Product Engineer of Home Construction

About the position

The engineering group designs, creates and validates the technical engineering specifications necessary to guide our production teams to manufacture quality industry leading homes and components for our customers in accordance with industry practices as well as federal, state, and local requirements. The Product Engineer develops the structural designs and details for Cavco products in accordance with a variety of codes and engineering standards. This role includes testing of new assemblies and evaluation of materials to meet quality, aesthetics, durability, and longevity expectations. He/she works independently on complex efforts, executing process steps, conducting analysis, problem solving, and delivering recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, or modifies products, applying engineering and building principles.
• Determines feasibility of designs considering costs, time limitations, planning, and other technical and economic factors.
• Conducts engineering studies on design for products, associated and subsystems components, and structures.
• Analyzes engineering proposals, process requirements, and related technical data pertaining to design.
• Uses computer-assisted engineering software and equipment.
• Analyzes data to determine feasibility of product proposal.
• Analyzes product or equipment specifications and performance requirements to determine designs that can be produced by existing manufacturing or processing facilities and methods.
• Prepares or directs preparations of product or system layout and detailed drawings and schematics.
• Directs and coordinates manufacturing or building of prototype product or system.
• Prevents or eliminates defects in new or existing products.
• Analyzes test data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.
• Confers with research and other engineering personnel and prepares design modifications as required.
• Evaluates engineering test results for possible application to development of products or other uses.
• Studies engineering and technical publications to keep abreast of technological changes and developments in industry.

Requirements

• Auto CAD drafting experience in construction a must
• 2 - 4 years' experience