Process Design Engineer

Main responsibilities

• Learn, develop, and optimize tooling design for cold heading processes, ensuring the shapes and geometries required for each part can be produced reliably and efficiently.
• Design tooling and define manufacturing processes for new parts, including heading and other related operations, with focus on stability, efficiency, and tooling cost reduction.
• Review and improve tooling design for current parts together with production and workshop teams.
• Support production in troubleshooting tooling and process issues, helping solve problems quickly and effectively when parts are not running as expected.
• Analyze manufacturing processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement, including:
• reducing setup times,
• improving machine performance,
• optimizing feeding systems,
• improving vibrating bowls and part flow,
• increasing overall production efficiency.
• Evaluate part feasibility for new customer requests, including production difficulty, tooling implications, and most suitable manufacturing approach.
• Work with suppliers to negotiate, source, and purchase tooling and technical items needed to keep operations running smoothly.
• Cook up with internal teams including Production, Quality, Sales, and Tooling to improve product manufacturability and production performance.
• Promote standardized solutions aligned with CELO standards whenever possible.

Qualifications

• Engineering background preferred.
• Interest in or experience with cold heading, tooling design, and manufacturing processes.
• Strong willingness to learn the technical side of tooling design for forming parts in cold heading.
• Hands-on mindset and strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience in process improvement within a manufacturing environment is highly valued.
• Comfortable working closely with equipment, operators, workshop teams, and external suppliers.
• Able to combine technical analysis with practical execution on the shop floor.
• CAD knowledge is a plus.
• Experience negotiating with suppliers and managing tooling or technical purchases is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with company support
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Quarterly bonus program