Manufacturing Technology Engineer - Metal Part Design – Tooling

AFL manufactures industry-leading fiber optic cable, connectivity and accessories and provides engineering and installation services for some of the largest telecom customers in the world. Our company was founded in 1984 with a single fiber optic cable and today, we manufacture thousands of products, generate an excess of $1.5B in revenue, and employ approximately 7,000 associates worldwide. At AFL, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We hire and train each individual, investing in them to ensure success in their careers. With a commitment to professional development and growth, let us connect you to your next career opportunity.

What We Offer:

• Flexible time off policy
• A hybrid office schedule for qualifying employees
• 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)
• Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options
• Opportunities for career advance with an industry leading company!

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with Product Development and Design Engineering to optimize the manufacturability of metal parts, including material selection and feature optimization
• Review and approve new tool designs and modifications
• Lead projects to design, build, and commission of Roll Forming · Extrusion · Press Braking · Stamping · Forging · Casting and other various methods of metal part manufacturing tooling, including obtaining tooling and part quotes from suppliers.
• Work collaboratively with Product Engineering and Supply Chain to scope and implement changes to released tooling
• Knowledge of material Surface finishes:
  • Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
  • Electrophoretic deposition (EPD)
  • Mechanical plating.
  • Sputter deposition.
  • Physical vapor deposition (PVD)
  • Vacuum plating.
  • Powder Coating
• Support engineering and quality team during metal part approval process, including FAI, PPAP, IQ, OQ, PQ Validation protocols & Statistical Process Control (Cpk)
• Apply engineering analysis to make data-driven design decisions
• Use sound engineering principles and practices to develop practical solutions to complex problems and to develop new technologies that serve to evolve AFL’s product portfolio.
• Interface with cross-functional project teams consisting of product management, application engineering, process and manufacturing engineering, quality, and development engineering during all phases of product development, including ramp-up and release to manufacturing.
• Adhere to and promote the environmental, health & safety policies of AFL.
• Perform other engineering related duties as required.

Personal Qualities

Initiative – willingness to take on additional responsibilities

• Teamwork – works effectively in a cross-functional team environment
• Communication – possess strong written and verbal skills
• Detail Oriented – possess strong attention to detail
• Flexible - able to quickly adapt to changes in priorities and deadlines

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience designing and/or building Die / Form tooling
• Parametric solid modeling experience (SolidWorks preferred)
• Knowledge of metal material properties and applications
• Knowledge of metal part design practices
• Knowledge of metal part metrology
• Project management experience
• Experience working within an ISO-9001 quality management system
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal, influencing and teamwork skills
• Effective time management and organizational skills

PREFFERED SKILLS: (NOT REQUIRED)

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (or other similar technical discipline)
• 5 years of experience designing and/or building Progressive Die / Form Tooling
• 2 years of experience designing metal parts
• Fiber Optic industry experience, especially design, development, and/or applications

Working Conditions

• Primary work environment is an office environment
• Occasional work in tool machine shops and injection molding shop floor operations to support tool builds and acceptance
• Up to 25% domestic and international travel

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)