Designer

Join an Established and Growing Team! Showcase your skills with a company committed to providing services ON TIME, ON BUDGET, DONE RIGHT, and DONE SAFELY. At SpecSys, we offer exciting, challenging work tailored to your strengths, along with opportunities to make an impact. Learn more about us at specsys.com and apply today!

SALARY RANGE: $50,000 - $78,000, dependent on experience

BENEFITS & PERKS: Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance; HSA/FSA options, Accident & Critical Illness Insurance; Short- and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) with Employer Match; Term Life Insurance; Employee Assistance Program; Employee-of-the-Month and Year, RITALKA University; Employee Luncheons; Company Picnic; Community Volunteering.

The Designer is responsible for developing engineering solutions that meet customer needs by translating product requirements into detailed designs and drawings. This position works closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure designs are functional, manufacturable, and aligned with client expectations. The Designer manages multiple projects simultaneously, delivering on time and on budget.

What does the Designer do for SpecSys? They:

• Overall project responsibility including:
• Verify the design meets performance and configuration specifications
• Contract management to verify the project is completed on time and on budget
• Customer management to understand expectations and standards
• Working on multiple CAD packages
• Creating detailed CAD models of manufactured components
• Creating detailed CAD models of purchase parts
• Reviewing CAD models for completeness, interferences, and manufacturability
• Developing detail drawings of purchased components and assemblies
• Developing detailed manufacturing drawings of piece parts, weldments, assemblies, and schematics
• Reviewing detail drawings for completeness, accuracy, and client standards
• Generating Bill of Materials
• Reviewing and updating model and drawing tolerances
• Project CAD layout
• Developing design concepts to perform project function reviews
• Reviewing Bill of Materials for completeness
• Specifying purchase components to be used
• Sourcing purchase components to be used
• Preparing CAD model for FEA analysis
• Preparing project review booklets
• Initiating and occasionally moderating project review meetings
• Developing and updating project timelines
• Reviewing project scope and ensure project is still in line with contract and expectations
• Updating and track action / issue items
• Preparing Engineering Change Order proposals for submission to the customers

How would we define a good candidate? Someone who:

• Has the ability to interact at a management level with Mfg Operations, Sales, Clients, and Quality
• Has completed courses in trigonometry, mathematics, physics, machine shop and drafting
• Has a Computer Aided Drafting and Design AAS Degree
• Or has any combination of education and experience that would provide the required skill and knowledge for successful performance

Many tasks include their own work and/or the review of work of others in the department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

SpecSys Overview

SpecSys is a fullservice provider that offers project management, engineering, and manufacturing for fasttrack projects, systems, and products with a main focus on large mobile equipment - if it moves and it's big, we can do it! At SpecSys, we take safety and quality very seriously. We want our employees to go home in the same way they arrived at work (maybe even better if possible) and we do that by providing our services On Time, On Budget, and Done Right. As one of the few engineering and manufacturing companies that are ISO-9001:2015 certified, you know that our standards and processes are first-rate.

Why You Should Apply Here

SpecSys is a family-owned company that focuses on creating jobs in rural communities in the upper Midwest; purposefully deciding to create jobs away from the chaos of larger metro areas. Our company values help to foster strong relationships with not only our employees and customers, but also our communities. We take pride in finding careers that fit the person rather than a person to fit a job which allows us all to do extraordinary things with ordinary people.

We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.