Tech Center Design Engineer I

East Penn Manufacturing - Deka Batteries • Lyons, PA

3d

About The Position

A Design Engineer I designs battery components, injection-molded parts, molds/tooling, and production equipment for automotive battery manufacturing under the guidance and mentorship of experienced design engineers and the department Manager/Director. This role performs routine engineering and design assignments while supporting injection molding design, tooling development, product improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives. As technical knowledge and experience grow, the Design Engineer I will assume increasing responsibility and develop the skills necessary to independently lead and manage engineering projects.

Requirements

• Typically, with less than 5 years of Engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering or scientific discipline.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Project Management skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Microsoft (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project)
• CAD (2D and 3D)

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the battery construction process preferred.
• SOMAX
• IQS
• MSR
• Six Sigma Tools
• FMEA
• Control Plans
• CREO

Responsibilities

• Provide Engineering support to Manufacturing, Quality, H&S, Sales, Costing, and Maintenance on Automotive products, equipment, and tooling.
• Prepare and deliver information, technical reports, and presentations to management, customers, vendors, and technical partners.
• Contribute to concept generation and ideation processes.
• Maintain and protect the confidentiality of proprietary information.
• Perform other duties which may become essential to the position.
• Participate in regular technical reviews throughout all phases of a project.
• Interact with production and engineering at all levels.
• Track and record time spent on tasks and projects.
• Travel worldwide for the company as required (approximately 5 days per year).
• Attend industry related technical conferences, seminars, and/or trade shows.
• Assist Engineers to interface with customers to design new products and support existing products.
• May be involved in fabrication, operation, application, installation, and/or repair of mechanical equipment and tooling.
• Perform calculations and tests on products, equipment, and tooling as directed by a senior engineer.
• Apply knowledge of mechanical engineering principles to design products such as tooling, robots, machines, measuring devices, etc.
• Responsible for ordering/purchasing tooling from vendors, including EPM’s Central Services.
• Contribute to bringing products from idea to proof of concept, through to the final, manufactural product.
• Assist in the design, development, integration, and testing of all aspects of mechanical components, equipment, and instrumentation.
• Uses computer-aided design software and/or graphic tools to update drawings, design simple tooling, and design simple mechanical machines or mechanisms.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Group health insurance that includes high quality medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage with a low employee premium
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match and a 3% employer contribution
• 9 paid company holidays, 2 paid personal holidays, and 10 paid vacation days annually
• Employee assistance program
• Fitness Discounts
• Promotional opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level