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3d ago

Sr. Engineer Manager of Product Design

XL Specialized Trailers Manchester, IA

Manchester, IA

3d ago

Full time Manager Design Design Engineering

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Job Description

Based in Manchester, Iowa, XL Specialized Trailers designs and builds heavy haul platforms that demand durability and precision. The Sr. Engineer Manager of Product Design will lead the product design team to ensure each trailer platform is manufacturable, cost-efficient, and effectively supported through production, warranty, and service. This role combines hands-on leadership with cross-functional collaboration to translate field feedback into robust, scalable design decisions.

Position Summary

The Sr. Engineer Manager of Product Design leads a team that manages a defined portion of XL’s standard product offerings to support the production schedule. The role emphasizes ownership, standardization, continuous improvement, and lifecycle support of existing trailer platforms, ensuring designs are manufacturable, cost-effective, compliant, and scalable. It collaborates with other senior engineering managers who lead sub-teams within the department to keep efforts aligned.

Responsibilities

Oversee and develop the design engineering team responsible for current production and in-market products
Own the architectural direction, standards, and design intent for the heavy-haul trailer family
Prioritize workloads based on production needs, product improvements, cost-reduction goals, and field input
Act as the engineering owner for sustaining engineering, product changes, and platform evolution for existing products
Provide engineering support to manufacturing with rapid resolution of design, quality, and manufacturability issues
Enhance weldment, fabrication, and assembly methods
Improve BOM accuracy, drawings, and release quality
Lead and participate in formal design reviews and authorize engineering changes
Manage ECN/ECO execution to ensure timely, precise, well-documented product changes
Ensure compliance with FMVSS, DOT, and internal engineering and quality standards
Leverage DFMEA, warranty data, lessons learned, and field feedback to boost durability, safety, and reliability
Champion design-for-manufacturing, design-to-cost, and continuous-improvement initiatives
Support Sales, Service, and Operations with clear engineering guidance and technical explanations
Maintain and improve engineering documentation, databases, and design tools
Assist in developing and deploying standard, pre-engineered offerings to reduce custom engineering workload and improve scheduling

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline
Experience with heavy haul trailers, heavy equipment, or fabricated mobile equipment
Strong background in mechanical systems, structures, hydraulics, and manufacturing processes
Proven experience supporting products in production environments

Technologies

CAD tools
Excel
Engineering data systems

Leadership and Collaboration

Foster a culture of accountability, practical engineering judgment, and continuous improvement
Mentor engineers in technical skills, standards, and problem-solving approaches
Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, and Service

Key Competencies

Practical, hands-on engineering judgment
Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication
Ability to balance cost, performance, manufacturability, and reliability
Proficiency with CAD tools, Excel, and engineering data systems

Work Environment

Combination of office and shop-floor support
Primarily on-site with limited travel as needed

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3d ago

Product Design Engineer (2400)

PROTOMET CORPORATION Loudon, TN

Loudon, TN

3d ago

Full time Design Design Engineering Design For Manufacturing

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Job Description

Protomet Corporation in Loudon, TN onsite is seeking a Product Design Engineer to connect customer needs with manufacturing execution, applying mechanical proficiency and aesthetic design to develop concepts and renderings and steer designs through production and change management.

Responsibilities

Serve as the liaison between customers (primarily boating OEMs) and Protomet’s operations, translating requirements into feasible designs.
Apply strong mechanical aptitude and a solid understanding of manufacturing processes.
Blend interpersonal skills with an eye for aesthetic design to deliver compelling concepts.
Engage with customers in a sales-like capacity through effective communication and relationship building.
Cultivate relationships with key customers through regular, proactive engagement.
Navigate the transition of designs to the operations team with emphasis on change management, clear communication, and logistics coordination.
Leverage aesthetic design capabilities to enhance the value of the design engineering role.
Provide sketches, CAD renderings, and visually engaging designs to customers.

Requirements

Commitment to going beyond the mandatory baseline to drive personal and company growth.
Focus on long-term rewards and resist short-term gratification when appropriate.
Adopt an abundance mindset, viewing new teammates as opportunities for collective growth.
Prioritize skills and outcomes over formal credentials.
Thrive in challenging situations and view difficult work as a catalyst for growth.
Maintain high standards for personal and team performance.
Build trust with colleagues who are not direct reports and influence them to take action.
Demonstrate humility, willingness to admit mistakes, and thoughtful self-assessment.
Exhibit high mechanical aptitude with a relentless problem-solving approach.
Dislike inefficiencies and apply lean manufacturing principles, including one piece flow, minimum viable product, and Pareto optimization.
Show initiative to start projects and discipline to finish them.
Embrace innovation through practical learning, curiosity, and a readiness to test and adapt.

Technologies

CAD

Outcomes

Visit customers or host site tours at least six times per year with prior approval.
Call on at least one customer weekly and discuss topics beyond work-related matters.
Attend one industry expo or conference annually.
Design and secure two million dollars in recurring annual projects each year.
Identify and share a daily two-second improvement with the engineering team via photo or video.
Identify, purchase, and implement one significant piece of technology, software, hardware, or equipment per year.
Engage in ongoing education for CAD or related software.
Improve manufacturability and advocate for internal customers during design and prototyping phases.
Diagnose quality issues and design processes to prevent recurrence.
Ensure work instructions are available for new projects, in video or text form.
Respond to all external customer communications within four work hours.

Competencies

Cultural: Second Mile — going beyond the mandatory baseline for growth.
Cultural: Don’t Touch the Marshmallow — prioritize longer-term rewards over immediate gratification.
Cultural: Abundance Mindset — view new teammates as growth opportunities, not threats.
Cultural: Skills Beat Credentials — what you can do matters more than credentials alone.
Cultural: That’s Hard…Good — growth happens through challenging experiences.
Functional: High Standards — personal and team performance should be top quality.
Functional: Influence — build trust with non-direct reports and persuade action.
Functional: Humility — self-awareness, willingness to admit mistakes, and thoughtful appraisal of accomplishments.
Functional: High mechanical aptitude and relentless problem-solver.
Functional: Lean mindset — hatred for waste, practical lean principles, one piece flow, MVP, and Pareto.
Functional: Initiative to start, discipline to finish.
Functional: Innovation — practical intelligence, curiosity, and learning, paired with testing and change.

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26d ago

Product Design & Development Engineer

Innova Electronics Corp Irvine, CA

Irvine, CA

26d ago

$85k - $90k/yr Full time Electrical Engineering Altium Designer CAD

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Job Description

Innova Electronics Corp, anchored at its US headquarters in Irvine, seeks a Product Design & Development Engineer to bridge hardware and firmware R&D with global manufacturing. This onsite role centers on driving products from early prototyping through mass production, coordinating cross-functional teams and international vendors to ensure design intent translates into scalable, reliable hardware.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Product and Marketing to finalize specifications, review block diagrams, schematics, and enclosure concepts.
Oversee overseas vendors for PCB layout and mechanical tooling fabrication.
Direct prototype evolution, PCBA development, and tooling sample management.
Diagnose functional or electromechanical issues across hardware and firmware.
Serve as the technical gatekeeper for R&D design freezes transitioning to overseas mass production.
Optimize BOM and component selections in collaboration with IC vendors.
Plan and execute hardware and mechanical validation, including environmental, thermal, and electrical limits, plus reliability testing (mechanical stress, drop, vibration, IP rating).
Partner with international certification bodies to prepare products for global market release.
Synchronize timelines across R&D and overseas factories to align schedules and monitor the critical path to mass production.
Coordinate with Marketing, Supply Chain, and Industrial Design to align product launch, component sourcing, and design intent.
Act as the central owner for Engineering Change Orders on hardware and tooling/mold modifications.

Requirements

Technical literacy: solid understanding of schematics and system architectures (MCU/SoC, power, wireless) to bridge conversations between R&D and vendors.
ECAD Tools: proficiency with Altium, Allegro, or OrCAD to review and verify multi-layer PCB layouts.
Lab equipment: experience using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and power supplies to evaluate prototypes.
FFF Validation: ability to check mechanical tolerances, enclosure alignment, button feel, light leakage, and structural integrity.
Firmware/Scripting: basic flashing and scripting to run diagnostic tests on functional prototypes.
Component & Supply Chain: knowledge of component sizing/packaging (SMD, BGA, QFN) and lifecycle assessment (lead times, second sourcing, EOL risks).
Hardware Validation: familiarity with HVT protocols (thermal profiling, stress testing, power consumption analysis).
Mechanical Reliability: awareness of reliability standards (drop, impact, thermal cycling, environmental chamber testing).
Regulatory Compliance: fundamentals of EMI/EMC testing and global standards (CE, FCC, UL).
Engineering Document Control: experience managing BOMs, Gerber files, and releasing Manufacturing Data Packages.
Technical Vendor & Project Management: milestone tracking (Gantt charts) and coordinating root-cause analysis with SMT/tooling factories on assembly, out-of-spec, or cosmetic defects (sink marks, flashing).
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with at least 5 years’ experience.
Strong communicator able to align cross-functional, international teams across time zones.
Willing to travel internationally; English/Chinese bilingual is a strong plus.

Technologies

Altium
Allegro
OrCAD

Compensation

USD 85,000 - 90,000 per year

Benefits

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Retirement plan

Work Location

In person

Ability to Commute

Irvine, CA 92614 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate

Irvine, CA 92614: Relocate before starting work (Required)

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1mo ago

Senior Product Design Engineer

STARC Systems Inc Brunswick, ME

Brunswick, ME

1mo ago Closed

Full time CAD Design Design Engineering

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Jul 14, 2026).

Job Description

STARC Systems Inc is seeking a Senior Product Design Engineer to own the full lifecycle of new products, from concept through manufacturing launch. This on-site role in Brunswick, Maine, focuses on leading cross-functional design initiatives and translating market and customer needs into clear requirements that drive prototyping, testing, and production readiness.

Responsibilities

Directs ongoing design initiatives by prioritizing tasks, addressing design and planning challenges, and developing actionable plans to keep programs on schedule.
Oversees end-to-end design and development of new products, accessories, fixtures, and tooling, combining hands-on CAD work with team leadership to meet performance, cost, and timeline targets.
Creates and evaluates design concepts, conducts engineering analyses and testing, and selects materials and manufacturing methods that satisfy product specifications.
Translates customer and market insights into clear product requirements, design inputs, and validated outputs.
Facilitates design reviews, design for manufacturability assessments, and cross-functional gate reviews to ensure alignment with cost, quality, and schedule goals.
Provides post-launch product support, including troubleshooting field issues, evaluating defects, and driving design or process improvements from feedback.
Occasional travel to support product testing, collect customer feedback, and assist with field installations; travel estimated up to 5%.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
7 years of product development and design engineering experience, with a proven track record of leading projects to successful product launches.
Proficiency with Office 365 Apps, SolidWorks CAD, project management, and related engineering software.
Knowledge of mechanical engineering disciplines including materials, manufacturing technologies, and processes.

Technologies

SolidWorks CAD
Office 365 Apps
PLM system

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1mo ago

Product Design Engineer

Juggernaut Defense, LLC Scottsdale, AZ

Scottsdale, AZ

1mo ago Closed

$0k - $0k/yr Full time 3D CAD 3d Printing Creo (ptc Creo)

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Jul 6, 2026).

Job Description

Join Juggernaut Defense at our Scottsdale, AZ headquarters as a Product Design Engineer. This onsite role focuses on building rugged, innovative products for extreme environments, balancing performance with manufacturability and durability, while collaborating across design, manufacturing and validation activities. The position includes a salary of USD 1.00 - 2.00 per year and benefits such as 401(k) matching, health insurance, dental insurance, and paid time off.

What you'll do

Develop rugged, innovative products used by Special Forces and Coalition Militaries around the globe
Engineer solutions that balance functionality, manufacturability, and durability for extreme environments
Iteratively explore concept ideas through visualization and physical interactions while collaborating with the design team using sketching, digital illustration, 3D CAD and renderings, hand-built physical mock-ups, and 3D prints
Refine concept designs into 3D parametric CAD, including the definition of part break-up with consideration for manufacturing and assembly
Perform engineering tasks and assignments independently and at the direction of senior engineers
Collaborate on all new product development activities to generate innovative concepts and solutions for product fit, form and function
Research, understand, and ensure that the product and its associated mechanical components meets relevant safety and compliance standards
Plan, execute and document engineering validation tests
Troubleshoot product and manufacturing defects to determine root cause of failures
Create and maintain Product Documentation such as assembly instructions, drawings, databases, Engineering Change Orders, BOMs etc
Design mid-complexity components and systems independently, and higher complexity components and systems with limited supervision

Required qualifications

5+ years of product development and manufacturing experience, with experience of the product development process of idea generation through concept development and testing
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with Industrial Designers, Electrical Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers during all phases of product development
Solid background in the design of mechanical components and systems using CAD; Creo experience is highly preferred
Strong experience designing extremely complex plastic parts for high volume injection molding
Strong experience with designing CNC housing and components for electrical housings and assemblies
A deep understanding of fundamental mechanical and design principles
A demonstrated history of accountability and performance delivery to meet or exceed objectives
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering
Must be a US citizen

Technologies

Creo

Benefits

401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off

Compensation

Salary: USD 1.00 - 2.00 per year

Location

Scottsdale, AZ (onsite)

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1mo ago

Product Design Engineer

ITT Inc. Valencia, CA

Valencia, CA

1mo ago Closed

$113k - $169k/yr Full time Ansys CAD Catia V5

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Jul 4, 2026).

Job Description

Product Design Engineer position at ITT Inc. onsite in Valencia, CA, with a salary range of USD 112,700 - 168,500 per year.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with engineering leadership, finance, mechanical engineering, quality, testing, program management, and production support to advance project goals.
Work with cross-functional teams to develop prototypes and products that can transition to production.
Perform design and analysis to meet internal and customer requirements.
Design tooling and fixtures as needed to manufacture designs consistently and cost-effectively.
Assist in resolving technical problems in the lab or on the production floor.
Support evaluation and resolution of escapes and field issues reported by customers.
Generate accurate parts lists and digital bills of materials, including sub-assemblies, fasteners, tooling, and hardware, aligned with design requirements.
Develop procedures for parts and systems, such as Acceptance Test Procedures, Qualification Test Procedures and Reports, and Qualification by Analysis & Similarity Reports.
Create 3D models and 2D drawings of parts and assemblies using ANSI and ASME Y14 geometric dimensioning & tolerancing and other best practices.
Develop product concepts, tooling designs, drawings, and parts lists based on customer data, loads, performance requirements, material applicability, and environmental constraints.
Lead and drive progress of assigned projects to ensure milestones are met.
Develop designs, data, specifications, processes, and reports throughout the product development lifecycle.
Present designs and technical findings at reviews.

Requirements

B.S. in Mechanical or Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and 8+ years of engineering design and development experience.
Extensive experience designing mechanical components and systems using advanced composites, elastomers, and metals (including ECS components, ducts, and multi-layer panels).
Familiarity with aerospace composite and metal manufacturing methods and best practices.
Self-driven with strong problem-solving capabilities.
Willing and able to share knowledge with other team members in a collaborative manner.
Proficient in CAD modeling and engineering drawings using SolidWorks and/or Catia.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.

Technologies

SolidWorks
Catia
Ansys
Oracle
Microsoft Office

Desired Capabilities

Experience with project engineering and technical leadership.
Familiarity with RTCA/DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 environmental testing standards.
Ability to define test plans, write test procedures, and lead development and qualification testing.
Experience with stress analysis and simulations (Ansys preferred).
Familiarity with MRP/ERP systems, preferably Oracle.

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1mo ago

Product Design Engineer

Visiontron Corp. Holtsville, NY

Holtsville, NY

1mo ago Closed

$60k - $100k/yr Full time CAD Design Engineering Design For Manufacturing

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Jul 4, 2026).

Job Description

Visiontron Corp seeks a Product Design Engineer to own end-to-end design, development, and engineering support onsite in Holtsville, NY.

Responsibilities

Independently develop new products, processes, and quality procedures.
Update existing designs to clarify older documentation such as drawings, BOMs, and QC standards.
Design 3D models and production-ready drawings using SolidWorks.
Create Bill of Materials records for new or existing products in Microsoft Excel.
Investigate product performance issues and prototype new designs with documented experiments and tests.
Update documentation for Engineering Change Orders as required.
Populate product specification spreadsheets for customers using Microsoft Excel.
Conduct time study analyses to support accurate costing and process improvements.

Requirements

Experience guiding a product from concept through completion.
Interest or experience with diverse materials and processes including aluminum extrusions, plastic injection molded components, metal fabrication such as welding and machining, stamping, rubber molded components, zinc die cast components, and brass die cast components.
Collaborative approach with production staff to align designs with facility capabilities including CNC milling, CNC plasma, routing tables, welding, sheet metal bending, and other fabrication methods.
Willingness to tackle technical tasks across production and design domains.
3 to 7 years of proven success in design or manufacturing roles.
Familiarity with designing parts for castings, extrusions, stamping, machining, welding, and injection molding is preferred.
Knowledge of drawing standards for manufacturability.
Strong computer skills, especially SolidWorks and the Microsoft Office Suite.
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, or another technical field.
Ability to balance design for manufacturability with cost, durability, and aesthetics.
Excellent organizational, project management, interpersonal, and analytical skills.