Layout Designer - Drawing Coordination

About the role

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineered pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses are on the road making a difference every day. Every step in the process is personal — from innovation and expertise to customization and service — and our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

The Layout Designer works with customers, engineering, and order management teams to help configure and visualize customer proposals with a 2D rendering of the order. This role focuses on the entire apparatus configuration for Pumper Products. Your name will be on the Approval Drawing(s) that customers sign to indicate acceptance of design and order content. You will support order management and engineering by designing the initial 2D layout of a fire apparatus based on a specification list created by the customer, supporting the layout drawing from initial bid and drawing creation through manufacturing, including all necessary revisions. You will learn about all pumper products from front to end with the support of engineering and order management teams as you work through unique combinations of over 300,000 options.

Responsibilities

• Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) systems and utilize existing content to create 2D and 3D layouts in new configurations following the Pulse order specifications.
• Work with engineering and order management teams to work through specification conflicts and design a layout best suited to meet the customer mission profile for their apparatus.
• Self-check work to ensure accuracy and retain ownership of the layout drawing through multiple stage-gates.

Software

• Medusa V6.3
• CATIA V5
• WindChill
• JDE 9.2
• Pulse
• Microsoft Office Suite

Requirements

• Associate degree in Mechanical Design or equivalent with two (2) years of experience in drafting/design.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings.
• Self-starter and problem solver.
• Ability to communicate effectively as part of a multi-functional team.
• Detail oriented and customer focused.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in drafting or design.
• Experience with sales drawings and custom products.
• Prioritization and time management skills when multiple demands are presented on a fixed timeline.
• Ability to research and extrapolate data from available resources and apply to new designs.
• Exhibits a growth mindset.

Pay

Pay range: $51,400.00 – $79,200.00 per year. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Individual pay is determined by the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, and equity of pay among team members in similar positions.