Prototype Stamping Technician

About the role

Technique is a Michigan-based precision sheet metal and welded assemblies manufacturer serving various industries including aerospace, defense, automotive, motorsports, medical, and food processing. We specialize in high-speed prototypes, ultra-low volume stampings, tubing, and assemblies for both production and emergency-based manufacturing.

Our employees enjoy a work culture that values safety, integrity, teamwork, learning opportunities, and results. Technique offers a range of benefits including paid time off, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), 401(k), 401(k) matching, professional development, referral program, paid training, on-the-job training, employee assistance program, and tuition reimbursement.

Responsibilities

• Execute multistep draws – Use multistep draws, comprehend preforms, size them appropriately, and adjust drawing processes to alleviate cracks and thinning.
• Apply friction and drawing fundamentals – Understand how friction affects the drawing of parts, manage pressure, and utilize cushion pins appropriately.
• Maintain gap control – Apply and maintain an understanding of gap control in stamping operations.
• Design tooling in AutoCAD – Set up swipes, tweak parts, draw nests, guide plates, and binder plates in AutoCAD.
• Complete GD&T layouts and controls documentation – Understand and complete GD&T layouts, write programs, and save runsheets in controls.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED, or enrollment in a manufacturing-based education program
• Vocational training preferred (STEM Program, Career Center, or Technical Trades Training)
• First aid training required
• General manufacturing experience required; two to four years of stamping equipment and metal forming experience preferred
• Ability to work with AutoCAD and controls software
• Understanding of GD&T and deep draw stamping fundamentals
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Must be authorized to work in the United States