Design Engineer

Role Summary:

The Design Engineer is responsible for the design and development of STAAR's aviation refueling vehicles, fuel handling equipment, and supporting components. The role focuses on creating robust, manufacturable designs using SolidWorks, maintaining engineering documentation, and ensuring accurate product structures through effective management of drawings, part numbers, and Bills of Materials (BOMs). The Design Engineer works closely with Production Engineering and Purchasing to ensure designs are practical, cost-effective, and optimized for manufacturing.

Role Responsibilities:

• Design and develop aviation refueling vehicles, assemblies, and supporting components using SolidWorks.
• Produce accurate manufacturing drawings, assembly drawings, and detailed fabrication drawings.
• Manage engineering part numbers, drawing revisions, and document control.
• Create, maintain, and update Bills of Materials (BOMs) within both SolidWorks and the ERP system.
• Ensure engineering documentation remains accurate, complete, and reflects the latest approved revisions.
• Work closely with Production Engineering to ensure products are designed for efficient manufacturing and assembly.
• Resolve design issues identified during production and incorporate improvements into future revisions.
• Liaise with Purchasing to source new components and evaluate commercially available parts for suitability.
• Support prototype development, testing, and continuous product improvement.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable engineering standards, customer specifications, and internal quality requirements.
• Support engineering change requests throughout the product lifecycle.
• Create and maintain engineering part numbers and product master data within the ERP system, ensuring a structured, consistent, and easily traceable database.

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Design Engineering, or an equivalent engineering qualification preferred.
• Alternative engineering qualifications with relevant product design experience will also be considered.
• SolidWorks certification is highly desirable.

Experience:

• Minimum three (3) years experience in mechanical product design.
• Minimum three (3) years experience using SolidWorks.
• Demonstrated experience using the SolidWorks (3DX) Collaborative Platform.
• Experience designing sheet metal components and welded steel fabrications is strongly preferred.

The following design experience will be considered highly advantageous:

• Heavy vehicles or trailers.
• Aviation ground support equipment.
• Plumbing and pipework systems.
• Hydraulic systems.
• Pneumatic systems.

Behavioral Skills:

• Communication: Able to communicate technical concepts clearly across Engineering, Production, Purchasing, and Management.
• Attention to Detail: Produces accurate engineering documentation with strong attention to detail.
• Problem Solving: Capable of identifying design issues and developing practical engineering solutions.
• Collaboration: Works effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives.
• Ownership: Takes responsibility for assigned projects and delivers work with minimal supervision.

Continuous Improvement: Proactively seeks opportunities to improve product designs, documentation, and engineering processes