Product Design Engineer I
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 I, you will provide engineering design and support for all aspects of Puck products to ensure functionality, quality, cost, performance, and on-time delivery.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Creating and updating part and small-assembly models in accordance with the Engineering Standards Manual
- Modeling routing for electrical and hydraulic systems, fasteners, and specification callouts
- Maintaining the Puck part library for both manufactured and purchased parts in accordance with the Engineering Standards Manual
- Organizing and structuring models to align with manufacturing flow and product configurations
- Reviewing and updating CAD models and print documentation to ensure accuracy and completeness for all materials, including fasteners, plumbing, wiring, purchased parts, manufactured parts, and assemblies
- Performing basic engineering calculations — such as stress, tolerance stack-ups, and power — to support assigned design work
- Ensuring bills of materials (BOMs) accurately reflect production-floor requirements
- Contributing to product specification documentation
- Coordinating updates to customer-facing assets such as owner, technical, and parts manuals resulting from ECOs or related design changes
- Participating in First Article Inspection (FIT) activities on the production floor and assisting in creating FIT documentation
- Facilitating incoming inspection of purchased parts for first-article approval
- Performing small-part FEA and failure analysis under the supervision of Senior Design Engineers
- Supporting senior engineers with design tasks and related documentation
- Participating in product design meetings including stand-ups, design reviews, project hand-offs, and manufacturing hand-offs
- Completing assigned EWR work
What We're Looking For
Competencies:
- Technical Capacity
- Problem Solving/Analysis
- Strategic Thinking
- Financial Management
- Leadership
- Performance Management
- Business Acumen
- Communication Proficiency
- Professionalism
Required Education & Experience:
- High school diploma or GED or higher
- Minimum 3 years of related design engineering experience
Preferred Education & Experience:
- Associate's degree or higher in engineering or a related science
- Minimum 2 years of design engineering experience
Physical Requirements
This role is primarily office-based with some time in production and outdoor environments. Team members must be able to:
- Stand, walk, sit, and alternate positions throughout the day
- Use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as needed
- Occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 lbs.
- Maintain close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
Work Environment
This role operates primarily in a professional office setting with occasional time in production areas and outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
Travel
Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.
Relocation
At this time, relocation assistance is not available for this position. We encourage candidates within a commutable distance of Manning, IA or those willing to relocate independently to apply.
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: [email protected] Phone: 712-655-9200
Puck | Built to Lead.
