Product Design Engineer – Mechanical Product Development

Location: Jacksonville, AR • 100% on-site • Full-time

About the role

Take ownership of mechanical products from initial concept through design, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, and continuous improvement. Work closely with manufacturing teams to see your designs move from SolidWorks to the production floor and into the field. This role is ideal for an engineer with strong experience designing sheet metal and/or injection-molded plastic components who understands that a great design must work in manufacturing, not just on screen.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical product designs from concept through production launch and ongoing improvement.
• Develop detailed 3D models and assemblies in SolidWorks.
• Create production-ready engineering drawings, BOMs, specifications, and release documentation.
• Design components involving sheet metal, formed metal, plastics, and injection-molded parts.
• Apply Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles throughout the development process.
• Build and evaluate prototypes and make design improvements based on testing, performance data, and manufacturing feedback.
• Perform engineering calculations and analysis including basic FEA, stress analysis, tolerance stack-ups, and thermal assessments.
• Work directly with manufacturing and industrial engineering teams to resolve production challenges and improve manufacturability.
• Collaborate with suppliers on materials, tooling, component design, and production capabilities.
• Support testing, validation, field evaluation, and product troubleshooting.
• Improve existing products to reduce cost, simplify manufacturing, shorten lead times, and improve quality.
• Participate in the development and integration of mechanical products involving air movement, ventilation, fans, HVAC-related components, or similar systems.
• Use Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous-improvement principles to improve products and processes.

Requirements

• Mechanical engineering or product design experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with SolidWorks.
• Proven experience developing mechanical products from concept through prototyping, validation, release, and production.
• Demonstrated design experience with sheet metal and/or injection-molded plastic components.
• Understanding of DFM and DFA principles.
• Experience creating detailed engineering drawings and Bills of Materials.
• Experience supporting prototypes, testing, and design validation.
• Ability to work directly with manufacturing teams to solve real-world production and design problems.
• Strong mechanical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing both sheet metal and injection-molded plastic products.
• GD&T and tolerance analysis.
• FEA or structural/stress analysis.
• Plastic part design and injection-molding tooling considerations.
• Sheet metal forming, stamping, fabrication, or tooling experience.
• Experience working with suppliers and manufacturing partners.
• Experience with fans, blowers, ventilation equipment, HVAC products, air-moving equipment, or similar mechanical systems.
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience.
• Experience improving existing products after launch for cost, quality, reliability, or manufacturability.

Benefits

• $105,000–$120,000 base salary
• Bonus opportunity
• 100% company-paid healthcare premiums
• 100% 401(k) match on the first 8% you contribute
• Strong additional retirement benefits for eligible employees age 50+

About the company

Privately owned, financially stable, and debt-free business with long-term growth and product-development opportunities. You’ll work alongside a highly experienced Product Engineer with more than 15 years at the company.