Design Engineering Manager - Phoenix Stamping Group

Phoenix Stamping is a growing manufacturing company with a family oriented work environment, great pay and benefits!  Our locations in Atlanta, GA, Fort Wayne, IN, and Fort Worth, TX have focused on the production of sheet metal and rod products for various industries since 1986. Through quality and service, our customer base has grown to cover all parts of North America including Canada and Mexico. To continue to improve upon quality and consistency, we continue to grow and add new capabilities, including highly automated manufacturing equipment.  We are seeking dynamic candidates who enjoy a fast-paced and team oriented work environment supported by a company with the motto "Customers first, employees always!"

Title: Design Engineering Manager

Reports to: VP of Engineering

Job Purpose: Serves as the direct manager of the Design Engineers, provides technical leadership within the Engineering department, and is responsible for all engineering design-related activities.

Location: Atlanta, GA

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Plan, implement, and manage customer support functions:

• Manages, mentors and trains Design Engineers
• Actively engages with Design Engineers and other Engineering team members at all other facilities
• Manage all Design Engineering processes and standard work, with a focus on continuous process improvement
• Along with the VP of Engineering, develops and maintains a cadence for on-site support at all other facilities
• Through the Kata process, works to implement changes and Continuous Improvement projects for Manufacturing support
• Creates engineering, working, tooling and fixture drawings as required by current projects
• Reviews and provides feedback on part, tooling, fixture, and gauge designs via the Design Review process
• Maintains Vault drawing database through periodic audits
• Coordinates drawing changes with the appropriate departments
• Participates in PPC meetings and updates PPC documents for Engineering
• Evaluates customer data and contacts customer as necessary to determine critical dimensions and part function
• Delegates development of engineering drawings from customer prints, samples and/or other customer-supplied information
• Assists in PPAP creation as required for new designs/parts
• Assists with performing DFMEAs and PFMEAs as required for new designs/parts
• Creates and maintains ERP part data in support of manufacturing
• Assists in the development and maintenance of Engineering standard work documents
• Investigates, coordinates, and completes engineering change requests with the appropriate departments
• Determines necessary data for engineering evaluations of quality and manufacturing issues
• Maintains part approval history and leads part validation & verification process
• Supports programming, operation, and maintenance of select automated machinery
• Supports Tooling Design Engineer in designing and validating tooling, fixtures, and gauges in support of manufacturing
• Assist VP of Engineering with building and executing the department’s long-term strategy and vision

Operate within Company Parameters:

• Champion continuous improvement efforts through knowledge and awareness, training, and process improvement.
• Maintains an organized, clean, and safe work area using 6S guidelines and participates in audits as required
• Liaise with other functional groups and departments to support operational capabilities, changes, and improvements and to communicate timelines and deliverables to complete projects on time.
• Ensure activities meet and integrate with organizational requirements for quality management, health and safety, legal stipulations, environmental policies and general duty of care
• Execute all responsibilities according to lawful and ethical standards as established by company policies and procedures

Key Measures of Success:

• Gross Margin
• Safety Recordables
• Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
• On-Time Launch (OTL)
• On Time Delivery (OTD)
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• 6S Audit

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in design engineering, mechanical engineering or related field
• Autodesk Inventor or similar 3-D modeling experience
• Experience in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) with the ability to apply and communicate standards
• Self-directed/Organized
• Strong work ethic
• Dependable schedule
• MS Windows savvy
• Respectful of others
• Willing to get hands-on in a manufacturing environment
• Capable of finding a way around, over or through challenges
• Willing and able to travel ~25%

Phoenix Stamping Group, LLC offers a drug-free work place along with a competitive salary and benefits package. We are an equal opportunity employer (EEO), dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin and in compliance with ADAAA.