Company Details

Havis is at the forefront of revolutionizing industries by unlocking the full potential of technology to drive productivity and enhance safety through innovative mobility solutions. We take pride in being the trusted partner of choice for technology providers, enabling them to move business forward in a wide range of industries, such as Retail & Hospitality, Public Safety, Energy & Utilities, Warehouse & Distribution, Field Operations, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare, and Military Defense.

Havis designs and manufactures market-leading Computing, Mounting, Power, and Transport Solutions. Our engineering and product development centers serve as the backbone of our commitment to excellence. With a team of highly-skilled engineers who have a deep understanding of design, manufacturing processes, and cutting-edge technologies, Havis consistently delivers products that set our market and industry standards and exceed customer expectations. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities complement our engineering capabilities, allowing us to bring our design concepts to life with precision and efficiency. Our focus on quality and rigorous testing protocols ensures that our products are built to withstand the demands of real-world applications.

We are a dynamic and customer-focused company that continuously strives to meet and exceed the evolving needs of our valued customers. We firmly believe that collaboration lies at the heart of successful partnerships, and we actively engage with our clients to understand their unique requirements, challenges, and goals. By fostering open lines of communication, we work together to develop innovative solutions that drive safety, productivity, and, ultimately, customer satisfaction. Havis collaborates with partners and customers to provide product information, installation support, updates on industry testing and validation requirements to solve diverse challenges in the field.

Title: Designer

Havis Location: Burnsville, MN

The Product Design & Engineering team helps drive growth by introducing strategic new product platforms, and customer customized solutions. This role will use creativity and collaboration to generate technology and product concepts & designs along with the associated controlling documentation for intuitive, aesthetic, innovative, cost-effective and manufacturable designs. The scope of the role includes both new product and sustaining engineering efforts as well as support for our sales & marketing teams.

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain all forms of product documentation with guidance: 3D models for components & assemblies, 2D component & manufacturing assembly drawings, Technical product datasheets, and Customer Instruction manuals

• Create and revise concepts & designs based on market and customer-specific requirements with guidance, reverse engineer customer equipment or commercially available components

• Perform tolerance analysis and include accurate standard and geometric tolerances on all detail drawings

• Ensure compliance with required design safety factors, tolerances, and specifications

• Ability to prioritize, plan, document, and manage projects to meet multiple project commitments: Performance, Cost, and Schedule

• Work directly with manufacturing and/or suppliers to proactively design for manufacturability and assembly (DFX)

• Select commercially available components for use in products

• Select materials for use in product components

• Obtain and verify product packaging samples and packaging documentation

• Maintain consistent and standardized product design history/project files in proper folders and uses the Product Design & Engineering checklists to ensure all appropriate tasks are complete at time of release

• Build and verify prototypes and pilot production assemblies

• Create test plans when appropriate to support project requirements and validation activities

• Working knowledge of additive manufacturing (3D printing) technologies and their capabilities

• Inspect incoming component parts for accuracy and quality; Assists and directs others with this task as needed

• Execute engineering change orders in a timely manner with minimal supervision

• Participate in cross-functional teams for assigned projects

• Participate in or lead cross-functional design reviews

• Effectively communicate with engineers, designers, technicians, manufacturing engineers, and suppliers to meet project commitments

• Learn & expand personal knowledge of the industry, competitors, and customers

Required Education and Experience

• Associate of Science degree in Drafting, Product Design, Engineering Technology, or equivalent

• At least two (2) years of experience in Mechanical Design in a manufacturing environment

• Skilled in parametric design & surface modeling – preferably with SolidWorks

• Knowledge of DFX for precision manufacturing materials & processes including sheet metal, castings, injection molding, extruding, machining, paint & powder coating, PCBA, and assembly

• Working knowledge of additive manufacturing

• Proficiency in mechanical design drafting practices, including full compliance with ASME Standard Y14.5 – 2009 and relevant GD&T standards

• Proficiency in using Microsoft 365 (Teams, Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Proficiency in performing some basic mechanical engineering calculations

• Demonstrated ability to select appropriate materials and manufacturing processes

Preferred Education and Experience

• Successful launch of two (2) or more products

• Design thinking

• Rendering experience – preferably SolidWorks Visualize or KeyShot

• Design for electrical component integration

• Experience with CAD vault systems for managing part libraries, revisions, and design data integrity

Physical Demands

• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photo copiers, etc.

• Combination of general office & engineering lab / shop environment

• Ability to lift up to 50 lb

• Employee will be regularly required to perform coordinated movements of hands & fingers for data entry, CAD modeling, and product or prototype assembly, and product testing

• May require local travel to other company facilities, suppliers, and customers

• Long-distance travel as needed – not to exceed 5%

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• Headquartered in Warminster, PA
• ISO 9001 and 14001 Certified - Quality Management System
• Fast growing company in a niche, growing marketplace
• Company offers Health, Dental, Vision and 401(k) Plan with employer match
• 100% employer paid STD, LTD and Life & ADD benefits
• Generous paid time off (PTO) and holiday benefits
• Competitive pay commensurate with education, skills, and experience