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It is loud, bright, and full of energy.\nEvery trampoline, deck, slide, and play piece is made by hand. Active Play Solutions (APS)is the team that makes them. Before any of it gets built, somebody has to design it. That is you.\nThe Job\nYou will own original product design for Lava Island's playground and jump deck equipment, built in Autodesk Inventor, from first concept through build-ready specification. You will also work with the automation that makes APS's production floor smarter and more efficient as manufacturing scales.\nThis is a from-scratch role. You are not maintaining files somebody else built, you are the one building them, and you will lead APS's move from AutoCAD to Inventor, training the team on the new way of working as you go.\nWhy APS\nReal design authority. Build from concept, not from a spec somebody else already made.\nTwo disciplines, one seat. Product design and automation both live on your desk.\nBuild something. The CAD standards and design library for APS are being built right now. You help set how it runs.\nOwn the transition. Lead the move to Inventor and shape how design works here going forward.\nDenver home base. On-site, minimal travel.\nPer company benefits program.\n\nWhat You Will Do\nDesign the equipment\nDesign playground and jump deck equipment from concept through build-ready specification in Autodesk Inventor.\nReview drawings and models for accuracy, manufacturability, and compliance with our design standards.\nBuild a library of reusable design templates, standard parts, and design documentation for APS.\nBuild the automation\nDesign and refine warehouse automation and machine programming as production volume scales.\nEvaluate and recommend equipment and tooling upgrades that improve manufacturing efficiency.\nLead the transition\nMove APS from AutoCAD to Inventor, building the training materials and coaching the team through it.\nCoordinate across teams\nWork with the Design/architecture team in Revit so equipment integrates cleanly with building layouts.\nPartner with production floor leadership to refine designs based on real build feedback.\nWhat You Need\n5+ years in mechanical or product design, with real, original design work in Autodesk Inventor, not just editing existing files.\nAutodesk Certified Professional in Inventor for Mechanical Design (or equivalent) is strongly preferred, and matters more to us than a four-year degree. Real, demonstrated Inventor experience is what we're looking for.\nStrong working knowledge of Inventor iProperties, including their role in drawings, bills of materials, and design documentation.\nExperience integrating CAD design with automation, CNC, or robotics systems.\nAbility to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and manufacturing requirements.\nComfortable teaching others a new tool and new design standards.\nComfortable working on-site in a production/warehouse environment.\nComfort with email, digital documentation, and design/PDM systems. APS operates in a Microsoft 365 environment.\nBackground in playground, amusement, or structural steel manufacturing is a plus. So is familiarity with Revit, experience building configurable product models, experience with process automation or “smart” manufacturing systems, and having led a CAD platform transition before.\nReady to Build What's Next?\nIf you want to be the one designing what Lava Island builds next, not just running someone else's files, we want to meet you. 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