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 Supplier and Product team to obtain specifications, fitment details, installation guidance, and cost information with support and/or oversight where necessary.
- 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.
- Ensure 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
- Knowledge of chassis availability, OEM specifications, model year changes, and market trends impacting product fitment.
- Ability to audit fitment and compatibility between selected components, chassis types, and customer-selected options.
- Experience with managing multiple projects at the same time.
- Ability to resolve design production issues, including missing documentation, chassis discrepancies, incompatible option selections, and fitment issues/risks.
- Ability to conduct post-build reviews to identify quoting gaps, labor misestimates, product issues, or improvement opportunities.
- Ability to attend training sessions with OEM’s, suppliers, and industry partners to stay current on new components, technologies, and up-fit methods.
- Ability to identify opportunities to improve quoting accuracy, prevent downstream inventory issues, and reduce rework, erosion, and disruptions to scheduling and production.
Skills
- Strong computer skills.
- Experience with MS Office software.
- Experience with managing multiple projects at the same time.
- Experience reading and interpreting electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics.
- Experience with resolving design production issues, including missing documentation, chassis discrepancies, incompatible option selections, and fitment issues/risks.
- Experience conducting post-build reviews to identify quoting gaps, labor misestimates, product issues, or improvement opportunities.
- Ability to attend training sessions with OEM’s, suppliers, and industry partners to stay current on new components, technologies, and up-fit methods.
- Ability to identify opportunities to improve quoting accuracy, prevent downstream inventory issues, and reduce rework, erosion, and disruptions to scheduling and production.
Benefits
At Holman, your total compensation goes beyond your paycheck. To position you for success and provide a rewarding career and better life for you and your family, Holman is proud to offer you the benefits you deserve; including protection against illness, disability, loss of work, or preparation for retirement. Below is a brief overview of the programs available to full-time employees (programs may vary by country or worker type):
- 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. The annual compensation range is comprised of base pay earnings.
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