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POSITION PURPOSE

The Advanced Designer will be participating in the new product development and product maintenance and will be responsible for delivering designs. These designs must keep manufacturability, cost and speed to market in mind while maintaining the highest level of accuracy.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Required Knowledge/Skills:

• Attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of 3D modeling software with parametric modeling
• Intermediate Excel – able to create & develop spreadsheets with some ability to write/revise simple formulas.
• Working understanding of manufacturing and assembly processes such as sheet metal fabrication parts & assemblies
• Able to independently design components/ assemblies that are part of the overall product based on general direction of the design intent.
• Ability to develop and review Bill of Material structure for highly engineered product design with several hundred variations and options within a product line.
• Ability to effectively consider cost when designing non-critical components in optimizing cost (such as sheet metal gauge selection)
• Able to take guidance & implement optimization of product design considering labor & material tradeoffs, with mistake-proof design (Poka-yoke) and DFMA design (design for manufacturing & assembly)
• Ability to work with other team members in collaborative discussions to share design ideas and develop sound design criteria and decisions.
• Ability to load/Edit data in MRP Systems such as SAP or Oracle is preferred.
• Working proficiency with 2D AutoCAD (or equivalent)

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

• Autodesk Inventor experience
• Hands-on experience with Autodesk Vault
• Industrial refrigeration / HVAC components and assemblies Design Industry experience
• Advanced Excel skills

Required Experience/Certification:

• Technical certificate with 3+ year experience (2000 hr working experience in 3D design) or a Bachelor’s degree with 1+yr experience
• Associates Degree or equivalent Diploma with CAD certificate preferred or min 3 Years (4000 hrs.) of hands-on CAD experience.

NATURE & SCOPE

The Advanced Designer reports directly to the Design Team Lead. He or she will also report indirectly work with NPI team and/or project manager of any projects in which he or she participates. He/she will interact extensively with designers in the U.S. and Global teams.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

All Groups:

• Design complex sub-assemblies and product modules with general direction of design intent per BAC’s and industry’s standards
• Explore the impact that proposed designs will have on other subsystems, parts and assemblies in making sound design choices
• Provide support for prototype & pilot builds and occasional job support for customer orders.
• Support product improvement and cost-out opportunities
• Provide dedicated support to the assigned NPI program Team(s) including members from multiple functions such as Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Project management, core technologies, lab, Field issues and Warranty Services etc
• Estimates scope of work and efforts for given assignments.
• Maintain a detailed record of work.
• Use goals in project specification and collaborate design efforts with designers and engineers.
• Create designs that consider all product variation across current product lines, and meets the most variants possible to address competing priorities of features, while minimizing part count and product cost

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Travel periodically to BAC manufacturing facilities during prototype or pilot assembly and assist with prototype/pilot build.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Bac has flex work policy – 3 days in office and 2 days work from home.
• Working hours are the standard BAC 40 hours per week (8:30am-5:00pm with flexible start/finish times allowed)
• Travel, both domestic and international can be up to 10% of the time
• Occasional evening/weekend hours may be required, although can often be done from home with the use of a portable computer.
• Primarily Sedentary Activity in the office will be experienced; however occasional travel to BAC manufacturing facilities with assembly (medium work) is required.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform 3D computer modeling
• The worker will typically be subjected to only indoor conditions; however on occasional trips to BAC manufacturing facilities, the worker may experience heat, cold, humidity, and noise.

BAC Hiring Compensation Range $27.54-$41.30

BAC offers a comprehensive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401k, employee stock ownership plan, and more. Please see additional details on the BAC website at www.Baltimoreaircoil.com.

BAC Employees are eligible to participate in an annual bonus incentive program.