Design Manager

About the role

Pratt Miller is a product development company serving the motorsports, defense, and mobility industries. We provide clients with product engineering and low-volume production solutions, helping them bring high-quality products to market faster.

Responsibilities

• Lead design engineering efforts with a team using CAD and FEA tools, develop timing plans and task tracking, and manage risk mitigation focused on project deliverables.
• Lead regular project meetings, both internally and with the customer, to ensure team alignment, consistent communication, and successful project execution.
• Formal technical reporting on project status to the customer.
• Manage professional employees and/or team leads.
• Experience in prototype and production design and manufacturing.
• System requirements development and decomposition to components.
• Key life testing, failure analysis, root cause analysis, design verification, and QA plans.
• Define team operating standards and ensure essential procedures are followed.
• Lead department technology growth and develop training plans.

Requirements

• In addition to the responsibilities mentioned above, tasks relating to the following areas will be assigned as required:
• System and component design and/or reviews using parametric CAD tools.
• System and component modeling and/or reviews using Finite Element Analysis tools.
• CAE optimization methods and tools.
• Lead system level modeling and simulations efforts.
• Working level background in MS Word, Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint required.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong technical writing, team leadership skills, and organizational skills.
• This specific role supports a US DoD topic that is restricted to US Citizens.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.
• Supports business development including project quoting.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Engineering, preferably Mechanical, Aerospace, or Automotive.
• Desired specialized skills and knowledge:
• MS in Mechanical, Aerospace, Automotive Engineering, or equivalent.
• Previous engineering leadership experience.
• Experience generating engineering proposals and work estimations.
• Creo, NX, Catia, or Solidworks CAD experience.
• Windchill or Teamcenter PLM experience.
• Experience in parametric 3D modeling and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
• ANSYS, Hypermesh, or other FEA tool experience.
• Dymola or other dynamic system modelling experience.
• Active security clearance.
• 8+ years of engineering experience with focus on the automotive, defense, powersports, or robotics industries.

Skills

• Ability to support technicians and shop builds.
• Operate simple hand tools, etc.

Benefits

Pay Range: $118,600.00 - $204,000.00

The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions.

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic.