Design Engineer
Elkhart, IN 
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Posted 17 days ago
Job Description
Overview

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members' unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

  1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
  2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
  3. Fair and competitive compensation.
  4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
  5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective

The individual must be forward thinking, raise the bar and expectations of the engineering department. This role is responsible designing components and tooling that will turn customers dreams into actual parts. They should be able to lead themselves to accomplish challenging goals. This individual must be passionate, hardworking and have a sense of urgency for all projects.

They will coordinate changes with the engineering department as needed. The position ensures that programs are ready for pattern production in advance to prevent downtime. They will communicate with co-workers regarding timelines and maintain a safe, organized and clean work environment and adheres to our Quality Standards.

Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions including the preparation and/or modification of the following...

  1. Be able to quickly create 3D computer aided designs for plastic thermoformed tooling from a customers' design; or just a napkin sketch
  2. Possess the vision necessary to understand how things are made
  3. Experienced communicator who feels comfortable with internal or customer teams. communication
  4. Assist with creation of process documents for all fabrication.
  5. New SKU creation, routes, and BOMs
  1. Maintains program file organization in the company share folder to prevent unnecessary downtime
  2. Assist with part quoting estimates.
  3. Complete special assignments as requested
  4. Is flexible with time and schedule to assure availability to customer or company as circumstances warrant.

Competencies

  1. Must be able to use SolidWorks, and/or Fuzion 360
  2. Must be able to work as a part of a team to achieve the company's overall goals
  3. Ability to work with and apply mathematical concepts
  4. Understanding of 5-axis programming is not required but is encouraged
  1. Demonstrated ability to interpret technical drawings
  2. Strong technical aptitude: has the ability to visualize fabrication steps and think through a complete manufacturing process
  3. Drives at root cause to solve problems
  4. Must read, write and speak English

Supervisory Responsibility

  1. Although this is not a supervisory position, the right candidate will be able to assign tasks to the Mold Shop and ensure that their designs are constructed correctly; and be able to take responsibility for their combined work.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The team member may have to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and the expected work hours are decided by the hiring manager. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as needed.

Travel

Travel will be expected 10% of the time.

Required Education and Experience

  1. Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited institution is preferred, but not required
  2. Auto CAD experience
  3. SolidWorks experience

Preferred Education and Experience

  1. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications required.
  2. Proven leadership experience in similar industry preferred.
  3. Public speaking ability preferred.
  4. Strong organization and time management skills preferred.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.


Pay Group : AAP/EEO Statement

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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LCI provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected category.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
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