Design Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY:

Design a wheelchair accessible vehicle from initial concept, design, prototype builds, testing, validation, through to final manufacturing in-house production line. Must be able to diagnose and troubleshoot issues as they arise on the manufacturing plant floor in a positive and timely manner.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Ability to design new products/vehicles and make improvements to existing products using computer aided design (CAD) under the guidance of Directors and Managers.

· Ability to transform initial rough product ideas/designs into working engineering CAD models and drawings.

· Be able to conduct reviews of designs with production, dealers, and suppliers to gain final approval.

· Drive continual improvements in cost, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction through planning and designing methods to improve production processes.

· Be able to analyze data, review drawings, create plans to ensure quality and project feasibility.

· Support Lean manufacturing to eliminate waste from processes and to reduce variability in designs.

· Develop manufacturing work instructions, procedures, production flow.

· Ability to perform root cause analysis using Lean Manufacturing and/or statistical methodologies.

· Responsible for designing and implementing manufacturing processes and equipment (from pilot build to fully operational production line) to achieve the production goals of the organization.

· 2D drawings and Work Instructions are our output.