Automotive Staffing

Product Design Engineer Staffing in Metro Detroit

Mechanical, machine, and automation design engineers for suppliers, machine builders, and custom equipment shops.
28+
years placing engineers
★ 4.8
150+ reviews
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Design engineer modeling a surfaced part on dual CAD monitors — Integrity Staffing Group
Integrity Staffing Group recruits product design engineers for automotive suppliers, machine builders, and custom equipment shops across Metro Detroit.
Design sits upstream of everything after it. A design seat left open pushes a milestone that has a fixed launch date behind it, and the build floor waits on prints that were due weeks ago. We screen on the CAD platform your team actually runs and on the drafting standards a print has to hold, then scope the search timeline with you at intake.

What a product design engineer does on your program

Product design engineers model the part or the machine and produce the drawings your shop builds from: 3D assemblies, sheet metal and weldments, tolerance stack-ups, component selection, and the verification behind each release.
Typical responsibilities we hire for
  • ›3D modeling and 2D drawing release
  • ›Sheet metal, weldment, and assembly design
  • ›GD&T and tolerance stack-up
  • ›Component and material selection
  • ›FEA, motion analysis, and design verification
  • 3D modeling and 2D drawing release
  • Sheet metal, weldment, and assembly design
  • GD&T and tolerance stack-up
  • Component and material selection
  • FEA, motion analysis, and design verification

The ISG screening standard

Skills & platforms we screen for

We don’t take a resume at face value. Every candidate is screened against the specific platforms your role runs.
Design EngineeringMechanical DesignProduct DesignMachine DesignAutomation Equipment DesignCustom & Special-Purpose Machinery3D Modeling2D DraftingSolidWorksCreoSiemens NXInventorAutoCADCATIAEPLANAutoCAD ElectricalSheet Metal DesignWeldmentsGD&TASME Y14.5DFM (Design for Manufacturability)DFA (Design for Assembly)FEAMotion Analysis & KinematicsComponent SelectionBOM CreationECN/ECRPneumatics & HydraulicsServo & Linear MotionRobotics Integration
Design EngineeringMechanical DesignProduct DesignMachine DesignAutomation Equipment DesignCustom & Special-Purpose Machinery3D Modeling2D DraftingSolidWorksCreoSiemens NXInventorAutoCADCATIAEPLANAutoCAD ElectricalSheet Metal DesignWeldmentsGD&TASME Y14.5DFM (Design for Manufacturability)DFA (Design for Assembly)FEAMotion Analysis & KinematicsComponent SelectionBOM CreationECN/ECRPneumatics & HydraulicsServo & Linear MotionRobotics Integration

Why ISG for this hire

Recruiters who understand the work — not keyword-matchers.
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Recruiters who have done the work

Former controls techs, machinists, and Project Engineers are on our team, so they screen on real capability.

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Screening past the resume

We test for the specific platforms and disciplines each role demands, so candidates can do the job on day one.

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A long-term partner

We're built for quality, lasting hires and client relationships, not transactional fill-and-bill placements.

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Built for SMBs

We speak the language of 50–500-employee manufacturers and suppliers without an internal recruiting team.

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Recruiters who have done the work

Former controls techs, machinists, and Project Engineers are on our team, so they screen on real capability.

🔍

Screening past the resume

We test for the specific platforms and disciplines each role demands, so candidates can do the job on day one.

🤝

A long-term partner

We're built for quality, lasting hires and client relationships, not transactional fill-and-bill placements.

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Built for SMBs

We speak the language of 50–500-employee manufacturers and suppliers without an internal recruiting team.

Contract Staffing

Flexible talent for launches, ramps, and coverage.

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Direct Hire

Permanent additions to your team.

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Employee Hosting

We carry the employment relationship while they work for you.

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Our 4-step placement process

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Intake & scope

We learn the role, the platforms, the team, and what "great" looks like.

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Technical screen

Our recruiters vet candidates on the real skills the job needs.

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Shortlist

You get a small, qualified slate, not a stack of resumes.

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Place & support

We manage offer, onboarding, and follow-through, and stay your partner for the next hire.

  1. 01

    Intake & scope

    We learn the role, the platforms, the team, and what "great" looks like.

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    Technical screen

    Our recruiters vet candidates on the real skills the job needs.

  3. 03

    Shortlist

    You get a small, qualified slate, not a stack of resumes.

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    Place & support

    We manage offer, onboarding, and follow-through, and stay your partner for the next hire.

Don't just take our word for it

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"With over 10 years working in recruiting and talent acquisition I can honestly say ISG is the best I have come across. Extremely professional and no detail big or small goes unnoticed. I would highly recommend them to any business, big or small, that is looking to ensure a first class hiring experience."

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Sean C.
Google review · 10+ years in recruiting & talent acquisition
Forbes-Recognized
America's Best Temporary Staffing Firms
2020 & 2021
★★★★★
4.8 / 5
across 150+ reviews

Automotive Staffing — FAQ

It depends on the CAD platform and the design discipline. We scope a realistic timeline at intake rather than promising a date before we understand the seat.

How long does it take to fill a product design engineer role?
It depends on the CAD platform and the design discipline. We scope a realistic timeline at intake rather than promising a date before we understand the seat.
Which CAD platforms do you screen for?
SolidWorks, Creo, Siemens NX, Inventor, CATIA, and AutoCAD, plus EPLAN and AutoCAD Electrical when the role covers panel and machine wiring.
Do you cover machine and automation design as well as product design?
Yes. Custom machinery, special-purpose equipment, and automation design sit close to the machine-builder work we already screen for: pneumatics, servo and linear motion, and robotics integration.
Do you verify drafting standards, not just CAD software?
Yes. We ask about GD&T and ASME Y14.5 practice, tolerance stack-ups, and DFM habits, because a model your shop cannot build sends the work back around.

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