Senior Forensic Engineer
The Vertex Companies LLC
Tooling Engineer
KnowHireMatch
full-time
Posted on:
Location: Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
Visit company websiteJob Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Metal fabrication operation; major player in casting and machining with $200M revenue and 1,300 employees
- Production orders booked out for a year; markets include defense and aerospace; division is an investment casting foundry with 120 team members; certifications include AS9100, ISO 9001, Nadcap, and ASNT Levels II & III
- Report to the CI Manager; no visa sponsorship available at any time
- Manage new part tooling needs and requests for investment cast tool fabrication and tool modifications; responsible for tool build schedule and validation for defense, aerospace, commercial, energy and petrochemical customers
- Work collaboratively with Customers, Engineering, Operations, Sales and tooling vendors to coordinate design and release of tooling to production
- Coordinate tooling maintenance and improvement activities; manage tooling revision levels via tool database
- Monitor tooling performance, identify and execute corrective actions, and verify effectiveness using quantitative and statistical tools
- Directly support production for tooling maintenance including diagnosis, replacement of wear items and in-house modifications
- Subject Matter Expert for dimensional inspection; develop inspection plans, maintain calibration requirements and program CMM and Laser Scanner
- Support continuous improvement and improved plant profitability
Requirements
- 5+ years’ experience in design of tooling for metal or plastic processes
- BS Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent; an associate’s degree with excellent experience will be considered with additional experience
- Having strong organizational skills with a passion to meet deadlines
- Demonstrated competency utilizing CAD software (SolidWorks preferable)
- Experience with software for GD&T, casting simulation & modeling is desired
