Manufacturing/Industrial Design Engineer

Trinity Health•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

TrinityRail is searching for a Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Engineer to join our team in Dallas, Texas. What you'll do: Evaluate designs and products for ease of manufacturing and compliance with regulatory and contractual standards in terms of material, stability and performance. Work both independently and closely with manufacturing operations, supply chain, and tooling to optimize designs and assembly process steps for manufacturability. Be a self-starter in defining all engineering tasks to meet project objectives and have the ability to quickly learn about new processes with very little information provided Develop and execute project plans for DFM&A activities. Create or serve as project leader for production of layouts, specifications, prototype build drawings and bill of materials. Oversee the production of related models and drawings. Maintain external relationships with vendors, focusing on the engineering and operating personnel at regarding non-standard components and technical developments Work with internal and external customers in optimizing products and processes with quality, performance, production and profitability in mind. Ensure design intent is maintained. Administer the assembly and process execution of NPI for proto, pilot and production builds

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial) required.
3+ years’ experience of engineering procedures and administration; emphasis on railcar design or other large fabrications is preferred.
Demonstrate hands-on mechanical ability
Extensive working knowledge of heavy manufacturing process and tooling.
Outstanding communication skills – both written and verbal/Bilingual Spanish is plus
Excellent Microsoft Office skills required
Ability to multi-task multiple projects of differing scale
Ability to work in both office and manufacturing facility environments.
Demonstrated ability to execute all phases of product design, prototype development, product analysis and manufacturing processes while conforming to applicable regulatory standards and practices. Knowledge of AAR interchange rules preferred.
Experience in a manufacturing.
Prior engineer position with a custom product, freight and/or tank car production or maintenance preferred.
Knowledge of weld process and industry standards.
Experience in Autodesk AutoCAD and Inventor is preferred.
Experience with Risk assessment, planning, time standard, visuals and standard work.

Responsibilities

Evaluate designs and products for ease of manufacturing and compliance with regulatory and contractual standards in terms of material, stability and performance.
Work both independently and closely with manufacturing operations, supply chain, and tooling to optimize designs and assembly process steps for manufacturability.
Be a self-starter in defining all engineering tasks to meet project objectives and have the ability to quickly learn about new processes with very little information provided
Develop and execute project plans for DFM&A activities.
Create or serve as project leader for production of layouts, specifications, prototype build drawings and bill of materials.
Oversee the production of related models and drawings.
Maintain external relationships with vendors, focusing on the engineering and operating personnel at regarding non-standard components and technical developments
Work with internal and external customers in optimizing products and processes with quality, performance, production and profitability in mind.
Ensure design intent is maintained.
Administer the assembly and process execution of NPI for proto, pilot and production builds