Design Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

To design or redesign tooling and equipment and to design or improve the processes in use or needed by the company to efficiently manufacture products for our customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

· Reviews designs received from customers for suitability to the company's processes and manufacturability and suggests changes or improvements to enhance the value to the customer and reduce cost to the company.

· Listens to the customers' engineers as they describe their product needs and then fulfills those requirements by creatively employing the companies resources, or designing appropriate new processes to produce parts that meet the customers’ requirements.

· Discusses the company’s capabilities and the customers’ needs with the customers' engineers to arrive at mutually satisfactory part designs.

· Designs process improvements with the specific intent of improving worker safety, reducing labor, improving repeatability and overall product quality, and improving productivity throughput.

· Participates in the new tooling development process, ensuring that the tools produced by the Machine Shop are capable of meeting the design criteria and are up to Pexco’s high standards for design and workmanship.

· Supports other departments in their engineering needs. Actively seeks ways to provide internal design needs in the shortest possible lead time and with the simplest, most effective designs.

· Provides the Engineering Manager with timely feedback about the status of projects, problems, solutions, and information about other situations that may appropriately receive attention at that level.

· Solves problems with the company's manufacturing processes. Assists Production Personnel at all levels with engineering related process problems, as appropriate, or as directed by the Engineering Manager.

· Informs the Engineering Manager of critical deadlines, customer requests, issues concerning the company's designs and manufacturing systems, and other appropriate or significant information through written and/or verbal communication in a timely, competent and reliable manner.

· Keeps current on new developments and/or changing trends in the national markets of interest to Pexco, through personal contacts, reading materials, vendor representatives, etc., and advises the Engineering Manager of beneficial actions which need to be taken.

· Works with the Engineering Manager to prioritize problems and to determine an appropriate

course of action to address them.

· Works with the Engineering Manager to establish effective cost accounting procedures for designs and processes, documenting the savings that could be made by effecting recommended changes.

· Coordinates the tooling needs for new products with the Engineering Manager, Machine Shop Supervisor, Die Development Technician(s), Quality Assurance Manager, and others involved in producing first article samples, to ensure that the tools, gauges, and systems delivered to the Manufacturing department are complete and will perform satisfactorily.

· Ability to deal with sensitive issues in a manner which maintains customer satisfaction and goodwill towards Pexco.

· Ability to plan, prioritize, and delegate work to make the most effective use of available time, recognizing when assistance from the Engineering Manager is required.

· Ability to relate to all other staff, in a productive, professional manner.

· Ability to remain professional and calm in a hostile or crisis situation.

· Performs other accountabilities, as apparent or assigned.

Direct Supervision:

· None

Work in close cooperation with and/or may provide work direction to:

· Maintenance Manager

· Machine Shop Supervisor

· Die Development Supervisor

· Fabrication Supervisor

· Extrusion Supervisors

May provide work direction to:

· Mechanical Engineer

· Die Makers

· Machinists

· Drafters

· Other shop help, as appropriate

QUALIFICATIONS

· High school graduate or equivalent

· BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar field or appropriate experience

· No experience after college graduation required but 3+ years preferred

· Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal

· Excellent time management skills

· Previous computer experience in spreadsheets and CAD required

· Must be able to relate to non-technical people effectively

· Ability to work on many different projects at once

· Ability to distill, organize, and explain essential technical issues and effectively train other staff

· Capability of dealing with customers (their technology/tooling/engineering representatives) in difficult situations while maintaining a professional demeanor.

· Demonstrate excellent business judgment

· Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop and move about the facility

· Sit/work at CAD station for 8+ hrs/day

· Works in an office and manufacturing environment

· Occasionally exposed to dust, odors, fumes and noise associated with extrusion, machining and fabrication manufacturing processes

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Pexco – www.pexco.com

Pexco is a leading component supplier across a variety of industrial end markets and applications with production facilities in the US, Mexico, and Canada. The Company is primarily engaged in designing and manufacturing not only extruded plastic (commodity to high-performance) tubes and profiles through an expansive twelve-site footprint but also specializes in the injection molding of high-performance polymer parts. In addition, Pexco offers a wide range of differentiated, value-added services, including design, prototyping, die building, sub-assembly, fabrication and supply chain management. Moreover, Pexco has developed deep expertise in processing PTFE rod, tube, sheet, tape, and pipe, as well as in rubber extrusion serving the RV and other industries.

Pexco’s innovative products are utilized in fluid handling, electrical insulation, traffic safety, infrastructure, and lighting applications across aerospace & defense, medical, electronics & semiconductors, mobility, environmental testing, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, and other high-growth end-markets. The Company sells directly to more than 2,000 customers, including OEMs and end-users, as well as through distribution in certain markets.

 

Pexco has built an industry-leading reputation through its focus on short-run products with rapid turnarounds, tight tolerances, material science expertise, and a high degree of operational complexity. The company has a proven track record of growing its core segments and entering attractive new verticals over time to gain an increased share of a $10 billion total addressable market.

Pexco’s strategy is to consistently deliver compelling customer value within both our core and strategic market segments. Continuous improvement and ease of doing business (internal and external), remain a consistent operating theme for Pexco.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Pexco is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.