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Design Manager

American Equipment 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America

$135,000 - $155,000 Full-time Manager

Lead and develop the Mechanical and Electrical Design teams, oversee technical deliverables for custom overhead crane projects, and guide the transition from 2D drafting to 3D design workflows. Improve design standards, productivity, quality, and project execution while partnering with the Chief Engineer and cross-functional teams to support business growth.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop the Mechanical and Electrical Design teams, oversee technical deliverables for custom overhead crane projects, and guide the transition from 2D drafting to 3D design workflows. Improve design standards, productivity, quality, and project execution while partnering with the Chief Engineer and cross-functional teams to support business growth.

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering or technical discipline, at least eight years of engineering design experience, and at least five years leading design teams. Candidates must have experience transitioning teams from 2D drafting to 3D design, managing multidisciplinary design work, and using modern CAD platforms; overhead crane, ETO, PLM, Lean/Six Sigma, and PE experience are preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Sick Time
  • Vacation Time
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Health Savings Account Employer Contribution
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Accident Insurance
  • Hospital Indemnity Plans
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Educational and Tuition Reimbursement
  • Maternity Leave
  • Paternity Leave
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
  • 401(k) Employer Match
  • Company-Provided Personal Protective Equipment

Key Skills

mechanical design electrical design 3D CAD 2D drafting PLM Lean Six Sigma project management team leadership cross‑functional collaboration overhead crane design ETO (engineered to order) product development quality assurance problem solving communication Autodesk Inventor SolidWorks Creo technical documentation process improvement

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