Design Engineer – Manufacturing

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Dover, NH, US

About Welch Fluorocarbon:

Since 1985, Welch Fluorocarbon, a UFP Technologies company, has specialized in providing thermoformed and heat-sealed products to a variety of customers. We utilize the best, thin, high-performance films. Welch Fluorocarbon was founded to answer the industry’s demand for high-performance plastic products.

Our corporate culture is a true team environment where there is a presence of clear purpose, the strength of real community and the celebration of individual creativity. Every day we prove that “the whole is always greater than the sum of its parts.” The foundation of our culture is based on the core ideology of balance. As part of our culture and promoting balance for Team Members lives, Welch provides a competitive benefits package.

UFP Technologies, Inc. offers a competitive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability Insurance
• 401K with a matching contribution
• Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee discounts and much more!

Location: This position will be on-site full-time in Dover, NH. The position holder will need to be within commuting distance (within 45 min).

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. At this time, we are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa.

This Design Engineer role focuses on the end-to-end design, prototyping, and validation of new products and automated manufacturing processes. You will independently manage development projects while using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to optimize the performance, cost, and safety of existing products. Develop CMM inspection programs and use precision measurement systems to meet strict quality and functional standards.

Design Engineer
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work together with other Welch Teams and the Customer (as necessary) to conceive, design, and develop new products and processes through engineering analysis, prototyping, risk assessment, and qualification testing from earliest concept to release to production.
• Manage smaller development projects with minimal direction from more senior engineering staff, considering all technical aspects required to bring given programs to commercial success.
• Evaluate, document, and implement design or process changes to improve performance, quality, manufacturability, safety, and/or cost of existing products/processes.
• Design and verification tools, gauges and equipment needed for new products or customer product programs.
• Manufacture and verification of initial part prototypes.
• Together with the Project Team and the Manufacturing Engineering Team, support the qualification processes, eventually leading to release to manufacturing.
• Design and lead experiments to confirm/uncover or resolve design questions.
• Assemble, test and troubleshoot automated production equipment.
• Create manufacturing documentation for new products and processes.
• Implement LEAN and Six Sigma continuous improvement best practices.
• Inspect tooling, gauges and developmental customer parts for dimensional accuracy. This includes handheld instruments, visions systems and laser scanning CMM.
• Develop CMM programs based on part geometry, GD&T and functional requirements to inspect and document / record inspection results, programming changes, and quality assurance data.
• Other miscellaneous tasks may be assigned by the Engineering Manager.
• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering (or Engineering Technology) field. Mechanical engineering is preferred, but other disciplines will also be considered.
• At least 1 year…