Design Engineer

LearnTastic is a fast-growing online education platform providing accredited continuing-education and compliance courses for professionals across industries—from healthcare and construction to HR and education. With more than 1,000 courses and over a million learners served, LearnTastic is redefining accessible, self-paced learning. Our mission is to make professional development simple, engaging, and impactful—anytime, anywhere.
We're looking for a Design Engineer to join our team.
Key Responsibilities
Customer Requirements and Objective Definition

• Translate customer CAD data, prints, specifications, and RFQs into measurable manufacturing objectives.
• Review the existing NetSuite project record to understand scope and deliverables.

Concept Development

• Develop concept proposals and manufacturable design options.
• Present concepts to customers and outside sales representatives.
• Document all design assumptions and constraints.

Manufacturing Cost Estimation

• Prepare complete manufacturing cost estimates.
• Work cross-functionally with Strategic Sourcing, Tooling Engineers, and Process Technicians.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities through design optimization.

Prototype Design and Tooling Support

• Convert approved concepts into prototype-ready designs.
• Provide tooling engineers with prototype tooling models and necessary design data. Generate sample requests for the sample coordinator.
• Work with the Engineering Manager to verify design intent and ensure appropriate liaison inspection of prototypes.

Sample Review and Customer Approval

• Support prototype and pattern builds and respond to design questions during and outside U.S. business hours when required.
• Communicate with customers and outside sales to secure prototype sample approvals. Incorporate feedback into updated designs.

Production Tooling and Pre-Production Support

• Update the design for production tooling.
• Provide tooling-ready models, issue sample requests, and support customer approval cycles.
• Partner with the Engineering Manager and assigned liaisons to verify samples meet design intent.

Production Release and ERP Documentation

• After pre-production approval, release the complete production package including final drawings, Bills of Material, and Routings that meet KFI standards.
• Ensure documentation accuracy, completeness, and alignment with ISO 9001:2015 quality requirements.

NetSuite Time Entry

• Record all project hours in the NetSuite Project record in a timely and accurate manner.

Project Documentation

• Complete and maintain ISO 9001:2015 project records and maintain within EPDM project folder. Ensure hours spent on each project are properly logged in the NetSuite Project Record.

Desired Qualifications

• CWSA or CWSP SolidWorks certification
• Demonstrated experience designing thin or heavy gauge thermoformed products
• Exceptional SolidWorks proficiency with strong surfacing and complex modeling skills
• Experience working in SolidWorks PDM Professional (EPDM)
• Ability to create Assembly Items, Inventory Items, Bills of Material, and Routings in NetSuite
• Proven experience preparing manufacturing cost estimates
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Teams, Excel and SharePoint, with the ability to collaborate, share files, and communicate effectively in a remote environment
• Experience working within an ISO 9001:2015 environment and following established quality documentation processes
• Strong understanding of DFM principles for thermoforming including draft, radii, sag, cooling, shrinkage, trimming access, and tool constraints
• Experience collaborating with teams in the United States and Mexico
• Automotive OEM exposure
• Experience with tooling, patterns, and fixture design for thermoformed products
• Basic familiarity with welded metal components (approximately 5 percent of workload)
• Advanced EPDM or EPDM administrative training

Work Environment + Language Requirements

• Global remote position
• Requires at least 3 hours of overlap with U.S. Central Time each day
• Minimal or no travel
• Fluency in the English language; written and verbal proficiency (B2 level minimum on CEFR scale)
• Reports to a U.S.-based Engineering Manager