
Design Engineer
Westerly, RITemporary$70–125K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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TAD PGS is seeking a Design Engineer for a company in the Westerly, Rhode Island area. The role develops harsh-environment subsea products, including connectors, cable assemblies, and hull penetrators, from concept through production. The engineer will work with customers and cross-functional teams, build and confirm prototypes, support manufacturing, and use engineering, MRP, and AI tools to improve product development.
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We have an outstanding career opportunity for aDesign Engineerto join a leading Company located in theWesterly, RIsurrounding area.
Salary: $70k-$125k
If you have a background in mechanical or electrical engineering and a passion for turning complex concepts into production-ready solutions, let's connect!
Key Responsibilities
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Work with customers (internal and external) to develop and document complex products for harsh subsea environment applications that meet performance requirements at the expected product cost, project budget and timeline.
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Construct prototypes and confirm designs with the quality department and purchasing team. Work with Engineering colleagues on tooling and manufacturing equipment and processes. Work with manufacturing on initial build and ensure goals for reliability and compliance are achieved.
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Develop and maintain product details, drawings, and assembly instructions utilizing engineering and MRP software tools.
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Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
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Design harsh environment connectors, cable assemblies, and hull penetrators for subsea applications from concept modeling to production-ready prints.
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Collaborate with internal and external customers to meet performance specs, budgets, and timelines.
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Construct prototypes, coordinate with quality and purchasing, and support manufacturing through initial builds and tooling.
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Develop product details, drawings, and assembly instructions using engineering and MRP software.
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Leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, decision-making, and cost-efficiency while critically evaluating outputs.
Basic Hiring Criteria:
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Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
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3+ years of design engineering experience with technical products preferred.
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Proficiency in SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software, 2D drafting, and MS Office.
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Strong attention to detail, excellent communication, and a collaborative team mindset.
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Occasional domestic and global travel to customer locations.
Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.
Military connected talent encouraged to apply.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled
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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
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The California Fair Chance Act
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Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
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Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
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San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
How this job compares
Set against the 2,417 open Design Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$70–125K/yr
- US median$108–160K/yr1,585 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $98K, is 25% below the US median midpoint ($130K) — in the lowest quarter of Design Engineer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 2,417 open Design Engineer jobs across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- Design Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (2,008 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,638 of the 2,417 open Design Engineer jobs (68%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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