Responsibilities:
- Use Siemens NX (Unigraphics) to create designs of cutting tools, fixtures, gages, automation support tooling and test equipment. The designs should be both economical to build and use.
- Work closely with Manufacturing Engineers, Product Engineers, Production shop and A&T Technicians to ensure the designs work as requested.
- Support the fabrication of complex machined parts and sub-assemblies by creating tooling, fixtures, and gaging to aid in the manufacturing and assembly of these parts and assemblies.
- Prepare detailed drawings of your designs. These detailed drawings may be used to manufacture the fixtures in the Moog Model Shop/Tool room or at a Moog Suppliers.
- Explore new work holding techniques and tooling to expand Moog's tooling and fixturing capabilities as we drive towards automated production cells, and advanced manufacturing technologies.
- Evaluate and develop new and emerging technologies in cutting tools and work holding for development and production machining and product assembly and test.
- Maintain contact with the Moog Tool Room and Outside suppliers regarding the economic manufacturability of your designs.
- Coordinate with various departments and team members so machining and assembly constraints are understood and the design will function in this environment.
- Estimate tooling, fixture and gaging design times.
- Recommend tooling, fixturing, gaging and automation support tooling concepts to help engineers manufacture and assemble complex components.
- Load, track and assist in managing the Tool workflow process using Jira.
Basic Requirements:
Associates Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Technology and 2 years' experience or alternately a high school diploma, or equivalent, and an additional 5+ years of experience in a mechanical engineering technical environment.
Additional Requirements:
- Tooling and/or fixture design experience.
- Strong CAD drafting and design skills are a must to be proficient in this role
· Knowledge of machine shop practices and fabrication methods.
- Working knowledge of GD&T and how to apply it to tool and fixture designs.
- The ability to work as both an individual contributor and as part of a cross functional team.
- Applicant must have a working knowledge of precision machine shop practices, cutting tools, gaging, jig and fixture design.
- A progressive thinker and Self-starter to help advance our current methodologies and technologies.
- The ability to think and design “Outside the box”.
- Experience with quick change fixturing is a plus.
- Experience with automation support tooling a plus.
- A “Lean Mindset” and leadership skills to drive change towards a “Lean factory” and “Standardized Work” is a plus. (Lean belt certification a plus)
- Excellent communication and documentation skills to work effectively with a variety of people.
- The ability to be a self-starter and motivated to complete tasks in a timely manner.
As a Design Drafter, you will:
- Require conceptual direction with minimal technical inputs from a Senior Design/Project Engineer on design tasks. Incompletely defined requirements must be developed into specific designs generating a full design package consisting of layouts, schematics, detail drawings, assembly drawings and parts lists suitable for prototype and subsequently production release.
- Direct other drafting personnel in the completion of assignments. Work independently or with an engineer, generate dimensional and functional specifications for customer supplied components.
- Present design results for review and substantiates soundness of design through discussion of assumptions, constraints and analyses used.
- Interact with Development, Product and Manufacturing Methods Engineers as well as outside vendors during the course of product design.
- Contribute to the design conceptual process by interaction with other engineers on the development team.
- Prepare complete design, often complex, with minimal technical inputs by comprehending the total task and planning out the detail requirements.
- Prepare complex redesigns and repackaging of existing products through proper component and hardware sizing and selection.
- Perform engineering calculations related to sizing, performance, tolerance and assembly.
- Select components, materials and processes. Design tool and fixtures when required.
- Check the work of junior drafting personnel and assure the accuracy of design of your own work and the work of others.
- Assist production in the resolution of manufacturing problems related to potential design problems.
- Coordinate with production to develop effective production control configurations (kit structure, alternate parts, revision control, etc.)
- Assure timely completion of assigned projects.