Our people – not our machinery - are our biggest assets. DIS-TRAN Steel’s leadership team lives by our company values, modeling our culture of respect and integrity each day. We're 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 company’s 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.
Crest Industries believes that when we have the right people in the right seats, we can achieve unlimited success. Our Transfer Portal is designed to empower our team members to learn, grow and build their careers throughout our family of companies. This form is for any employee in the Crest Family of Companies to apply for open positions at DIS-TRAN Steel.
For open positions at the Corporate office the contact is :Catherine Guillory: email to catherine.guillory@distran.com or text to 318-929-6273.
For open positions at the Pineville and Eunice plants, the contact is: Jacob David: Email to jacob.david@distran.com or call at 318-767-5654 .
COMPETENCIES:
- Customer Focus
- Decision Quality
- Business Insight
- Drives Results
- Collaborates
- Communicates Effectively
- Courage
- Instills Trust
- Manages Ambiguity
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN AUTOMATION ENGINEER:
Required Skills
- Engineering background in civil, mechanical, structural, or related discipline.
- Strong understanding of structural steel design and 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, assumptions, design logic, and validation criteria clearly.
Preferred Skills
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- Experience with Autodesk Vault.
- Familiarity with iLogic, iProperties, Autodesk APIs, VB.NET, C#, Python, or similar tools.
- Experience with design automation, configurable products, or rules-based engineering.
- Knowledge of BOM, BOO, ERP, MES, and manufacturing data requirements.
- Experience developing reusable templates, libraries, or standards-based design content.
- Experience working in a structural steel, fabrication, utility, substation, transmission, or engineer-to-order environment.
- PE license preferred but not required.
As strategists, operational experts, customer advocates and team players, we all believe in the power of our people. Explore how you can become a part of our team of strength and commitment that's built to last!
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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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR
60-1.35(c).
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