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Design Automation Engineer

Crest Industries


Job Location:

Pineville, LA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Come join our team at DIS-TRAN Steel!

Our people not our machinery - are our biggest assets. DIS-TRAN Steels leadership team lives by our company values modeling our culture of respect and integrity each day.Were a team that likes to have fun but we also know how to get stuff done.

DIS-TRAN Steel is looking to add a Design Automation Engineer to join the team at the Pineville Plant.

The Design Automation Engineer supports the companys Smart Engineering transformation by converting engineering knowledge design standards customer requirements and manufacturing needs into scalable digital engineering workflows.

This role serves as a bridge between Engineering & Design Operations CAD platform development ERP/MES teams and future automation initiatives. The Design Automation Engineer will develop and validate intelligent Autodesk Inventor models configurable assemblies reusable templates engineering metadata and automation rules that improve design consistency engineering productivity manufacturing readiness and downstream data quality.

The role is intended to complement the existing Developer position by adding dedicated engineering expertise to Inventor Vault standards catalog metadata and automation development efforts.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
  • Implementing Vision and Values: Keeps the organizations vision and values at the forefront of the associate decision making and action.
  • Safety Orientation: Is aware of conditions that affect employee safety takes responsible action and promotes safety throughout the organization.
  • Customer Focus: Proactively works to determine the needs of the internal / external customers and provide solutions; actively focuses on providing high quality service to internal / external customers while addressing the organizations mission / vision / goals / policies; maintains clear communication regarding mutual expectation.
  • Contributing to Team Success: Works cooperatively with others; is agreeable and team oriented; demonstrates a willingness to put aside personal differences for the benefit of the group as a whole.
  • Quality Orientation: Is aware of quality issues and actively makes suggestions for improvement of product or processes; knows how personal contribution affects overall product and process quality; understands the companys quality objectives and how they relate to the companys objectives.
  • Work Ethic: Maintains and promotes social ethical and organizational norms in conducting internal and external business activities.
  • Continuous and Applied Learning: Actively identifies new areas for learning; regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities; uses newly gained knowledge and skills on the job and leaning through their application; comprehends new job related information in a timely manner and correctly recalls and applies that information.
  • Productivity Orientation: Takes appropriate actions to satisfy work quotas (e.g. production assignments projects etc.)
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Engineering Automation
  • Develop and validate intelligent Autodesk Inventor models for transmission and substation structures.
  • Create configurable assemblies reusable templates and parameter-drivendesigntools.
  • Translate engineering calculationsdesignstandards and customer requirements into structured automation rules.
  • Support iLogic iProperties and other automation methods in partnership with the Inventor Developer.
  • Identify opportunities to reduce repetitive modeling detailing BOM and BOO creation effort.
  • Validate automated model outputs against engineering requirements customer expectations and manufacturing needs.
  • Support the expansion of model-based engineering workflows across standard and semi-standard structure families.
Standards and Catalog Development
  • Support the development of governed standard parts assemblies anddesignpatterns.
  • Help define which components should be standard configurable or job-specific.
  • Maintain engineering template libraries in alignment with approved standards.
  • Ensure models and templates comply with customer industry company and manufacturing requirements.
  • Support the long-term standards catalog needed for model-based engineering and futuredesignautomation.
  • Assist in classifying parts assemblies and reusabledesigncontent to improve searchability reuse and governance.
  • Help reduce duplicate or inconsistentdesignpractices by promoting approved standards and reusable engineering content.
Metadata and Downstream Readiness
  • Define engineering metadata requirements needed for drawings BOMs BOOs Epicor MES procurement manufacturing analytics and future AI tools.
  • Ensure automated models produce trusted usable downstream information.
  • Validate that model outputs support manufacturing consumption material requirements operational requirements and drawing clarity.
  • Work with Engineering Operations ERP MES and data teams to improve digital-thread readiness.
  • Help establish data quality expectations for engineering-generated metadata.
  • Support the development of model outputs that can be consumed by downstream systems with minimal manual re-entry or correction.
Governance and Continuous Improvement
  • Participate in Engineering &DesignStandards Data & Integration and Manufacturing Consumption governance discussions.
  • Help define modeling standards validation rules exception processes and release-readiness criteria.
  • Use feedback from engineering detailing manufacturing and quality to improve templates standards and automation logic.
  • Support continuous improvement after the initial implementation by expanding automation improving standards and reducing engineering variation.
  • Identify recurring engineering modeling BOM BOO or manufacturing-readiness issues that can be addressed through improved standards or automation.
  • Support the long-term evolution ofdesignautomation standards catalog governance and model-based engineering practices.
REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN AUTOMATION ENGINEER:
Required Skills
  • Engineering background in civil mechanical structural or related discipline.
  • Strong understanding of structural steeldesignand engineer-to-order products.
  • Experience with Autodesk Inventor and complex parametric modeling.
  • Ability to translate engineering requirements into model parameters rules and templates.
  • Understanding of how engineering decisions affect detailing fabrication procurement and manufacturing execution.
  • Strong analytical problem-solving and cross-functional communication skills.
  • Interest in standardization automation model-based engineering and continuous improvement.
  • Ability to work effectively with engineering detailing operations software ERP/MES and data teams.
  • Ability to document standards assumptionsdesignlogic and validation criteria clearly.
Preferred Skills
    • Experience with Autodesk Vault.
    • Familiarity with iLogic iProperties Autodesk APIs C# Python or similar tools.
    • Experience withdesignautomation configurable products or rules-based engineering.
    • Knowledge of BOM BOO ERP MES and manufacturing data requirements.
    • Experience developing reusable templates libraries or standards-baseddesigncontent.
    • Experience working in a structural steel fabrication utility substation transmission or engineer-to-order environment.
    • PE license preferred but not required.
Why Join DIS-TRAN Steel

At DIS-TRAN Steel youll have the opportunity to make a visible impact on our operations while gaining exposure to production project management continuous improvement and business operations. This role provides an excellent foundation for future leadership opportunities within manufacturing and industrial operations.

Benefits
  • Medical Prescription Dental and Vision Coverage
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • 401(k) with Company Match
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Cafeteria Plan
  • Corporate Fitness Program
  • More information regarding The Crest Industries Family of Companies Internal and External Referral Programs can be found here: level: Professional
Eligible for Enhanced Referral
Eligible for External Referral

DIS-TRAN Steel is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status or genetic information.

DIS-TRAN Steel is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities. To request information regarding reasonable accommodation contact your Human Resource Business Partner.

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Crest Industries is the holding company for a family of world class project oriented companies serving the electric utility, commercial and industrial electrical contractor and forestry industries. Through our group of companies we offer the following: Engineering, procurement, pac ... View more

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