What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fixture Design Engineer position at Excelon Solutions?
Fixture Design & Development
- Lead the design and development of assembly fixtures, inspection fixtures, test fixtures, robotic tooling, handling fixtures, gauges, welding fixtures, jigs, and production aids.
- Gather requirements from Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Operations, Automation, Maintenance, and Production teams.
- Translate manufacturing, quality, safety, ergonomic, and product requirements into effective fixture and tooling solutions.
- Develop innovative tooling concepts to improve product quality, process capability, throughput, operator safety, and manufacturing efficiency.
- Support Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and continuous process improvement initiatives.
- Analyze fixture functionality to ensure repeatability, accuracy, durability, and ease of operation.
Mechanical Design Engineering
- Create fixture concepts, detailed 3D models, assemblies, fabrication drawings, and complete design documentation packages.
- Perform concept design, detailed design, and 2D detailing activities using CAD software.
- Develop manufacturing-ready drawings including GD&T, tolerance requirements, BOMs, assembly instructions, and fabrication specifications.
- Conduct tolerance stack-up analysis, fixture locating scheme development, datum structure definition, and dimensional validation.
- Design fixture mechanisms including slides, lift systems, clamps, adjustable units, pneumatic devices, sensor integration, and automation interfaces.
- Validate fixture designs for manufacturability, maintainability, reliability, serviceability, and operator safety.
- Select and integrate standard components including locators, clamps, sensors, actuators, and tooling hardware.