The Design Engineer II manages the development and design of complex tools, fixtures and other devices used for production based on engineering specifications.

The Design Engineer II is expected to:

· Complete projects on time and on budget per customer specifications

· Create innovative designs and standards to reduce design time and costs

Tool Design Engineering 60%

· Supports the activities of assigned departmental Tool Makers in their efforts to develop and debug new and existing tooling designs in support of customer requirements.

· Determines tool specifications and requirements by interfacing with manufacturing staff to determine the best design for the tool.

· Determines the sequence of operation & number of die stations for progressive cutting, punching and forming to ensure products are produced economically and accurately.

· Performs calculations to determine exact dimensions, materials required and cost of the tools. Generates assembly & detail drawings of components required for the fabrication of inspection, assembly, custom automation, power press & four-slide tooling

· Resolves a wide variety of manufacturing problems including material characteristics tolerance and process issues, tolling failure issues and process variation issues

· Develops flat blank & strip layout drawings for stamping manufacturing process & analysis

· Selects standard MSC die components during design to allow efficient low cost concurrent tool mfg

· Designs automated machinery to perform various metal forming operations

· Designs tooling for a wide variety machine types to be used in the manufacturing environment.

Project Management 15%

· Assigns and tracks departmental resources needed to support customer-driven projects and new product engineering schedules.

· Monitors design engineering project work to ensure all customer requirements for quality, cost and lead time are met appropriately.

· Provides timely cost estimates to the Sales and Marketing Group ensuring that the total tooling cost needed to support the customer’s requirements are fully considered and supported

· Generates bill of material to identify all components of a design to facilitate manufacturing

· Coordinates ordering of tooling components to meet quoted cost & delivery

· Works with tooling group, process engineers and outside suppliers to effectively complete projects on time and on budget.

· Assists in facilitating the procurement of new equipment.

· Develops robust repeatable manufacturing processes that meets all the project requirements.

· Captures all process variables to assure a stable process in production.

· Assures all documentation is 100% accurate. Creates, develops and recommends improvements to the departments design process.

Process Improvement 25%

· Works with engineering to identify problems with performance or tool life and recommends solutions or enhancements.

· Implements systems that significantly reduces design time and improves accuracy of design output and meets expected deliveries and cost requirements

· Standardizes design processes company-wide, maintains updated design standards within the department, and trains departmental engineers on those standards

· Implement and execute continuous improvement techniques, as measured against delivery, cost and quality requirements

· Measure, Oversee and reduce the cost and time spent in tooling development (both in-house and outside at approved tooling vendors)

This position has no talent management responsibilities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field is required.

· 4 - 7 years of experience in the maintenance, repair and construction of progressive and compound dies, tools, jigs and fixtures is required.

· Must have a thorough and complete knowledge of manufacturing processes understanding feeds, presses and other auxiliary equipment used in production

· Must have a thorough knowledge of machine tool construction and operations and the use of tools, machine shop practices, and the working qualities of materials.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION

· None

TECHNICAL SKILLS

· Blueprint reading

· Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

· Statistical Process Control (SPC)

· Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA, GR&R)

· Design of Experiments (DOE)

· CAD/CAM

· ERP software

· SolidWorks design software

· Statistical analysis software (MiniTab)

· MS Office Suite

OTHER SKILLS

· Written communication

· Verbal communication

· Multitasking

· Problem solving

· Organizational skills

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to touch, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

While performing this Job, the employee is regularly required to demonstrate manual and spatial dexterity sufficient to operate machinery for precision work

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.