Design Engineer - German Township, United States - Georg Utz Holding AG

Description

Design Engineer


Purpose:
Design and develop injection molded and thermoformed products for material handling and packaging industries. The candidate shall also work efficiently with a cross functional team including tool design, quality assurance, manufacturing, documentation control, etc.


Responsibilities:

• Perform product development activities in design and analysis of new products from concept to production using NX and Solidworks follow by customer's requirements.
• Create detailed drawings for customers and production.
• Communicate with customers, sales, and manufacturing teams to meet target cost, quality and timing requirements.
• Manage day-to-day activities required to support sales and manufacturing teams.
• Perform FEA and Mold Flow analysis.
• Verification and validation of new designs.
• Work directly with toolmaker on tool design and quotes.
• Troubleshooting prototypes and pre-production samples.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
• Three + years' experience with designing and manufacturing Injection molded or thermoformed plastic parts. Experience designing large products is a plus.
• Strong Knowledge of NX, Team Center, and Solidworks.
• Knowledge of Injection mold design.
• Knowledge of common plastics and their properties.
• Good problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills.
• Ability to analyze engineering problems and develop creative solutions.
• Experience working across teams, customers, and departments.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Ability to multi-task while maintaining progress toward completing tasks.
• Excellent organization and prioritization of daily tasks and projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to make technical presentations for customers.
• Basic knowledge of manufacturing automation is desirable.
• Positive, team-oriented attitude.
• Desire to succeed.