Tool Design Engineer

About Phoenix Stamping Since 1986, Phoenix Stamping has manufactured sheet metal and rod products for customers across North America from our Atlanta, GA; Fort Wayne, IN; and Fort Worth, TX locations. We are a growing, highly automated operation with a family-oriented culture and the motto: \"Customers first, employees always!\" Your Role at a Glance As the Sheet Metal Stamping Design Engineer, youll report to the Design Engineering Manager and own end-to-end design engineering activities that bring manufacturable, repeatable, and cost-effective parts, tooling, and fixtures to life. A Day in the Life You start the morning reviewing customer prints and part samples, identifying critical characteristics and intended function. In the APQP huddle, you outline risks and controls. By midday, youre building 3D models to feed downstream data needs, shaping tooling and check fixtures, and publishing detailed drawings for internal and customer use. After lunch, you enter and maintain ERP part data, run tolerance stack-ups to verify GD&T compliance, and coordinate prototype builds with testing and validation. You lead your projects launch plan, present updates in Engineering Design Reviews and Project Status Meetings, and drive engineering change requests to closure. On the floor, you support manufacturing via Kata and continuous improvement, always ensuring compliance with Phoenix Stamping Design and Drawing manuals. You close the day exploring new technologies and guiding R&D concepts toward practical solutions. Key Responsibilities Evaluate part samples and customer design documentation for critical characteristics/function Participate in advanced product quality planning (APQP) Create 3D part models; design tooling and check fixtures Generate and distribute part/tooling/fixture documentation Create and maintain ERP part data supporting manufacturing Validate first articles to approved part design Perform tolerance stack-up analysis; ensure GD&T compliance Develop prototypes; oversee testing and validation Serve as project launch lead from kickoff to completion Lead concept development and convert ideas into viable engineering solutions Drive DFM improvements to enhance manufacturability, repeatability, and cost Support on-time launches to the manufacturing floor Attend Engineering Design Reviews and Project Status Meetings Ensure adherence to Phoenix Stamping Design and Drawing manuals Investigate, coordinate, and complete engineering change requests (ECRs) Support manufacturing via Kata and related activities Stay current with emerging technologies and lead R&D efforts Qualifications B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology 3 6+ years in mechanical design Strong grasp of metal stamping, sheet metal design rules, and DFM Clear written/verbal communicator; proficient in Microsoft Office Self-directed, organized, positive, team-oriented, customer-focused, accountable Hands-on mindset in a manufacturing environment Autodesk Inventor or comparable 3D CAD experience Autodesk Vault or similar PLM experience Proficiencies GD&T Bachelor's Degree CAD Software Mechanical Design & Engineering CAD/CAM Software Blueprint Reading Tools & Technologies 3D Modeling (AutoCAD, Solidworks) 2D Drawings CAD Software (AutoCAD, Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor) Benefits drug-free work place competitive salary and benefits package We are an equal opportunity employer (EEO), dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identityor national origin and in compliance with ADAAA. #J-18808-Ljbffr