Bring your engineering expertise to products that help electric utility lineworkers work safely and effectively. As a Design Engineer, you’ll support the development and improvement of lineman products-including fall protection systems, harnesses, climbing equipment, gloves, hotline tools, and related accessories-from initial concept through prototyping, testing, and production.

This is a hands-on opportunity to collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Operations, suppliers, and manufacturing partners. You’ll translate customer and field needs into practical product solutions, create 3D designs and prototypes, evaluate performance, and help bring innovative products to market. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, comfortable working with physical products, and eager to combine technical knowledge with real-world problem-solving. This full-time position is based onsite in Belleville, Illinois. After training and demonstrated proficiency, limited work-from-home flexibility may be available. Salary- 55-65k Plus Bonus Required Skills

• Experience with 3D CAD and SolidWorks, including 3D modeling and engineering drawings
• Hands-on experience working with physical products, prototypes, components, or manufacturing processes
• Ability to translate product concepts and customer needs into designs, specifications, bills of materials, and technical documentation
• Experience supporting product development activities such as prototyping, testing, design reviews, and production release
• Ability to develop or follow test methods, analyze results, document findings, and make data-based design decisions
• Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to investigate product or quality issues and support root-cause analysis
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, schedules, and technical deliverables
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information to both technical and nontechnical audiences
• Ability to work effectively with internal teams, suppliers, laboratories, manufacturing partners, and customers
• Willingness to work onsite and participate in hands-on product development activities

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience with Mastercam
• Experience developing products for electric utilities, industrial safety, fall protection, climbing, personal protective equipment, hand tools, or other safety-critical applications
• Familiarity with standards such as ANSI/ASSP Z359, ASTM F887, ASTM D120, ASTM F696, ASTM F711, ANSI/ISEA 105, OSHA 1910.269, or related requirements
• Knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes involving sewn products, webbing, leather, polymers, metals, hardware, or hand tools
• Experience with human factors, ergonomics, fit, adjustability, or field usability for wearable or hand-operated products
• Experience working with third-party test laboratories, certification bodies, technical files, or compliance documentation
• Experience with supplier qualification, first-article reviews, production trials, engineering changes, or design transfer
• Familiarity with tolerance analysis, statistical methods, design of experiments, finite element analysis, or failure mode and effects analysis
• Experience in a utility, industrial field-service, testing, fabrication, or manufacturing environment

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field preferred
• An associate degree in Computer-Aided Drafting with applicable experience will be considered
• Four or more years of product development, design engineering, manufacturing engineering, or test engineering experience preferred
• Candidates with strong CAD skills, hands-on experience, and the ability to learn new products and applications are encouraged to apply; training on the product line may be available

Other Requirements

• This position is 100% onsite initially in Belleville, Illinois, with limited remote-work flexibility possible after training
• Regular travel is not required, although occasional participation in training, product demonstrations, or field-related activities may be available
• Ability to work directly with prototypes, tools, materials, and physical products
• Must be comfortable collaborating across departments and communicating progress, risks, and technical issues to stakeholders

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Bring your CAD expertise and hands-on problem-solving skills to a growing product development team-apply today to help design safer, more effective solutions for lineworkers.