Project / Manufacturing Engineer

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage capital improvement projects by developing RFQs, acquiring proposals and quotes, creating timelines, and staying within budgets.
• Design and implement changes/modifications to production machines and tooling through creation and revision of technical drawings, specifying components, supervising fabrication, and subsequent installation and testing.
• Install and test new production machine designs, including concepts and tooling, and ensure the development of fully functioning machines.
• Support die casting and injection molding operations, including tooling and process troubleshooting.
• Support and troubleshoot hydraulic and pneumatic systems in manufacturing operations.
• Design and develop mechanical components using CAD tools.
• Perform engineering calculations (stress, load, thermal) to support design decisions.
• Provide hands-on engineering assistance, instruction, and training to all levels of the company on set-up techniques, preventative maintenance, operation of production machines and tooling, and development of one-point lessons and work instructions.
• Perform dimensional inspection of prototypes, samples, product, tooling, and machine components to verify designs and changes, and provide written and verbal reports of results.
• Investigate manufacturing processes, components, methods, tooling that can improve company metrics, focusing on quality, reducing scrap, and increasing efficiencies, including interaction with equipment/tooling vendors.
• Create, review, and revise Process/Design FMEAs, control plans, and APQP documents for both new and existing processes.
• Travel to other locations within the company, vendors, customers, trade shows, and training as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 35+ years of engineering or project experience, with automotive experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, calculations, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience using CAD systems (preferably AutoCAD), spreadsheets, word documents, databases, and email programs (such as Microsoft Office Suite).
• Experience with injection molding and/or die casting.
• Vocational/Technical School/work experience related to machine shop practices.
• Strong analytical capabilities and mechanical aptitude.
• Experience with Process/Design FMEAs, control plans, and APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning).
• Possess a basic understanding of machine control systems such as safety devices, PLCs, HMIs, compressed air logic, and hydraulics.
• Minimum five years prior hands-on experience in a manufacturing plant as an engineer.
• Familiarity with TS 16949 & ISO 14001 Quality & Environmental Systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.