Designer

Join an established and growing team at SpecSys, a company committed to delivering services on time, on budget, done right, and done safely. We offer exciting, challenging work tailored to your strengths, with opportunities to make an impact.

About the role

The Designer develops engineering solutions that meet customer needs by translating product requirements into detailed designs and drawings. This position works closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure designs are functional, manufacturable, and aligned with client expectations. The Designer manages multiple projects simultaneously, delivering on time and on budget.

• Overall project responsibility, including:
  • Verify the design meets performance and configuration specifications
  • Contract management to verify the project is completed on time and on budget
  • Customer management to understand expectations and standards
• Work on multiple CAD packages
• Create detailed CAD models of manufactured components and purchased parts
• Review CAD models for completeness, interferences, and manufacturability
• Develop detail drawings of purchased components and assemblies
• Develop detailed manufacturing drawings of piece parts, weldments, assemblies, and schematics
• Review detail drawings for completeness, accuracy, and client standards
• Generate and review Bill of Materials for completeness
• Specify and source purchase components
• Prepare CAD models for FEA analysis
• Prepare project review booklets and initiate or moderate project review meetings
• Develop and update project timelines
• Review project scope to ensure alignment with contract and expectations
• Update and track action/issue items
• Prepare Engineering Change Order proposals for submission to customers

Requirements

A good candidate is someone who:

• Has the ability to interact at a management level with Manufacturing Operations, Sales, Clients, and Quality
• Has completed courses in trigonometry, mathematics, physics, machine shop, and drafting
• Holds a Computer Aided Drafting and Design AAS Degree or has any combination of education and experience that provides the required skill and knowledge for successful performance

Many tasks include both performing work and reviewing the work of others in the department.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• HSA/FSA options
• Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Term Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee-of-the-Month and Year awards
• RITALKA University
• Employee Luncheons
• Company Picnic
• Community Volunteering opportunities

Pay

Salary range: $50,000 - $78,000, dependent on experience.

About SpecSys

SpecSys is a full-service provider offering project management, engineering, and manufacturing for fast-track projects, systems, and products with a focus on large mobile equipment. We prioritize safety and quality, ensuring our employees go home safely every day. As an ISO-9001:2015 certified company, our standards and processes are first-rate.

SpecSys is a family-owned company creating jobs in rural communities in the upper Midwest. We value strong relationships with employees, customers, and communities, and take pride in finding careers that fit the person rather than fitting a person to a job.