Description
Primary and Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Works with multidisciplinary design teams in a cooperative and supportive manner
- Creates multi-view dimensional drawings of parts and assemblies
- Implements geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) on drawings to ensure proper fitment and functionality of parts and assemblies
- Serve as an authority on GD&T and drawing quality for the department
- Prepares bills of material (BOMs) and specifications
- Creates various documentation and processes engineering changes
- Optimizes design for cost, manufacturability, maintainability while achieving functional design requirements
- Makes various calculations, such as strength of materials, weights, basic forces, and stresses, frequently using charts and tables
- Works with engineers to create designs and resolve issues
- Provides assistance to lesser experienced designers by communicating work priorities, providing technical assistance and verifying accuracy of work
- Maintains CAD equipment by following manufacturer's instruction and procedures; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs, as required
- Supports, communicates, reinforces and defends the mission, values and culture of the organization
- Adheres to all quality and safety standards
Secondary Duties and Responsibilities
- May participate in cross-functional teams and work groups
Supervisory Responsibilities
- May indirectly supervise the work of more junior designers, but does not have direct reports
Years Experience
Level of Education
5+ years strong performance as designer
Associates degree in related field or equivalent experience required; Bachelors degree preferred
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility listed above satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Experience / Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- Must be able to speak, read and understand English
- Able to work independently for a weekly basis
- Expert user of CAD programs, Solidworks preferred
- Expert knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing standards (GD&T)
- Strong knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes
- Working knowledge of SAP business enterprise system for Bills of Materials strongly desired
- Quality orientation and high attention to detail
- Possesses strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with customers, vendors, employees and managers at all levels within the company
- Possesses strong organizational and time management skills, able to work on multiple projects and designs in parallel
- Comfortable sharing knowledge and feedback with other members of the team, and contributing to site drawing standards
- Possesses strong computer skills with demonstrated proficiency in standard business software packages (e.g., Microsoft Office)
- Experience with programming Vision Measurement Machine preferred, or willingness to learn
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:
- Work is accomplished in a typical office environment with adequate environmental (heating/cooling) control. The noise level in the work environment is moderate due to noises associated with computer equipment and environmental control systems.
- This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers and filing cabinets
- Access to operations and manufacturing areas may involve exposure to loud noises, dust, fumes, oils, and fluctuations in temperature
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Performs all work in accordance with safety and workmanship and good housekeeping specifications
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee alternates between sitting and standing/walking for long periods of time
- This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds
- Ability to wear proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), as required per plant rules
Training
- New employee safety orientation and training on special tools or software required for job performance
* This specific position requires U.S. Citizenship. The applicant must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance. An active Secret clearance is preferred but not required.
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