Life Line Emergency Vehicles · 1 week ago
Sales Designer - Custom Ambulances
Life Line Emergency Vehicles, Sumner, IA, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelThe Gazette is a company based in Cedar Rapids, and they are seeking a Sales Designer to develop compliant, manufacturable custom ambulance designs. This role involves collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and sales teams to ensure technical accuracy and pricing support for production.
ManufacturingPublic SafetyTransportation
Responsibilities
Engineer custom ambulance layouts, systems, and configurations based on customer operational requirements
Develop detailed vehicle designs that comply with applicable standards (e.g., KKK, NFPA, SAE, state regulations)
Create and maintain AutoCAD drawings, layouts, and technical documentation to support build accuracy
Ensure all designs are manufacturable within current production processes and capacity
Evaluate design tradeoffs related to performance, safety, ergonomics, durability, and cost
Develop detailed cost models for new, custom, or non-standard ambulance options, including material, labor, and complexity impacts
Partner with manufacturing, purchasing, and engineering to validate BOMs, labor routings, and cost assumptions
Establish technically sound pricing recommendations that reflect true production cost and support margin targets
Document engineering assumptions, cost drivers, and design constraints for custom configurations
Support quote reviews by ensuring all options are technically feasible, accurately scoped, and priced
Act as a technical liaison between sales, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain
Support engineering change management when customer requirements or standards evolve
Assist production in resolving design-related issues during manufacturing and initial builds
Participate in design reviews, build kickoffs, and continuous improvement initiatives
Identify recurring custom requests and convert them into engineered, repeatable, and priced standard options
Support development of design standards, templates, and configuration rules
Improve accuracy, repeatability, and efficiency in pre-production design and costing processes
Contribute to lessons learned and design for manufacturability (DFM) initiatives
Maintain accurate and controlled design documentation, specifications, and revisions
Ensure all configurations align with approved engineering standards and regulatory requirements
Support audits, compliance reviews, and customer documentation needs
Qualification
Required
Experience in engineering, manufacturing engineering, or technical design within a custom or engineered-to-order environment
Proficiency with AutoCAD
Strong understanding of vehicle systems, electrical, mechanical, and structural design principles
Ability to interpret and create technical drawings, BOMs, and specifications
Proven ability to evaluate manufacturability and production constraints
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Company
Life Line Emergency Vehicles
Life Line Emergency Vehicles produces ambulances and provides services.
Founded in 1985
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$0.5MKey Investors
Iowa Economic Development Authority
2022-03-03Grant· $0.5M
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