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SolidWorks Design Manager Job Description: You spend most of your time in an office setting supervising a team of Solidworks designers. You will be in charge of organizing work and assigning different priority levels to scheduled work activities. Additionally, you will meet and coordinate with other departments to understand what they need from the design team and so that the design team better understands the needs of the customer. You must be forward-thinking and keep abreast of the latest technology and trends so that management can discuss what software or hardware will help the design team produce the highest-quality work. Additionally, you will determine your teams needs so they can request additional products as necessary. Your ability to make sure that all deadlines are met and that subordinates' work meets the standards of their employer and of the customer. You must also make sure that their work follows any pertinent laws and regulations. Duties and Responsibilities: Responsibilities will be design of premium quality custom cases, foam inserts, wooden structures, carts, and other custom products. . Review and interpret specifications as applicable to the 'Designer'. Focus is on securing sound, cost- optimized and production friendly solutions and at the same time fulfilling the overall requirements to standards and functionality for the products. · Accurately develop associative solid models of all products utilizing SolidWorks software within EPDM software and archive documentation pertaining to the projects. · Create new and/or revises existing designs, drawings, and bills of material (BOM) for our products. · Responds to and resolves discrepancy reports from the shop floor. · Creates Engineering Change Requests detailing the necessary changes to released designs, updates drawings/models/BOMs as needed, and routes change requests through the approval process. · Researches and interfaces with vendors on products that meet job design requirements and obtains quotes on specialized components. · Writes technical documents, test procedures, installation procedures, and process documents. · Interface with Employees and Manager within the Engineering department, Program Management, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, external vendors and customers. · Works under general supervision. · May provide work leadership to lower level drafters. · Participate in innovating new ideas for cost reduction and development that meets customer requirements and allows the company to quickly proceed into delivery of units. · Participate in Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for customer quotes. · Collaborate with Manufacturing and Quality teams to develop the next generation of telescoping communication towers. · As appropriate, participate in technical design reviews and failure investigations. · Collaborate with Sales Manager on design process development initiatives, design architectures, department workflows and structure, etc. · Execute designs within product specification guidelines for form, fit, function, quality, produce-ability, cost and schedule. · Support off hours and weekend routine and trouble resolution events. · Manage and supervise design staff and evaluate and improve their products. · Set and review design standards. . Review budgets, invoices, resources, and contractors to meet goals. . Communicate across departments to set goals, report on initiatives, and integrate strategies.

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