Tool Designer

Design Engineer

REPORTS TO:  Director of Engineering                            PREPARED/REVISED BY:         

LOCATION:       Port Washington, WI                                    DATE:  April 2014          

APPROVED BY:                                                                              DATE:                                  

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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.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an all-encompassing list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees so classified. Reasonable accommodations to essential functions of the job will be made if necessary.