Senior Design Engineer

Salary: $90,000–110,000 per year

About the role

As our Senior Design Engineer, you'll lead the design and development of customized off-highway haul truck products from concept through production. You’ll design innovative, customer-specific heavy equipment solutions and see your ideas become reality in a collaborative, hands-on environment.

Responsibilities

• Design innovative, customer-specific heavy equipment solutions using Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD.
• Partner directly with customers to understand their applications, performance requirements, and operating environments.
• Collaborate with Production to ensure designs are manufacturable, practical, and efficient.
• Improve existing products through engineering analysis, innovation, and new technologies.
• Develop Bills of Materials (BOMs) and engineering documentation.
• Perform load profile assessments and engineering simulations.
• Review and approve engineering drawings created by other designers.
• Support Sales by creating proposal drawings for prospective customers.
• Assist with research and development initiatives and patent documentation.
• Use advanced measurement technology, including LIDAR systems, to capture accurate field data.
• Mentor and train fellow engineers while helping shape engineering standards and best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Strong experience with 3D CAD software (Autodesk Inventor preferred).
• Solid understanding of mechanical design and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel occasionally, both domestically and internationally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license or actively pursuing licensure.
• Experience designing heavy equipment, mining equipment, or other large fabricated products.
• Experience working directly with manufacturing and production teams.

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance and other voluntary benefits available.

Why PHIL?

• Design products used around the world.
• Solve complex engineering challenges.
• Work directly with customers and see your designs come to life.
• Collaborate with an experienced, supportive engineering team.
• Contribute to research, innovation, and patented technologies.
• Long-term career growth, including opportunities to lead and develop our engineering team.

About Philippi-Hagenbuch

For nearly a century, PHIL has been an industry leader in customized off-highway truck equipment. We pride ourselves on engineering excellence, customer partnerships, and innovative solutions that help our customers move mountains.