Product Engineer Position Overview: - Work cooperatively in a team environment to develop and enhance robust manufacturing processes and tooling to support the company's growth in the aerospace and industrial investment casting markets.
- Develop, maintain, and teach "best practice" investment casting procedures and practices to ensure CPP business objectives are satisfied.
- Identify problems, generate alternatives and implement solutions to problems that affect yield, rework and overall quality of the product using a standardized approach.
- Take a leadership role occasionally in resolving cross-functional problems on cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities: - Support the construction of dies (shrink factor analysis), gages and support tooling needed to produce and inspect ceramic cores, wax patterns and castings.
- Identify and improve process yields using various data analysis techniques (statistical, mathematical, DOE, 6 Sigma, etc.) to uncover variables in the process.
- Interface with tooling vendors and CPP Purchasing to produce a quality tool/die at a competitive price.
- Control the dimensional quality of castings to meet or exceed customer expectations.
- Develop internal job instructions.
- Identify, evaluate and implement new process technologies that will improve manufacturing and product capabilities.
- Document work procedures and processes.
- Work closely with other departments to ensure organizational objectives are met.
- Publish reports on research and completed tests using data-based decisions.
- Routinely audit production lots for adherence to established techniques and to ensure the repeatability of the results.
- Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a professional manner.
- Improve labor utilization and reduce cost.
- Communicate with tooling suppliers, core suppliers, and customers to meet product needs
Qualifications & Requirements: Education & Experience: - BS in Engineering or related technical field
- 5+ years' experience in mechanical or product engineering
- Experience in the investment casting industry preferred
Other Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Knowledge of DS/SX (Directionally Solidified / Single Crystal) & Equiaxed casting process, shell parameters and dimensional impact. Knowledge of statistics. Knowledge of Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing principles. Strong working knowledge of GD&T. Ability to interpret customer specifications relative to establishing internal written NDT specifications. Excellent analytical skills. Excellent communication skills. Strong PC skills. Strong program management skills. Skills using NX/UG, Solidworks, GOM, Minitab and Microsoft Suite. Excellent organizational, interpersonal and documentation skills. Ability to interpret customer drawings and models. Good written communication skills. Professionalism. Innovative thinking. Team orientation. Assertive. Energetic. Self-starter. Risk taker. Sense of urgency.
This is a full time position Pay Range:
