Design Technician III Engineering

Description

• Draws rough sketches or arranges for finished drawings or photographs to illustrate specified materials or assembly sequence.
• Collaborate with outside sales personnel and customers to safely and accurately complete structures with high quality.
• Maintains records of work performed by the team and communicates project progress to management.
• Implement BFS panel design standards and have all designers and panel design conform to these standards.
• Makes phone calls to building designers or professionals to obtain or clarify information shown on blue line drawings.
• Reviews and checks layout and design drawings prepared by less experienced truss/panel technicians and assists in making modifications prior to releasing drawings to the field or production.
• May prepare truss repair drawings for review and approval by a professional engineer.
• Writes technical descriptions specifying material qualities and properties.
• May obtain information pertaining to products supplied by the company that have been field modified or damaged. The information is summarized and given to a professional engineer to evaluate and complete repair drawings when required.
• Analyzes plans and diagrams, or observes and makes notes on material processing, to determine material and material processing specifications, or specifications for construction activities.
• Develops layout and design drawings from architectural drawings or sketches provided to the company.
• Makes recommendations on hires, promotions, terminations, and performance evaluations within the department to the Senior Team Leader.
• Assigns work to technicians and ensures that tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Analyzes technical data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.

Requirements

• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and sit, and occasionally required to walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• The employee is regularly required to use close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) and color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors).
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Subject to both typical office environment and outside locations with temperature and weather variations.
• Understands the building code and applies knowledge of special truss/panel industry issues. Addresses issues appropriately.

Benefits

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is subject to quiet conditions, such as those in a library or private office.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance