Product Design Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• The Safety of product designs and personal conduct in the shop.
• The Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Responsiveness of proposals, forge designs, forge tooling, heat treat fixtures, technical documentation, and the associated manufacturing process.
• Production Support for assigned products and related product lines.
• Innovation and execution of projects related to New Product Introduction (NPI), Cost Reduction, and Continuous Improvement.
• Disposition and Salvage of deviated product.
• Compliance with documented business and engineering policies, standard operating procedures, and work instructions.

Required Competencies and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Drawing interpretation / GD&T knowledge.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Power Point, and Word.
• CAD experience. Siemens NX or equivalent.
• US Citizenship or Permanent Residency required due to military contracts.

Desired Competencies and Experience

• 2 or more years of experience in aerospace forging or other manufacturing field.
• Experience with FEA process modeling.
• Superalloy knowledge.

Precision Castparts

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) is a leading worldwide, diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products. It serves the aerospace, power, and general industrial markets. PCC is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, and forged components used in jet aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines. The company has a history of superior earnings growth and prior to being acquired by Berkshire Hathaway was the fourth best performing stock in the S&P 500 during the last decade, up 1580%.

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and employs more than 30,000 people worldwide. PCC has over 150 plants and a presence in twenty-four states in the US and in over a dozen countries. PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers and shareholders while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

The company manufactures products through three, primary business segments:

• The Forged Products segment represents approximately forty-five percent of PCC’s sales and provides forged components for jet engines, including fan discs, compressor discs, turbine discs, seals, spacers, shafts, hubs, and cases; airframe structural components, such as landing gear beams, bulkheads, wing structures, engine mounts, struts, tail flaps, and housings; discs, spacers, and valve components for steam turbine and IGT engines; shafts, cases, and compressor and turbine discs for marine gas engines; mechanical and structural tubular forged products for energy markets; and forgings for pumps, valves, and structural applications.
• The Investment Cast Products segment represents approximately thirty-four percent of PCC’s sales and offers aerospace structural and airfoil castings; industrial gas turbine (IGT) castings; artificial hips and knees; landing gear struts and engine inlets for unmanned aerial vehicles; impellers for pumps and compressors; components for armament systems; and alloys for other manufacturers of investment castings.
• The Fastener Products segment represents approximately twenty-two percent of PCC’s sales and offers aerospace fasteners comprising bolts, nuts, nut plates, latches, expandable diameter fasteners, quick release pins, hydraulic fittings, bushings, inserts, collars, and other precision components. This segment also provides refiner plates and screen cylinders for the pulp and paper industry; grinder pumps and components for sewer systems; gas monitoring systems for the power generation industry; and thread-rolling and trimming dies, pins and steel, and carbide forging tools for fastener production. The company sells its fastener products and services through a network of distributors and independent sales representatives, as well as through a direct sales and marketing staff.