Industrial Product Design Engineer

About the role

Thermcraft is a leading manufacturer of high-quality thermal processing equipment, including industrial furnaces, laboratory furnaces, ovens, heaters, kilns, custom thermal systems, and related components. Based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Thermcraft designs and manufactures standard and fully customized solutions for customers across a wide range of industries. As a 100% employee-owned ESOP company, every team member has a stake in our success and the opportunity to help shape the future of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop new and existing industrial furnaces, laboratory furnaces, ovens, heaters, kilns, thermal processing systems, and related mechanical components.
• Create 3D CAD models, detailed engineering drawings, bills of materials, layouts, and product documentation for manufacturing and customer-specific applications.
• Apply mechanical design, design for manufacturability, value engineering, and component standardization principles to improve product quality, cost, reliability, and production efficiency.
• Collaborate with production, sales, engineering, purchasing, and leadership to support custom product design, new product development, product changes, and engineering problem-solving.
• Support prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, and validation of designs to ensure performance, safety, functionality, and manufacturability.
• Evaluate materials, components, fabrication methods, tooling, fixtures, and assembly processes to improve production flow and reduce rework.
• Review customer requirements, technical specifications, and application needs to develop practical engineering solutions for thermal processing equipment.
• Assist with continuous improvement projects related to manufacturing processes, quality, standard work, product documentation, and engineering efficiency.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support product launches, custom orders, design revisions, and production readiness.
• Ensure designs align with applicable safety standards, quality expectations, customer requirements, and internal manufacturing capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Product Design, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in product design, mechanical design, manufacturing engineering, industrial equipment design, or custom engineered products.
• Strong experience with 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Creo, Inventor, or similar design tools.
• Ability to create and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, bills of materials, tolerances, and manufacturing documentation.
• Working knowledge of mechanical design principles, fabrication, sheet metal, welding, machining, assembly, electrical/mechanical components, and design for manufacturability.
• Experience in industrial equipment, thermal processing equipment, furnaces, ovens, heaters, machinery, or custom manufacturing is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to balance product performance, manufacturability, cost, safety, and customer requirements.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work across engineering, production, sales, purchasing, and leadership teams.