Senior Design Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Since 1946, H.O. Bostrom has been a trusted leader in designing and manufacturing ergonomic, high-performance seating for frontline industries including fire & rescue, military, marine, healthcare, and more. With over 75 years of innovation and customer-focused engineering, we take pride in crafting seating solutions that prioritize safety, comfort, and durability.

At H.O. Bostrom, we don't just build seats - we build partnerships. Our team is driven by a commitment to quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement. If you're passionate about making a tangible impact through thoughtful design and precision manufacturing, we invite you to explore a career with us.

Job Summary : The Senior Design Engineer will use a hands-on approach to lead the technical direction and execution of both new and existing engineering design projects from initial conception through final production. By demonstrating initiative and creativity, this position will provide expert guidance, ensuring quality and deliverables are met according to timelines, project scope and within budget. With direction from the Engineering Manager, this position will collaborate with cross functional teams and will also work directly with members of the engineering team to develop solutions that will achieve project goals.

Essential Duties :

• Act as technical point of contact for both new product development as well as existing projects.
• Prepare and maintain project scope documents, schedules, and timelines in order to make sure projects are running on time and within budget.
• Evaluate designs relative to material selection, form, fit, function, cost, and reliability.
• Execute entire projects from conception to production through design, testing, evaluation, and release
• Lead engineering efforts with direction from Engineering Manager of design, drawing creation, BOM development, test plan creation, testing, manufacturing reviews and safety reviews.
• Initiate, maintain, and perform FMVSS, ECE, ABS and NFPA certification and compliance of new / existing products.
• Follow and create operating procedures per ISO requirements.
• Lead engineering projects to satisfy the project scope or customer demands utilizing support staff such as an applications engineer, data control, and drafting support.
• Partner with Operations regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, troubleshooting problems, and other considerations to facilitate production processes
• Act as technical resource to sales or the customer on product specification, application, or troubleshooting
• Participate in field testing, market analysis, and market research

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Level of Independence : This position has a high degree of autonomy and reports to the Design Engineering Manager.

Physical Demands : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, talk and hear. Must use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand, bend, stoop and reach above shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 40 pounds on occasion. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Requirements :

Preferred Qualifications :