Product Designer II

BLOX is a Design-Manufacture-Construct (DMC) company headquartered in Bessemer Alabama. We design and build modular buildings building components and sub-assemblies as products in a controlled factory environment then deliver and install them in the field. This approach lets us move faster hold tighter quality and build more predictably than traditional construction. Our vision is to create a DMC industry without silos that does more with less beautifully.

What Youll Design

This is not consumer electronics or automotive design but design of products for the Architecture Engineering and Construction Industry (AEC). We design for mission-critical facilities healthcare and other industries manufacture in our Bessemer factory and deliver to building sites around the country. These products are designed engineered fabricated and assembled at our facility so every design decision must work on the shop floor as well as during transportation and in the clients finished space off site.

Position Summary

The Product Designer II Design for Manufacturing turns product concepts into production-ready designs. Youll join a new product launch team and help shape the products architecture usability configuration and materials. Youll produce the models drawings and documentation our factory uses to build it and collaborate with the team to continuously improve the process. This role connects design intent with manufacturability cost and quality.

Key Responsibilities

Develop new product concepts and refine existing designs for usability configuration materials and cost.

Build and maintain complete current 3D models and production drawings for assigned products.

Produce fabrication files specification sheets and bills of material (BOMs) before release to production.

Apply design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-assembly principles so products are efficient to build inspect and install.

Make material and component choices that balance performance cost availability and manufacturability.

Own design change control: document revisions and keep models drawings and BOMs traceable and aligned.

Work daily with manufacturing quality supply chain and program management to resolve build issues and feed lessons back into the design.

Track design-input errors rework scrap and production delays tied to design then lead continuous-improvement actions to reduce them.

Support prototyping first-article builds and product launch readiness.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Industrial Design Product Design Manufacturing Engineering Technology or a related field or equivalent experience.

36 years of experience designing physical products for production in a manufacturing environment.

Strong 3D CAD skills (Autodesk Inventor SolidWorks or similar) and the ability to produce complete production drawings.

Hands-on experience creating and maintaining BOMs and managing engineering change control.

Working knowledge of DfM/DfA fabrication methods (sheet metal structural steel welding fastening) and tolerancing.

Ability to work on the shop floor with production teams to solve problems in real time.

Preferred Qualifications

Industrial design background including concept development ergonomics and user-centered design for physical products.

Experience with modular prefabricated or offsite construction products or other configurable built products)

Familiarity with Product Data Management (PDM)/Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

Experience supporting a new product launch from concept through production.

Exposure to Revit or other building information modeling (BIM) tools.

Work Environment

On-site at our Bessemer AL facility splitting time between the design office and the manufacturing floor.

Must be able to walk the production floor and wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).

What We Offer

BLOX offers the full spectrum of comprehensive benefits including health dental and vision insurance. We also offer flexible spending accounts paid time off short term disability long term disability life insurance and a 401k plan.

BLOX believes in the growth of our people. We provide support for employees pursuing licenses/certifications creating clear pathways for skill development and career advancement.

BLOX LLC is committed to making employment decisions based on an individuals qualifications performance and ability to contribute to our team. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and do not discriminate based on race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity) national origin age disability or any other status protected by applicable law.