Tool Designer

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Design Engineer is responsible for design engineering support of new and existing product, including part, tool, fixture, and gage design in a metal stamping, fabricating and assembly environment, under direction of Director or Design Engineer.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time. 

• Customer assistance on product design
• Customer feedback on design for manufacturability
• Participation in internal and customer product and print design reviews
• Review of tolerance schemes
• Tool design for sheet metal punching, forming and fabricating
• Tool design for metal stamping in DiNamic press and standard tooling for slide machines
• Fixture design for welding and / or assembly
• Gage, staging fixture and / or comparator traces for part quality inspection
• Establish and maintain design timeline
• Collaborate with tool building team to build tools, fixtures and gages
• Support production and Manufacturing Engineering teams during early product development and validation
• Assist internal teams on other engineering functions as required
• Participation in cross-functional product launch teams within the framework of APQP

• Other duties as assigned or required

QUALIFICATIONS: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or abilities required.

• Associate’s degree in Mechanical Design or equivalent experience
• 3D CAD proficiency required, SolidWorks preferred
• Familiarity with LogoPress preferred
• Minimum 5 years related design experience
• Minimum 3 years experience in manufacturing, metal stamping or fabrication
• Familiarity with APQP process preferred
• MS Office proficiency
• Established organization and project tracking techniques

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; frequently required to sit and talk or hear; occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.