Product Engineer - Tool Design

Precision Castparts Corp.; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus plan

Paid time off

10 holidays per year

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. in California seeks a Product Engineer - Tool Design to own the wax injection tool building process from concept to production.

You will coordinate with engineering resources to build on time, high quality tooling and support back-end manufacturing and product engineering as needed. The role requires 3+ years in engineering, a degree in engineering, solidWorks/NX experience, and strong project management.

Qualifications

• Prefer 3+ years’ experience in Engineering or Operations, preferably in an investment casting environment.
• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in engineering.
• Significant project management experience is highly desired.
• High level of competence in SolidWorks (preferred), Unigraphics/NX.
• Familiarity with gage concepts.
• Experience using inspection equipment such as surface plate, height stand, indicators, optical comparator.
• Knowledge of casting blueprint GD&T and interpretation of complex drawings.
• Mechanically inclined.
• Must have demonstrated ability to work with cross functional technical resources.
• Must have good understanding of data processing, MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of Tooling including project management, status, design approval, etc.
• Produce tooling build instructions meeting industry and PCC standards, coordinating needs between supplier and internal engineers.
• Maintain close contact with customers, planners, vendors, tool vendors, and schedulers to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Track and manage activities for new and replacement tools across accounts; coordinate with customer, vendor, internal tool shop, and product engineering.
• Serve as primary contact for tooling and gauging, including reception of models, quotations, vendor selection, and POs.
• Organize and maintain tooling records and coordinate customer owned tooling inventories.
• Provide technical support for Product & Quality Engineers, Sales, and Manufacturing on tooling or dimensional issues.
• Ensure milestones support customer commitments within quoted costs.
• Coordinate design, build and source inspection of new/reworked gauges and fixtures at outside vendors.
• May participate in cost reduction initiatives as part of a multi-discipline team.
• Other duties aligning with tooling needs, including 6S, safety, or cost-take-out actions.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Mechanical aptitude

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Unigraphics/NX

Job description

The Product Engineer - Tool Design will have ownership of the wax injection tool building process from concept to full and sustainable production. The Product Engineer is the project owner and coordinates with all technical resources required to successfully build on time, high quality tooling. The Product Engineer works with the Engineering Team in accordance with all PCC Structurals procedures and customer specifications. The tooling engineer will also support back-end manufacturing and product engineering with other tool builds as necessary to facilitate production ready processes and hardware.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Oversee all aspects of Tooling including project management, status, design approval, etc
• Produce tooling build instructions that meet all industry as well as PCC specific standards. This will include coordinating specific needs between supplier and internal engineers. Ultimately overseeing the receipt of tooling to ensure those standards are met.
• Work to advance customer service business philosophy by maintaining very close contact with customers, planners, core vendors, tool vendors, and schedulers; internally and externally to ensure compliance with customer requirements.
• Track and manage all activities for new and replacement tools for all accounts. Coordination required with the customer, vendor, internal tool shop, and product engineering
• Primary contact for all tooling and gauging (pattern, core, sprue, etc.), including receipt & control of customer models, quotations, vendor selection, & POs.
• Organizes and maintains tooling records and coordinates customer owned tooling inventories
• Provides technical support for Product & Quality Engineers, Sales, and Manufacturing in identifying and resolving tooling and/or dimensional issues including wax/metal dimensional correlations, repair, and scrap opportunities.
• Responsible for performance to milestones which will support customer commitments within quoted costs.
• Coordinate design, build and source inspection of all new and reworked gages and fixtures at outside vendors.
• May be assigned to special cost reduction initiatives as part of a multi-discipline team.
• Other duties as assigned that align with business and tooling related needs including, but not limited to, 6S, safety, or cost-take out actions related to hardware function or maintenance.

SPECIAL SKILLS:

• Ability to operate injection tooling and injection presses for testing and quality inspections.
• Ability to operate or utilize straightening fixtures and gages for testing and quality inspections.

REPORTING RELATIONS:

• This position reports to the site Engineer Manager/Director.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Prefer 3+ years’ experience in Engineering or Operations, preferably in an investment casting environment.
• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in engineering.
• Significant project management experience is highly desired.
• High level of competence in SolidWorks (preferred), Unigraphics/NX.
• Familiarity with gage concepts.
• Experience using the following inspection equipment is helpful: surface plate, height stand, indicators, optical comparator.
• Knowledge of casting blueprint GD&T and interpretation of complex drawings.
• Mechanically inclined.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that gets along with customers, clients, co-workers, and supervisors.
• Must have demonstrated ability to work with cross functional technical resources.
• Must have good understanding of data processing, MS Excel.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

For informational purposes only, the range of pay for this role is $91000 to $116400 US Dollar (USD) Salaried based on a variety of factors. For informational purposes only, this role is eligible to participate in the Company’s Quarterly Cash Bonus Plan, paid out at the quarterly bonus factor of 2X the Company’s bonus multiple, based on the Company’s performance in the applicable quarter . Employees will receive 80 hours paid time off every year. Employees will also receive 10 paid holidays. Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the company's medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are eligible to enroll in the Company’s 401(k) plan.

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To comply with those regulations, this position may require applicants to be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Company Profile

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Precision Castparts Corp. and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will become the property of Precision Castparts Corp & its affiliates, and no fee will be paid.

We are constantly searching for the best talent and offer excellent development programs for recent graduates as well as meaningful work experience for those still studying.