Mechanical Designer - CAD II

About the role

The CAD Designer II works within BISSELL's Computer Aided Design department as part of our larger Product Development and Engineering Organization. Reporting to the Manager-CAD, the individual in this role will provide expertise in the design for parts and components in the process for various BISSELL appliances and products in development or in production.

Responsibilities

• Design plastic parts for cost effective and high-quality molding.
• Understand and properly decide rib and wall thickness, fillets, draft, feature coring, wall thickness, strength, cosmetics, etc.
• Assist with new product development as a pooled resource.
• Lead CAD on small to medium size projects.
• Assigned work may include basic design, drawings and tolerance stack-ups, with help from the Engineers or SR. Designers if needed.
• Assist in occasional CAD drafting and product changes. This includes developing drawings for release, occasional Engineering Change Orders (ECO), reviewing marked up prints, and incorporating changes.
• Understands and executes the proper and cost effective design of electro-mechanical products, for safety, quality and manufacturability.
• Develop proficient CAD skills, continuously improve CAD expertise and help other CAD Team Members with technical support, training and general assistance as required.
• Able to understand and complete drawings according to CAD Standards Manual.
• Initiate CAD and/or systems recommendations toward continuous improvement in CAD usage, product development, and other procedures.
• Perform volume, weight and cost estimation of plastic and other parts using estimations of material cost.
• Provide CAD leadership to projects assigned.
• Create product geometry using CAD software. These would typically be small to medium size projects.
• Manage project CAD data within Windchill software products.
• Learn and understand Windchill to better manage this data and make recommendations for improvements.
• Understand and apply GD&T properly on drawings.
• Maintain CAD Checklists as assigned.
• Mentor CAD Drafters through the EC process.
• Check over EC work to assure their accuracy, completeness and conformance to company standards.
• Create and maintain accurate assembly parts lists on new products and those affected by ECOs.
• Support the CAD department; perform CAD data transfers, help other users, and understand primary data management tools and other miscellaneous tasks.

Qualifications

• Functional/Technical Expertise
• Global Business Acumen
• Self-Management
• Learning Versatility
• Delivers Results
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Managerial Courage
• Continuous Improvement
• Degree minimum: Bachelor of Science
• Specific concentration: Engineering, Design, or a closely related field
• Experience level: 4-7 years
• Experience using ProE design software
• Consumer Product Goods (CPG) development experience