Digital Manufacturing Designer

About the role

Use proprietary computer software to analyze customer-supplied 3D CAD models and create digital files for manufacturing. Shift: Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Create and send quotes/toolpaths using proprietary software and customer-supplied CAD models
• Create Quality Control checks for manufacturing usage
• Resolve issues that prevent auto-quoting using organization’s internal software
• Develop and maintain knowledge of organizational processes to convey benefits and respond to customer inquiries within quotes
• Proactively collaborate with internal resources to answer customer questions about our process, specific materials, or CNC in general
• Provide assistance to machine operators as needed
• Assist in troubleshooting parts and part creation
• Consistently evaluate best practices and improvement opportunities for self, team, and company
• Comply with all company quality and safety standards
• Adhere to all company policies and operational procedures
• Perform additional tasks as assigned

Requirements

• Experience with CAD/CAM software packages
• Ability to learn advanced proprietary graphical computer-aided analysis software
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to multitask and prioritize workload
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to comprehend and follow printed and on-screen instructions, and direction from supervisors or technical leads

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or similar field preferred
• Experience with CNC-operated machines (bonus)

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Traditional or High Deductible plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
• Dental and Vision coverage
• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Paid caregiver leave
• 3 weeks of PTO, plus Holiday Pay and Volunteer Hours
• 401k with company match and immediate vesting
• Employee Stock Purchase Program at a 15% discounted rate
• Matching grants through Protolabs Foundation

Pay

$26.15 - $34.86 an hour

Work Environment

• Indoors (A/C), nonsmoking
• Majority of work performed in a manufacturing area exposed to machinery and noise; eye protection and safety shoes required
• Occasional work in outside weather conditions
• Occasional work near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places
• Occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration
• Noise level usually quiet to moderate

Physical Demands

• Occasionally required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor, mouse, telephone, and printer
• Regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, or kneel
• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 70 pounds
• Regularly required to reach with hands and arms, talk, see, and hear

Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all U.S.-based facilities. This role is open only to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status. Individuals with temporary visas (e.g., E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN, or OPT) are not eligible.