Location
Fort Wayne, IN | United States
Job description
Position overview:
Perform tool engineering on tooling projects, including specification, engineering and design, and technical review. Provide complete project management including procurement, assembly, start-up and qualification of tooling and products. Participate with project teams from NPD (New Product Development) in development of tooling to optimize new product cost and manufacturing, and with manufacturing teams to resolve current issues with new and current tooling.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Perform thermoform, pulp, and paper tooling engineering for NPD and manufacturing
support projects.
• Perform engineering calculations and design as required to ensure high level of tool performance:
o High throughput tooling with adequate cooling and air flow;
o High quality manufacture of products;
o Wide “process window” to ensure ease of operation.
• Perform design of both Form and Trim tooling, including complete mold and die-set design,
and conversion sets consisting of cavities, assist plugs, trim tooling, perforation tooling.
• Perform complete project management when assigned projects, including:
o Work with project team directed by Project Manager;
o Tooling concept and design review;
o High quality tool fabrication meeting full design specification;
o Complete follow-up of initial trial and tooling qualification;
o Implement scorecard to audit project success.
• Work with tool engineering, plant tool personnel, quality, and manufacturing to maintain and
continually improve tooling standards with known performance.
• Participate in design evaluation of new as well as current products, to improve
manufacturability and success during trials and qualification of production tooling.
• Establish technical competence and knowledge of process and support equipment.
Contribute to creative manufacturing solutions involving production lines, machinery, and infrastructure.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Skilled in 3D Solid Modeling CAD software, Solid Works preferred.
• Strong problem-solving skills with good mechanical aptitude.
• Strong communication, and interpersonal skills to support project team coordination
Required Education and Experience:
• BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
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