The Role:
As a 3D Design Engineer, you will be collaborate with
Product Design, Simulation, and Process Engineering, to establish High Pressure
Die Casting tooling requirements and create fully detailed 3D CAD (Catia)
design models for die fabrication by tooling suppliers.
Responsibilities:
- Create the CAD design of new die cast
tooling from concept thru production, including split lines, slides,
ejection, vent and cooling system (e.g. waterlines in tool steel as well
as internal and external plumbing)
- Provide feedback to Product Design Engineers
to achieve the right balance between product performance and
manufacturability from a tooling perspective (e.g. draft angles, rib/boss
geometry, etc.)
- Incorporate input from Flow and Thermal
Simulation Engineers into the die design
- Capture feedback from Casting Process
Engineers into new and replacement dies
- Develop new ideas to push the envelope of
performance (cycle time, yield, uptime) and minimize risk
- Provide technical oversight of tooling
suppliers
- Assist in the development of tooling design
and fabrication schedules, then execute accordingly
- Manage parallel, rather than serial,
product design, die design, and die fabrication timelines
Requirements
- Mechanical
Engineering degree, or equivalent in experience
- Proven record of experience in designing mechanical equipment, fixturing and tooling in CAD
- Strong
to expert level 3D CAD skills, including advanced surfacing and large
assemblies
- CATIA V5+ fluency preferred
- If no
CATIA experience, must be able to learn and adopt it quickly as it will be
the design package used
- Experience
with aluminum High Vacuum High Pressure thin wall structural die casting
tool design highly preferred, but other relevant tooling or mechanical
design experience can be considered
- Fluent languages skills in German or English language are required
