Fixtures Design Engineering Manager
Found in: Appcast US C2 - 2 weeks ago
- The Fixtures Design Engineering Manager is responsible for leading the Design and Engineering of all New Product Development Fixtures from start to finish (Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles & Lifts).
- Designs fixtures for fabrication of metal products to produce quality parts and templates for modifications to OEM components.
Essential Functions:
- Manage all fixture development. Labor, material, timing
- Lead the Engineering & Design of new fixtures in CAD (Inventor), based on datum structure, dimensions, and tolerances on the print.
- Ensure fixtures are designed to meet part & assembly requirements, as well as manufacturing constraints.
- Assure all supplier manufacturing readiness, assembly processing and countermeasure plans are included early in the design engineering development phase.
- Responsible for verifying and validating fixtures will produce quality parts within specs every time.
- Plan for design, procurement, assembly, and validation requirements that align with overall Project Timing, Stage Gate (APQP) and Mitigation Strategies.
- Ensure Fixture Designs conform to budgeted Quality and Cost targets.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Manufacturing & Quality) to ensure fixture designs meet all requirements.
- Suggest Low-cost Design alternatives, Common Designs and Standardization.
- Build and design prototype fixtures when needed.
- Constantly improve designs, processes, and timing, maintaining project specifications.
- Lead design reviews to assure all fixtures are developed and engineered to meet or exceed requirements.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing to assure fixture meet Robotic welding requirements.
- Examines listing of open fixtures and validates current or impending need for the fixturing.
- Determines status of open fixtures, labor, material, and time necessary for completion.
- Works in conjunction with the Welding, Machining, and Forming to produce fixtures.
- Tracks fixtures to completion, including quality department and customer validation with data being stored in the corresponding part folders.
- Provides instruction for how tooling is to be used by operators.
- Analyzes blueprints, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare time, cost, and labor estimates for products, projects, or services.
- Maintains regular contact and provides technical support to fixture suppliers to ensure fixtures meet quality, safety, and production objectives.
- Visits tooling vendors to build relationships, broaden knowledge of product usage.
- Provides direct contact for production shop floor as needed to answer questions and resolve fixture issues.
- Follows up and resolves contract review issues, quotations, and costing issues, including cost effectiveness, profitability, and cost-reduction.
- Reviews and updates engineering changes.
- Mentor & teach team members on fixture design best practices.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Fixture Design knowledge is a must, expertise preferred, and how to integrate it into the design, considering all tolerances involved.
- Expert in Vehicle Fixture Engineering and Integration. Must know what is required for a reliable fixture design.
- Proficiency in sheet metal fabrication, welding processes, LEAN principles.
- Experience designing fixtures for different joining methods, like Resistance Spot Welding, MiG-welding, riveting, using adhesives, screws, and bolts, etc.
- Understanding of vehicle systems like floor structures, doors, fuel, exhaust, cooling, braking systems, etc. for materials and industry standards.
- Knowledge of materials and benefits of utilizing one type over the other.
- Solid working knowledge of quality, design and validation tools Dimensional Management, GD&T and Tolerance Stack-up.
- Must possess the ability to function well under the demands of project due dates.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills needed.
- Extremely organized, accurate and possesses a strong attention to detail required and self-starter.
- Demonstrate ability to effectively solve and analyze problems.
- Desire to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Prototype fabrication and welding knowledge preferred.
- Windows (computer), Outlook (email), Inventor, AutoCad, Vault, MS Office, and Epicor (ERP).
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required.
- A minimum of 10 years' work experience in Fixture design is required, using GD&T.
- Previous assembly plant launch experience preferred.
- Dimensional Management and Understanding of GD&T required.
- Experience with Mechanism, Steel and Aluminum part design and manufacturing.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
- Proven record of teamwork.
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