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Menasha Corporation; Coleman (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Menasha Corporation is seeking an Associate Designer to support engineering projects under the supervision of the Design Manager. You will gather inputs, design products in SolidWorks, and ensure conformance to CTI standards while meeting project timelines.

The role requires an AA degree or equivalent and proficiency in CAD, math, and technical communication. You will collaborate with Project Managers, Sales Engineers, and customers to deliver high-quality tooling designs.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent with related experience.
• Ability to read and interpret technical procedures and documents.
• Strong math skills including geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, and draw valid conclusions.
• Experience creating CAD models and print reading for tooling and production.

Responsibilities

• Gather design inputs from Project Manager, Sales, or customer.
• Design product using SolidWorks software.
• Check CAD models and drawings for conformance to standards.
• Interface with Project Managers, Sales Engineers, and customers as needed.
• Design to meet scope of work, budget, and manufacturability for tooling and production.
• Ensure designs satisfy project timing.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as directed.
• Maintain quality of work with accountability.

Skills

CAD problem solving

Technical communication

Design review

Education

Associate degree

Tools

SolidWorks

Injection mold design

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Opportunity Overview

Under supervision of the Design Manager, the Associate Designer is assigned a variety of engineering duties including direct assistance to specific Project Managers to complete, compile, and document items on various programs.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Gathers all appropriate design inputs from the Project Manager, Sales and/or the customer.
• Designs product using SolidWorks software.
• Checks CAD models / drawings and layout for conformance to CTI engineering standards.
• Interfaces with Project Managers, Sales Engineers and customers as applicable.
• Responsible for designing to satisfy Scope of Work, conformance to budgetary guidelines for part weight and design for manufacturability for tooling build and production.
• Ensure that designs are completed to satisfy Project Timing.
• Performs miscellaneous duties and responsibilities as directed.
• Empowerment to take responsibility for the quality of work performed.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience: Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instruction in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several absolute and concrete variables.

Job Skill Level Requirements: Display advanced proficiency in the creation of CAD Models for product designs. Training and/or proven proficiency in injection mold design/process/tooling, CAD applications (SolidWorks), drawing mechanics and creation and print reading. Need to be able to use Microsoft Products – PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook.

Physical Attributes

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts. The employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Menasha Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will be provided with equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or genetic information.