Sr. CAD Designer

About the role

Founded in 1961, we are a growing manufacturing company. IMMI® is the trusted, global leader of safety solutions, helping to protect millions of lives every day. For over sixty-five years, IMMI has led the way in developing, designing, testing, and manufacturing innovative safety restraints and systems. IMMI’s safety products are found worldwide on car seats, heavy trucks, school buses, recreational/off road, military, fire/EMS, motor coach, and construction vehicles. IMMI recently became an ESOP giving team members the opportunity to become owners and share in the company’s future success. IMMI is a dynamic organization serving more than eleven markets and hundreds of customers across multiple countries. IMMI is also home to IMMI VIP steering wheels and CAPE®, the world’s leading state-of-the-art testing facility.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers to design and develop both new and sustaining components and systems, using minimal viable product (MVP) principles to accelerate innovation and product development.
• Translate design intent into detailed 3D models, assemblies, and engineering drawings using industry-standard CAD software, with minimal supervision.
• Support the New Product Development (NPD) process by contributing to fast-paced concept-to-handoff cycles, ensuring design feasibility, manufacturability, and quality.
• Develop component and system designs aligned with engineering best practices using various materials and manufacturing methods, including stamping, blanking, forming, fine blanking, injection and thermoset molding, die and investment casting, cold forming, extruding, and draw forming.
• Perform detailed tolerance stack-up analysis and apply GD&T principles to ensure dimensional accuracy and compliance with functional and manufacturing requirements.
• Work collaboratively across departments—including Testing, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, and Finance—to execute design projects efficiently and align deliverables with broader business goals.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of all design documentation, including CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and metadata within the PDM/PLM system.
• Support the creation and procurement of prototype components, including part ordering and tracking for build readiness.
• Resolve CAD-related issues and provide ongoing support and mentoring to junior designers; contribute to CAD training efforts and system optimization.
• Participate in and lead design reviews, DFM/DFA evaluations, and other validation activities to incorporate stakeholder feedback and drive continuous improvement.
• Maintain and contribute to the development of CAD standards, templates, fixture libraries, and automated tools to enhance design efficiency.
• Provide global CAD support for modeling, drawing generation, and fixture design, ensuring consistency and integration across regional teams.
• Proactively manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, meeting deadlines while maintaining high standards of design integrity and product performance.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Design, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on CAD design experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Proficient in 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, CATIA, Siemens NX, or AutoCAD.
• Advanced knowledge of GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis, and design for manufacturability (DFM/DFA).
• Demonstrated expertise in the use of engineering software, systems, and manual tools for part and assembly design.
• Experience in designing with plastics, sheet metal, and other common manufacturing materials and processes.
• Guide engineers in proper design considerations for manufacturability.
• Hands on experience fabricating, building preferred.
• Able to visualize and create models of components given limited direction.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing and assembly methodologies, design constraints, and production processes.
• Develop component and systems designs aligned with engineering best practices using various materials and manufacturing methods, including stamping, blanking, forming, fine blanking injection and thermoset molding, die and investment casting, cold forming, extruding, and draw forming.
• Perform detailed tolerance stack-up analysis and apply GD&T principles to ensure dimensional accuracy and compliance with functional and manufacturing requirements.
• Familiar with PDM/PLM systems (e.g., Teamcenter, Windchill, ENOVIA, SolidWorks PDM) for managing CAD data and documentation.
• Able to clearly communicate, must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong organizational, project management, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven ability to mentor junior designers, promote CAD best practices, and collaborate effectively across global, cross-functional teams.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, results-driven, and committed to delivering high-quality work on time.
• Adheres to all IMMI and governmental safety, quality, and compliance standards, with demonstrated competency through certifications, training, or practical application.
• Must comply with all corporate policies, procedures, and legal responsibilities.