Tool Designer

KMC Stampings • Town of Fredonia, WI

73d

About The Position

Design Engineer is responsible for design engineering support of new and existing product, including part, tool, fixture, and gage design in a metal stamping, fabricating and assembly environment, under direction of Director or Design Engineer.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Mechanical Design or equivalent experience
• 3D CAD proficiency required, SolidWorks preferred
• Familiarity with LogoPress preferred
• Minimum 5 years related design experience
• Minimum 3 years experience in manufacturing, metal stamping or fabrication
• Familiarity with APQP process preferred
• MS Office proficiency
• Established organization and project tracking techniques

Responsibilities

• Customer assistance on product design
• Customer feedback on design for manufacturability
• Participation in internal and customer product and print design reviews
• Review of tolerance schemes
• Tool design for sheet metal punching, forming and fabricating
• Tool design for metal stamping in DiNamic press and standard tooling for slide machines
• Fixture design for welding and/or assembly
• Gage, staging fixture and/or comparator traces for part quality inspection
• Establish and maintain design timeline
• Collaborate with tool building team to build tools, fixtures and gages
• Support production and Manufacturing Engineering teams during early product development and validation
• Assist internal teams on other engineering functions as required
• Participation in cross-functional product launch teams within the framework of APQP
• Other duties as assigned or required

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees