Design Engineer

SALAMANDER DESIGNS LTD

Design Engineer

Bloomfield, CT
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Salamander Designs, Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of premium quality, highly customizable furniture for residential and commercial audio/video integration. Salamander’s advanced furniture systems feature a high level of configurability and adaptability that allow users to best meet their present and future needs. Products are built to order in the USA and quick ship within days.

    We continue to grow and are seeking an experienced Design Engineer to meet our growth opportunities.

    Through the ingenuity of our people and efficient manufacturing techniques, we deliver furniture systems at a quality and efficiency that ensure customer satisfaction and success.

    The Design Engineer is responsible for managing a variety of tasks including Product design and development, customization of existing products. In addition, you will assist the Production team to develop assembly processes and troubleshoot any issues on the production floor.

    Opportunities for career growth and performance bonuses are available.

    This position is full-time in Office at our Bloomfield, CT facility.

    Key Skills and experience:

    Previous experience in mechanical drafting, manufacturing or other related fields

    Software skills; SolidWorks CAD, AutoCAD, Microsoft

    Deadline and detail-oriented

    Secondary Skills preferred:

    Manufacturing Process engineering (SOP’s)

    Quality Control, Continuous improvement, Lean Manf, 5S

    Duties and Responsibilities:

    Prepare Design documents - Solid models, manufacturing part prints and Assemblies in SolidWorks

    Bills of materials (BOM) created for new or customized products

    First Article Inspections (FAI) - Periodic quality audits of all parts and assemblies.

    Review and modify designs to reduce production deficiencies

    Manufacturing team support - Work closely with production supervisor to solve production issues caused by non-confirming materials.

    Manufacturing engineering - Assist in development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for production floor for new products and custom jobs (pre-job brief).

    Product Testing / Compliance – assist in testing of products to meet specified criteria, ie. UL compliance

    Benefits

    IRA

    IRA Matching

    Medical/Dental/Vision

    Paid Time Off