Design Engineer

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Under the direction of the Engineering Supervisor, the Design Engineer designs rotary cutting tools, analysing tool performance, collaborating with manufacturing teams to improve tool efficiency, and indenting solutions for tooling related issues in production while meeting or exceeding company production and quality standard, and meeting customer deliver requirements.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Design cutting tools, meeting engineering standards, applicable codes, customer specifications, and within cost constraints.
• Review and interpret customer specifications and sales agreements.
• Ensure conformance to ANSI, NAS and company standards for quality and manufacturability.
• Maintain design layouts in the SAP.
• Provide process drawings and profile information.
• Redesign standard and special products, improving quality and productivity, while reducing costs.
• Evaluate and select components and parts for the products
• Utilize AutoCad to draw products.
• Initiate purchase orders
• Develop working relationships with production and quality departments to address and resolve problems and to develop better cooperation for working together toward producing the highest quality products at the lowest possible cost.
• Act as technical resource for product field support of customers, service and field sales, assisting in addressing and resolving questions and problems.
• Participate on cross functional teams to address and resolve manufacturing, design and quality problems, and ensure the continuous, ongoing improvements of processes and methods.
• Suggest ideas for new products.
• Stay current in new developments in the industry.
• Keep informed of new parts or methods to improve products or product design.

EDUCATION:

A bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or industrial engineering preferred. Associates degree or three to seven years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience with an emphasis in metal working or machine trades.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of five to eight years direct involvement with the design and application of round cutting tools; prefer with minimum of two years direct customer contact experience as either cutting tool sales representative or application engineer.
• Thorough knowledge of latest developments in machining methods, manufacturing equipment, machining techniques and materials.
• Basic blueprint reading skills and working knowledge of math is preferred
• AutoCAD experience with 2D tooling design.
• Proficiency with MS office including excel
• Knowledge of Uni Graphics or Pro E a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, leadership and ability to communicate with complex matters.