Design Engineer

Simplifying Oxygen, Nitrogen, Medical Air and Vacuum

Novair USA Corp is a diversified manufacturing company with its headquarters and production facility located in North Tonawanda, NY USA. Novair USA operates as a fully owned subsidiary of Novair Groupe, a global leader in the manufacturing of oxygen and nitrogen generating systems for industrial and medical applications.

Novair USA Corp is committed to profitably producing quality products and attaining a high level of customer satisfaction. To achieve this, we are honest, we treat each other respectfully, we are open to change, and we strive to continuously improve.

City Based: North Tonawanda, NY1

This is a hands-on Design Engineer role requiring a Mechanical, Biomedical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering degree with a solid design engineering background, preferably within medical gas systems, industrial gas generation, or a related manufacturing industry. The Design Engineer serves as a key liaison between customers, vendors, sales, and the manufacturing floor.

Priority is placed on design ownership, product development, and engineering excellence:

• Design new product lines, redesign legacy products or develop complete custom systems for customers based on specifications provided by the sales team. Create complete drawing packages including 3D models, detailed drawings, schematics, P&IDs, and Bills of Material.
• Create, correct, and revise part drawings, assemblies, subassemblies, and top-level product drawings using 3D CAD (Solid Works preferred).
• Lead and participate in hands-on R&D projects for new product development, product improvement, cost reduction, and new product implementation.
• Participate in the creation of Design History Files (DHF) for product lines in preparation for FDA 510(k) submissions for medical devices when applicable — including identification of user needs, design inputs/outputs, design verification/validation, risk assessment, and design traceability matrices.
• Drive continuous improvement of company productivity and efficiency by reducing total production costs through improved design, Design for Manufacturing (DFM), ease of fabrication, and qualification of alternative vendors/components.
• Source, test, and implement new componentry as part of cost-savings and performance-improvement initiatives.
• Attend and participate in Job Feasibility and Contract Review meetings. Review job specifications and provide engineering sign-off for approval or rejection of contracts.
• Provide Engineering Change Notice (ECN) and Temporary Deviation authority and approval.
• Maintain and update Bills of Material (BOM) on drawings — verify correct parts, quantities, and part numbers; ensure Master BOM owners are notified of changes.
• Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, P&IDs, specifications, scope of supply contracts, and customer-generated reports.
• Utilize the Engineering Change Notice (ECN) system and Product Data Management (PDM) software to ensure only current and correct drawing versions are used.
• Follow ISO Design Procedures (ISO 9001 / ISO 13485) and contribute ideas for continuous improvement of those procedures.
• Direct and assist in the assembly of product manuals and improve the manual creation process.
• Monitor and review drawing packages, engineering documentation, and procedures; intervene to prevent release of inaccurate documentation.

The role involves standard design, test, and product-improvement engineering duties together with product support and Design for Manufacturing responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of hands-on design engineering experience (3–5+ years minimum considered for strong candidates) in:

• Demonstrated ability to design products from concept through production release and to improve existing product designs.
• 3D modeling — Solid Works strongly preferred; fluency in professional 3D CAD software required.
• 2D CAD for schematic generation (AutoCAD or equivalent).
• Implementing lean / Six Sigma concepts is a plus.
• Knowledge of programming and operating 3D and…