Design Engineer - Kimball Hospitality, Jasper

Design Engineer - Kimball Hospitality, Jasper, IN

Jasper, Indiana, United States

Role

Description:

This position is responsible for interpreting customers’ furniture concepts and specifications to design and draw products for manufacturability and meet customer requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Interpret customer specifications and develop manufacturable hospitality furniture designs
• Create and revise 3D models, 2D shop drawings, sketches, and supporting documentation
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Product Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and customers
• Apply value engineering (VE) and design for manufacturability (DFM) principles
• Ensure products meet customer expectations, ADA requirements, applicable codes, and quality standards
• Specify hardware, materials, sourced components, finishes, and installation details
• Create stone drawings and documentation for sourced products as required
• Review drawings for accuracy and completeness prior to release
• Support product testing, installation reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Assist team members in resolving design challenges and meeting project timelines
• Maintain project documentation including model logs and project lists

Interpersonal

Skills:

• Team-oriented, motivated, detail focused, and capable of working in a fast-paced environment
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and time management skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to internal and external stakeholders
• Can prioritize multiple tasks appropriately to meet business needs
• Understanding of role in the company

Technical

Skills:

• Understanding of engineering practices, ANSI drawing standards, manufacturing processes, and product development procedures
• Ability to interpret ambiguous design concepts and develop practical product solutions
• Knowledge of furniture materials including wood, metal, plastics, glass, fabrics, acrylics, and electrical components
• Understanding hospitality furniture, case goods, seating, prototyping, and quality fundamentals preferred

• Solid Edge
• Teamcenter
• AutoCAD
• Revit
• Microsoft Office
• Sketchup
• Rendering Software

Qualifications:

• BS (4-year degree) in Engineering, Engineering Technology or related science preferred, but not required
• 3-5 years of experience in engineering or similar role and demonstrated significant contributions

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Kimball International, Inc. will not sponsor applicants for this position for employment/work visa status (e.g.. H-1B)