Design Analyst I

Holman

Design Analyst providing design and technical support for vehicle up-fit solutions. Collaborating with sales and production teams to ensure accurate specifications and solutions.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeMaple Shade • Illinois, New Jersey, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $60,800 - $86,640 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide up-fit design and technical support for customers (assigned and prospective), and internal teams, ensuring complete, accurate, and efficient vehicle upfit solutions that meet client’s needs and company standards.
Develop and complete accurate, and up-to-date specifications for vehicle up-fits that meet customer business applications, operating environments, and total cost expectations.
Build and maintain all quoted designs within the company’s quoting and design platform, ensuring correct part selection, configuration logic, and compatibility.
Validate vehicle chassis specifications against quoted content and identify discrepancies that may create design, fitment, or cost risks.
Review Bill of Materials for completeness, accuracy, compatibility, and feasibility before orders move forward.
Assess fitment and compatibility between selected components, chassis types, and customer-selected options documenting and communicating required changes.
Monitor OEM model year changes and supplier product changes to identify fitment risks, cost changes, and potential margin erosion.
Estimate labor, parts, and associated miscellaneous costs when creating customer models or non-standard configurations with support and/or oversight where necessary.
Identify potential cost erosion risks and recommend quoting strategies that balance competitiveness and financial protection.
Guide Sales, Customers, and Production on design requirements, technical constraints, and available product options to ensure accurate and feasible specifications.
Influence Sales to gather the necessary use and operational details required to complete and validate up-fit designs in conjunction with vehicle designs.
Participate in customer discussions, as needed, when technical clarity or deeper design expertise is required.
Act as the primary point of contact for all design-related questions, providing timely and accurate guidance to internal and external partners.
Provide timely and accurate up-fit quotes that meet expectations and align with service-level requirements and design standards and expectations.
Support Production throughout the build cycle by clarifying design intent, sourcing missing parts, validating installation details, and addressing supply-related substitutions in line with design standards.
Conduct post-build reviews to identify quoting gaps, labor misestimates, product issues, or improvement opportunities using the tools provided.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A bachelor’s degree in relevant fields (including but not limited to engineering, automotive, mathematical) or equivalent experience in commercial truck or up-fitting industries.
Strong computer skills.
Experience with MS Office software.
5+ years of experience in an automotive or manufacturing environment
Experience reading and interpreting electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics
Experience with managing multiple projects at same time

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life and Disability Insurance
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
Employee Assistance Program
401(k) plan with Company Match
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
Paid Pregnancy/Parental leave
Paid Military Leave
Tuition Reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

vehicle upfit designspecifications developmentBill of Materials reviewcost estimationfitment assessmentelectrical schematics interpretationhydraulic schematics interpretationpneumatic schematics interpretationproject managementdesign validation

Soft Skills

communicationproblem-solvingattention to detailcollaborationinfluencingcustomer servicetechnical guidanceorganizational skillsadaptabilitytimeliness