting product fitment.
• Attend training sessions with OEM’s, suppliers, and industry partners to stay current on new components, technologies, and up-fit methods.
• Identify opportunities to improve quoting accuracy, prevent downstream inventory issues, and reduce rework, erosion, and disruptions to scheduling and production.
• Perform additional duties and special projects assigned in support of customer needs, operational efficiency, and organizational priorities.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in relevant fields (including but not limited to engineering, automotive, mathematical) or equivalent experience in commercial truck or up-fitting industries.
• Strong computer skills.
• Experience with MS Office software.
• 5+ years of experience in an automotive or manufacturing environment.
• Experience reading and interpreting electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics.
• Experience with managing multiple projects at the same time.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Attention to detail and ability to handle complex technical information.
• Knowledge of industry standards and best practices.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Skills

• Up-fitting design and technical support.
• Vehicle specification development and validation.
• Fitment and compatibility assessment.
• Cost estimation and risk management.
• Customer and internal partner collaboration.
• Supplier and product team collaboration.
• Quoting and pricing accuracy.
• Design production support.
• Continuous improvement and knowledge enhancement.

Benefits

At Holman, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
• Paid Pregnancy/Parental leave
• Paid Military Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

Pay

We offer competitive wages that are commensurate with job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, and geographic location, starting in the range of $60,800.00 - $86,640.00 USD annually for full time employees.

Schedule

Full-time position.