About the position
Background:
- Our Client who is in the manufacturing sector is looking for a Product Design Specialist to design and model HVAC products
Minimum Requirements:
- Technical qualification in Mechanical Design, Draughting, or equivalent practical experience (formal engineering degree not mandatory)
- Strong 3D CAD design capability (sheet metal, assemblies, manufacturing drawings)
- High-level understanding of structural design and sheet metal fabrication processes
- Experience producing production-ready drawings (BOMs, tolerances, fabrication details)
- Practical understanding of manufacturing constraints and workshop processes
- Refrigeration/HVAC knowledge advantageous but not required (to be developed in-role)
- Proficiency in CAD platforms (e.g., SolidWorks, Inventor or similar)
- Minimum 3–7 years’ experience in a design/draughting or product engineering role
Responsibilities:
- Create detailed 3D models and manufacturing drawings for HVAC/R products
- Produce accurate and complete fabrication drawings including tolerances, materials, and finishes
- Generate and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs)
- Ensure all designs are optimized for manufacturability and ease of assembly
- Reduce rework by improving drawing clarity and design accuracy
- Optimize material usage and minimize waste (offcuts)
- Simplify designs to reduce assembly time and production complexity
- Align designs with available tooling, machinery, and workshop capabilities
- Ensure drawings are complete, correct, and ready before release to production
- Maintain revision control and proper documentation standards
- Support timely product release to meet production schedules
- Work closely with production teams to resolve design-related issues
- Assist in identifying root causes of manufacturing errors linked to design
- Implement design improvements based on production feedback
- Support prototype builds to validate design intent
- Ensure designs meet practical and functional requirements
- Refine drawings based on prototype and production feedback
- Ensure designs comply with company standards and relevant regulations
- Maintain structured and organized design documentation
- Collaborate with engineering, production, and procurement teams
- Contribute to improving internal design standards and best practices
- Continuously build product and system knowledge (including HVAC/R fundamentals)
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Desired Skills:
- HVAC Product Design
- 3D CAD Design
- Mechanical Design
- Draughting Qualification
- Experience on CAD
- SolidWorks
- Inventor platforms
- Refrigeration
