Design Engineer

Design Engineer Utilimaster Bristol, IN (North)

Regular Employee Salary Exempt

Who we are :

At The Shyft Group we are driven to deliver. Proudly the North American leader in specialty vehicles, our portfolio of last-mile delivery vehicles, work trucks, and motorhome chassis bring people, goods, and services where they need to be.

We are strengthened by nine industry-leading brands Utilimaster, Blue Arc, Royal Truck Body, DuraMag, Magnum, Strobes-R-Us, Spartan RV Chassis, Red Diamond, and Builtmore.

Over 4,000 employees across ten states and two countries work independently and together as one team under Shyft, building chassis, vehicle bodies, and accessories that improve every route, every run, every ride.

Empowered by a supportive, inclusive, and highly entrepreneurial culture, every person behind our brands is given the tools they need to make a positive contribution to the company, their community, and their families.

Together under the Shyft umbrella, our teams drive new synergies that bring innovations to life on the road for an experience that is safer, more satisfying, more rewarding all around.

With 50 years and millions of miles behind us, we continue to charge forward leading the commercial vehicle transition to electric, innovating across all our brands, and earning our position among Fortune’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies.

What you’ll do :

As the Upfit Design Engineer based in Bristol, IN, you will be at the forefront of driving the design, development, and validation of vehicle design features for our Utilimaster division.

Your role as Upfit Design Engineer will be critical for improving the quality and durability of Utilimaster’s vehicles,

You will also be accountable for driving new product improvement and new product development projects, maintaining legacy products, and overseeing the conceptual design of new components and sub-systems, staying within the limits of our manufacturing equipment and assembly capabilities.

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What You’ll Be Doing

• Driving new product improvement and new product development projects and maintaining legacy products
• Oversee the conceptual design of new components and subsystems.
• Designing engineering solutions that are accurate, timely, and cost-effective.
• Analyzes new designs using CAD layouts, stack-ups, analytical tools, and various internal applications and techniques to solve engineering challenges
• Generating DFMEAs for components and sub-assemblies and generating design validation plans and reports
• Executing test plans to fully validate components and systems
• Drafting and communicating engineering reports in support of the validation process
• Ensuring your solutions meet customer expectations, perform over the warranty period, and comply with regulatory requirements
• Preparing presentations and communicating plans and results to suppliers and customers
• Maintaining quality standards through following proper inspection procedures
• Applying problem-solving techniques and methodologies to manufacturing and assembly problems
• Evaluating engineering solutions and understanding unintended consequences for manufacturing strategies, tooling, and options
• Launching revisions to drawings, solid models, and bills of material
• Utilizing Aurora software to research specifications, structure, and component parts compatibility

What you need to be successful :

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Why The Shyft Group?

We believe that when our people thrive personally and professionally, our business thrives. We are committed to offering comprehensive benefits programs that stay healthy, feel secure, and maintain a work / life balance.

Stay Healthy : Medical and Rx Plan

Medical and Rx Plan

Health Savings Account

Dental and Vision Plan

Healthcare Flexible Spending

Wellness Plan

Financial Security :

401 (k) Retirement Savings

Short and Long Term Disability

Company Provided Life and Dependent Life Insurance

Voluntary Term Life Insurance

Work / Life Balance :

Educational Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Dependent Care FSA

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

The Shyft Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified Individual with a Disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply, please email us at .

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