What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Design Engineer II position at Puck Enterprises?
Product Design Engineer II
Puck | Built to Lead.
Location: Manning, IA Department: Engineering Employment Type: Full-Time Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Who We Are
At Puck, we are Built to Lead. We are a dynamic manufacturing company committed to delivering high-quality products and fostering a team environment where every member plays a critical role in our success. If you are a technically minded, detail-driven engineer who thrives in a fast-paced product development environment, we want to hear from you.
What You'll Do
As a Product Design Engineer II, you will complete design tasks that meet requirements for manufacturability, function, quality, cost, performance, and delivery. You will ensure EWRs or project milestones are executed to achieve design goals within budget and timeline.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Creating, updating, and maintaining part and assembly models in accordance with the Engineering Standards Manual
- Documenting, reviewing, and updating CAD model and print documentation to ensure accuracy of all materials — including fasteners, plumbing, wiring, purchase parts, manufactured parts, and assemblies — as part of First Article Inspection (FIT team)
- Conducting basic calculations (stress, tolerance stack-ups, power, etc.) to accompany documentation with assigned design work
- Reviewing assemblies and ensuring BOM accuracy
- Modeling routing (electrical and hydraulic), fasteners, and specification callouts for print details
- Creating First Article Inspection documentation, conducting FIT meetings, and facilitating task completion for First Article work
- Providing guidance and serving as backup to FIT team members on the floor for products designed
- Organizing, arranging, and creating models to closely align with manufacturing flow and configurations
- Identifying and creating subtasks for Product Design Engineers I and reviewing completed work
- Conducting part FEA and failure analysis under the supervision of Product Design Engineer III and/or the Product Design Manager
- Participating in product design meetings including stand-ups, design reviews, project hand-offs, and manufacturing hand-offs
- Contributing to product specification documentation
- Coordinating updates and changes to customer assets such as owners, technical, or parts manuals
What We're Looking For
Competencies:
- Project, budget, and timeline estimating and management
- High degree of technical and industry product knowledge
- Problem solving and critical thinking
- Strong SolidWorks modeling skills
Required Education & Experience:
- Engineering or related science degree and/or minimum 5 years of design engineering or equipment-based project management experience
Preferred:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering or a related science
- 5 years of design engineering or project management experience
Physical Requirements
This is a primarily office-based role with regular time in the production environment. Team members must be able to:
- Sit, stand, walk, and alternate positions throughout the day
- Reach, push, pull, and stay in position as needed
- Lift and carry objects up to 50 lbs.
Work Environment
This role is based in a professional office setting with an individual workspace. Team members are frequently present in the production work area and may occasionally travel to customer sites.
Travel
Up to 10% travel between Puck locations or customer sites may be required.
What Puck Offers You
We believe our team members deserve a benefits package as strong as the products we build. Full-time team members are eligible for benefits beginning the first of the month following 60 days of employment.
Health & Wellness
- Medical insurance through Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield — choice of $2,000 PPO or High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)
- Employee-only medical premium starting at $120/month
- Free Doctor on Demand virtual visits (covered at 100% on both plans)
- Dental insurance through Delta Dental of Iowa
- Vision insurance through Delta Vision
- Health Savings Account (HSA) — eligible with HDHP enrollment
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) — Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care options
Financial Protection
- Company-paid Basic Life & AD&D Insurance (1x annual earnings up to $50,000)
- Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance for employee, spouse, and dependents
- Voluntary Short-Term Disability — replaces up to 60% of income (up to $1,500/week)
- Voluntary Long-Term Disability — replaces up to 60% of income (up to $7,500/month)
- Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance through Mutual of Omaha
- 401(k) retirement plan
Support & Well-Being
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Mutual of Omaha — free, confidential support for emotional, legal, financial, and personal well-being available 24/7/365
Equal Employment Opportunity
Puck provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. Puck complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Puck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
Ready to Join the Team?
Apply today at www.puck.com/careers or contact our HR team:
Email: hr@puck.com Phone: 712-655-9292
Puck | Built to Lead.