CAD Engineer

Job Title

Design and create fabrication drawings for custom machine tooling, fixtures, and gages. Provide engineering and technical support for production issues and equipment.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaboration with internal customers to accept and initiate new tooling requests.
• Collaboration with Manufacturing Engineers & Quality Engineers to evaluate and gain consensus on proper product dimensioning schemes that convey design intent, ensure functionality, aid in ease of manufacturing and ensure ability to use hard gages.
• A highly developed understanding of both design and fabrication skills, to effectively engineer new tools, fixtures, gages, and equipment.
• Effective use of CAD to design tools (like NX), fixtures, and gages.
• Investigation of pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replaceability, strength-weight efficiency, and cost.
• Creation of layouts of complex assemblies and details of parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures.
• Identification and specification of appropriate materials for use on tools, fixtures, gages, and equipment.
• Identification and specification of appropriate purchased components for use on tools, fixtures, gages, and equipment.
• Consult with other tool designers to ensure conformance to accepted practices and standards.
• Work directly with engineering & calibration on gage issues.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings to review designs and intents.

EDUCATION

BS in Mechanical Engineering or other Technical Degree, or equivalent professional experience

A minimum of 3+ years' experience in all phases of CAD design

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES and AFFILIATIONS*

Required Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of GD&T.
• Working knowledge and experience using Siemens NX (Unigraphics) modeling software
• Self-starter with the ability to deliver results under minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A concentration in the specialized disciplines of Gage Design, GD&T Application, and Design Checking
• Experience working in a regulated medical industry.
• Design for manufacturability