KimCo Design and Manufacturing

Technical Design Specialist

Boise, Idaho•Full-time
About the Job
Job Summary:
Creates assembly build documentation through the interpretation of customer drawings, bills of material and industry specifications.  Communicates customer specifications to production assemblers using effective technical writing skills to facilitate the successful manufacture of cable harnesses, printed circuit assemblies and electro-mechanical assemblies. 
 
Key Result Areas:
Essential Functions:
  • Creates assembly build documentation for use by Production Operators based on customer specifications and established workmanship standards. 
  • Specifies components based on descriptions and customer requirements in the creation of bills of material for cable assemblies and printed circuit boards. 
  • Performs revision control on both internal and external assembly documentation to ensure product is being built to the most current customer specifications. 
  • Ensures that the assembly and QA-Test procedures for all assemblies are thoroughly and accurately documented and the document packages are made available for Production Assemblers, QA/Test and Shipping personnel.
  • Implements deviation requests and production redlines to existing assembly build documentation. 
  • Conducts New Product Introduction Meetings with Production and QA/Test department for new assemblies.  
  • Performs analysis of customer drawings and bills of material to identify possible issues and works with the customer to mitigate these issues prior to the production build.
  • Uses a variety of software applications such as CAD viewers, Gerber viewers, Visio, etc. to view, save and print a multitude of customer provided build information.
 
Minimum Qualification:
  • Previous experience in Technical writing or Production Documentation.
  • Previous experience in Electronics manufacturing practices to include printed circuit boards and cable assemblies.
  • Good written and oral communication skills.
  • High level of proficiency in MS Excel and Word.
  • Good understanding of Computer Aided Drafting and Technical Writing.
  • Basic understanding of MRP systems and revision control.

Benefits:
  • 401(k).
  • 401(k) matching.
  • Dental insurance.
  • Health insurance.
  • Life insurance.
  • Paid time off.
  • Vision insurance.

Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday.

About KimCo Design and Manufacturing:
Our team focuses on collaborative solutions and we are constantly assessing our customers future needs to ensure end-to-end support.

Once you engage with our team, you will feel immediately at home with our expertise, state of the art technology, and the attentiveness within our organization. Our many long standing partners are a testimony to our product reliability, flexibility and excellence in all areas of service.

We focus on partnerships and bring the experience and tools necessary to remain on the cutting edge, serving industries where technology is ever advancing. KimCo’s strength comes from the passion of our employees to satisfy the diverse needs of our diverse customers.

With experienced professionals, the Kimco teams’ mission is to be flexible, responsive and dedicated and become the company of choice for customers, suppliers and employees.