Design Engineer - Kimball Hospitality, Jasper, IN

Role Description:

This position is responsible for interpreting customer's furniture concepts and specifications to design and draw products for manufacturability and meet customer requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Read and interpret customer's design specifications
• Create and revise 3D models and 2D shop drawings and sketches for customer approval
• Collaborate with Project Managers and assist in communications with customers, designers, purchasing, owners, and installers
• Collaborate with Product Engineering and manufacturing to best align design with production capabilities and platforms (e.g., VE, DFM)
• Assist other Design Engineers, as needed, to resolve design challenges or meet project timelines
• Ensure product design meets all customer performance and functional requirements, including conducting "as designed" testing or engineering calculations
• Research and specify decorative hardware, functional hardware and other unique materials or features
• Collaborate with product engineering and purchasing on sourcing purchased components (e.g., "or equal", obsolesces, or regulatory changes)
• Clearly identify locations of different finishes and/or materials on drawings
• Create stone drawings and other sourced products
• Have good working knowledge of brand standards by customer
• Understand key industry requirements: ADA, electrical codes, etc.
• Create common parts, blocks, details, models and share with Design Engineer TeamMaintain Excel spreadsheets: Series Log, Model Log and Project List
• Review own drawings for accuracy before releasing to Project Manager / customer and filing.
• Ensure product, as designed, can be easily field assembled and installed
• Review and provide feedback to factory on installation instructions
• Assist Project Managers with product testing
• Participate and share ideas to continuously improve the design engineering process

Skills to Perform This Role:

Interpersonal Skills

• Individual is team oriented, honest, and highly motivated
• Ability to receive constructive feedback to improve personal performance
• Creative thinker, problem solver
• Detail oriented
• Ability to build and sustain relationships
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment that is goal and continuous improvement driven

Communication Skills

• Good listening skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate technical issues
• Ability to communicate at all levels
• Ability to conduct design reviews with customers

Business Skills

• Good time management skills
• Can handle multiple tasks
• Can prioritize multiple tasks appropriately to meet business needs
• Understanding of role in the company

Technical Skills

• Demonstrated capability with engineering practices and ANSI drawing standards
• Capable of interpreting ambiguous design details to convert into a product that meets: aesthetics, function, durability and cost parameters for a hotel environment
• Demonstrated capability with manufacturing and tooling processes
• Understanding of prototyping techniques
• Understanding of Casegoods/Seating industry
• PC literate and fluent with Microsoft office programs
• Highly productive in creating 2D drawings and capability to produce 3D models
• Ability to operate CAD related office products; scanner, printer, plotter, etc...
• Understanding of Quality Fundamentals
• Understanding of Product Development and Engineering change processes
• Understanding of various materials including wood, metal, plastic, composites, fabrics, glass, acrylic, electric components, etc. and their common use applications / limitations

Qualifications:

Educational / Experience

• BS (4-year degree) in Engineering, Engineering Technology or related science preferred, but not required
• 3-5 years of experience in engineering or similar role and demonstrated significant contributions
• Rendering capabilities are a plus, utilizing software such as SketchUp, KeyShot, Blender, 3ds Max, etc.