Design Engineer - Delta Staffing

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead product development initiatives, engaging with customers and team members to align designs and engineering solutions with quality, feasibility, cost, and profitability targets.
• Collaborate with design and engineering teams to conceptualize 2D/3D proposals for new products, oversee task delegation, and manage design iterations.
• Analyze competitor components and emerging technologies to enhance our competitive edge.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for company resources related to design, analysis, measurement, testing, and prototyping.
• Prepare technical reports and presentation materials for internal and external stakeholders.
• Enhance component designs and establish new design standards to boost quality and productivity.
• Maintain procedural documentation and records in accordance with quality standards to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Address functional component issues in collaboration with customers and internal departments.
• Contribute to Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) processes, identifying failure modes, conducting fault tree analysis, and recommending countermeasures and design revisions.
• Foster innovation through internal and external partnerships, leveraging new technologies to optimize the product development process.
• Evaluate and onboard new suppliers based on criteria such as stability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Provide expertise in automotive part design and injection molding, utilizing engineering principles to resolve complex challenges prior to design finalization.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives to drive optimization across the organization.
• Thrive in a collaborative environment, where adaptability and teamwork are essential for success.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably with a focus on Mechanical Engineering.
• At least five years of experience in the design and engineering of plastic injection molded components.
• Proficiency in plastic engineering design for automotive applications, as well as geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), including tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Familiarity with injection tooling, processing requirements, and Mold Flow CAE analysis.
• Ability to interpret CAE analysis results and recommend appropriate actions.
• Knowledge of exterior paint, plating, and mold-in-color material design requirements is advantageous.
• Strong grasp of GD&T, CAD, and fundamentals of plastic component design and injection tooling.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suites (2007 or newer).
• Advanced project management skills, with a track record of meeting deadlines consistently.
• Excellent verbal, non-verbal, and written communication abilities across all levels of the organization.
• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and organizational capabilities.