
Sr Layout Designer
- Wyoming, MN
- $82,000-108,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Plans, organizes, and coordinates own work as well as communicates through regular updates using Microsoft programs (Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel, Word)
- Designs, develops, and executes new programs meeting all of the requirements set forth in the contract or scope of work.
- May work in a lead role, providing guidance and assigning tasks to less experienced team members.
- Supports styling (ID), purchasing, and manufacturing to ensure the components are meeting the required specifications—Lead meetings/discussions to ensure appropriate DFM (Design for Manufacture) requirements
- Reviews engineering drawings and supporting documents to verify GD&T and adherence to company or Industry standard practices.
- Analyzes design options, confers with necessary staff to resolve details not completely defined; or generates design concepts with layout indicating alternative designs and recommended solutions.
- Determines tooling requirements and method of tooling components.
- Use CREO design software to model, design, and document engineering data.
- Develop/design procedures for parts, assemblies, and layouts.
- Ensure designs are meeting the safety, quality, reliability, development schedule, and cost goals set forth by the product planning group.
- Take part in frequent benchmarking activities and incorporate lessons learned into designs
- Establish and effectively communicate design requirements early on for the Industrial Design team and work through solutions with ID to achieve a feasible concept
- Competence in design methodology for multiple manufacturing processes
- Perform other miscellaneous project related assignments such as BOM development and prototype procurement
- Ability to understand, manage, and communicate the system level tradeoffs between different concepts
- Two-year degree in mechanical drafting and design technology
- Minimum of 7 years’ design/drafting experience
- Strong problem resolution skills
- Working Knowledge of GD&T per ANSI/ASME Y14.5
- Design experience with castings, injection molding, plastic, tube design, and complex stampings
- Proven track record and extensive experience on CREO modeling software and Windchill Data Manager
- Experience in a model year-based production environment
- Direct design experience with components and systems; Powersports related is a plus
- Must be a self-starter that requires minimal work direction.
- Must be able to successfully work on multiple projects at one while prioritizing work accordingly.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Quick learner with high level of ambition and drive
- Strong people skills, able to work in a team environment.
- Ability to work with domestic and international technology partners.
- Microsoft software includes Excel, Project, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.