Product Design Engineer

About Us

Silent‑Aire is a premier OEM equipment manufacturer dedicated to providing custom solutions for data center customers. Our product line includes large‑scale equipment such as air handling units and modular data centers. We pride ourselves on innovation, quality, and delivering tailored solutions to meet our clients' unique needs.

Senior Product Design Engineer – Lead Value Analysis/Value Engineering initiatives within our OEM equipment manufacturing division, focusing on improving product value, optimizing performance, and reducing cost while ensuring designs are robust, manufacturable, and production‑ready.

• Lead complex product design and development work, delivering robust, manufacturable solutions.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and designers while coordinating across cross‑functional teams.
• Utilize PTC Creo 9 to create and release accurate 3D models, drawings, and documentation packages in compliance with internal standards.
• Perform engineering analyses, trade studies, and risk reviews to justify design decisions.
• Partner with manufacturing engineering, quality, and operations to improve manufacturability, reduce variation, and support production ramp priorities.
• Communicate technical decisions clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Design and draft mechanical parts, sub‑assemblies, general assemblies, plumbing layouts, and sheet‑metal assemblies.
• Optimize product designs for cost, quality, and schedule.
• Develop and implement engineering changes and resolve design issues that arise during the product lifecycle.
• Conduct independent technical investigations and troubleshooting with engineering, manufacturing, and vendors.
• Generate and maintain bills of materials (BOMs) for assigned projects.
• Execute engineering change requests (ECRs/ECOs) in accordance with established processes.
• Perform periodic inspections on the production floor to ensure products meet released specifications and design intent.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical degree.
• Senior‑level product design experience delivering complex equipment designs and improvements in a production environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex technical problems and drive solutions across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and how design decisions impact cost, quality, and throughput.
• Proficiency in PTC Creo 9, with working knowledge of Windchill PLM and SAP.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and designers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present and defend technical recommendations.
• Working knowledge of industry standards, codes, and practices relevant to air handling and OEM equipment.
• Experience in equipment design within a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.

• Experience improving or developing product architecture to support manufacturing scalability and consistent build packages.
• Experience with formal peer review and structured engineering change control in a production environment.
• Direct collaboration experience with manufacturing engineering, quality, suppliers, and cross‑functional program teams.
• Familiarity with standards and regulations related to data center equipment.

Join a team where your engineering expertise directly impacts product performance, manufacturability, and customer success. You will contribute to cutting‑edge designs that enhance building performance, reliability, and sustainability.