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# Design Engineer

- **Company:** Alpha Inc.
- **Location:** Oelwein, IA, United States
- **Salary:** $60,000.0 - $75,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Autodesk Inventor
- **Published:** June 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e65e5987fddbb91f

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Tooling design?, Design Engineer is responsible for product designs and development. To be successful in this position, you should have hands-on experience using CAD software, with strong attention to detail and a creative flair. It's also important that you have rock-solid project management skills to meet the daily demands of the role., · Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a similar field

· Proven experience using CAD software; knowledge of Inventor is a plus

· Good understanding of safety standards and environmental impact of a design

· Ability to present in front of stakeholders and managers

· Great computational and spatial ability

· Excellent oral and written communication

· Attention to detail

· Knowledge of manufacturing processes, fabrication methods and tool design

· Familiarity with manufacturing equipment

· Well-versed in relevant software

· Project management skills

## Description

· Maintain and improve existing products and processes

· Work closely with the sales team to support customer needs

· Design new products and processes

· Craft models and drawings of products using CAD

· Analyze prototype data and retest if needed

· Perform FEA analysis on new and existing products

· Research new product ideas and methods

· Ensure compliance with the industry's safety standards

· Work with and support fabrication, welding, and production teams to ensure designs can be manufactured within our available means, in the specified time and to our quality standards

· Create detailed bills of material

· Identify and source purchased components

· Maintain accurate records

· Ensure products are user friendly

· Write detailed reports

· Find creative design solutions to problems

· Present prototypes and designs to customers and project managers


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