About the Role:
As a Design Engineer, you will provide leadership of complex projects through research, analysis, creation of new drawings and Bills of Materials (BOMs This position will require decision-making that is primarily job-centered and will require close collaboration with others involved in the process. At any given time, the Design Engineer will have to manage multiple projects.
Your Responsibilities:
- Create and manage new custom design features to satisfy customer order requirements and meet production needs
- Apply established engineering standards to meet all applicable FMVSS regulations and meet needs of all production areas for product manufacturing
- Interact with outside vendors and internal purchasing agents to ensure that purchased materials meet customer specifications and "fit and finish" expectations
- Identify, document, and implement internal department quality and process improvements
- Review engineering documentation, including pilot run support with production representatives
- Respond to product fabrication and assembly issues relating to design, process or material quality
- Suggest changes to standard designs based on custom design needs and market trends
- Assist CAD technicians with documentation standards
- Support follow up activities related to manufacturing challenges on the shop floor
- Regularly communicates with Purchasing to reduce potential excess and obsolete material
- Check design packages for accuracy and completeness
- Create, implement, and follow up on Engineering Change Master creation and maintenance
- Identify possible material substitutions for purchasing and production
- Identify "root/cause" for fabrication and assembly issues in Production
- Participate occasionally in formal/structured continued improvement and cost saving projects
- Other duties as assigned
Let's Talk About Your Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree (Preferred Major: Engineering)
- Minimum 5 years of experience in engineering/manufacturing (trailer manufacturing preferred)
- Experience in SolidWorks
- Familiarity with the fundamentals of manufacturing processes
- Specific experience in Microsoft Excel
- Knowledge of electrical circuitry and training in air circuits
- Must be able to interact openly in a group setting in order to solve problems
- Comfortability with multi-tasking to support and drive multiple projects simultaneously
Leadership Attributes:
At Wabash, we pride ourselves on being empowering, and there are some things we feel very strongly about:
- Embrace Diversity and Inclusion -- Solicit and respect the input of others, celebrate differences, and strive for transparency and inclusiveness
- Seek to Listen -- Actively listen to reach the best solution and make the strongest decisions
- Always Learn -- Strive to improve; do not quit or settle for the status quo
- Be Authentic -- Demonstrate honesty, incredible energy, and grit in everything you do
- Win Together -- Collaborate, seek alignment, and excel at cross-group communication to success as one team and One Wabash
Join us in turning ideas into world-changing realities. Curate and build your high-impact professional career at Wabash!
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement:
Wabash is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for its associates and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, or other protected class or activity under federal, state, or local law. All employment decisions must be based on neutral, legitimate criteria. All employment policies and rules shall be applied equally to similarly situated associates.Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum 5 years of experience in engineering/manufacturing
- Trailer manufacturing experience
- Experience in SolidWorks
- Familiarity with fundamentals of manufacturing processes
- Specific experience in Microsoft Excel
- Knowledge of electrical circuitry and training in air circuits
- Ability to interact openly in group settings to solve problems
- Comfortable multi-tasking to manage multiple projects
Wabash Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Wabash and has not been reviewed or approved by Wabash.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, with medical, dental, and vision options plus added programs like digital physical therapy, second-opinion services, and enhanced cancer detection support. Employer cost sharing is emphasized as substantial, and preventive-care support is highlighted as part of the offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with a defined match formula and relatively early eligibility for new hires. The match structure is clearly articulated, supporting predictable retirement accumulation for contributors.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits include paid family leave for birth/adoption/guardianship and an adoption assistance payment for eligible employees. Tuition assistance is also offered, reinforcing longer-term household and financial stability supports.
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What We Do
Wabash: Changing How the World Reaches You® Wabash (NYSE: WNC) combines physical and digital technologies to deliver innovative, end-to-end solutions that optimize supply chains across transportation, logistics and infrastructure markets. Headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana, Wabash designs, manufactures, and services an extensive range of products supporting first-to-final mile operations, including dry and refrigerated trailers and truck bodies, platform trailers, tank trailers, structural composites and more. In addition, through the Wabash Marketplace and Wabash Parts, customers gain access to a nationwide parts and service network, Trailers as a Service (TaaS)℠, and advanced tools designed to streamline operations and drive growth. By enabling businesses to thrive today and prepare for tomorrow, Wabash is Changing How the World Reaches You®. Wabash recently entered into a joint venture, Wabash Marketplace, with Fernweh Group LLC, an investment firm specializing in the industrial technology sector. This joint venture will accelerate Wabash’s development and growth of an end-to-end digital platform, all while enhancing the overall experience for dealers, customers, and suppliers through the ease, speed, and convenience of a connected partner ecosystem. Initial focus of the Wabash Marketplace will be scaling the Trailers as a Service offering as well as part sales and new services. To learn more about Wabash and its innovative solutions, visit www.onewabash.com.
