Mechanical Engineer

Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Rate: $50/hr with some flexibility

Dubuque, IA- 5 days/week onsite

Duration: 12-18 months, potential Contract For Hire

Benefits Offered: Hollstadt provides eligible employees with medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, and retirement benefits.

Project: Quality Systems & Gauge Design

• 100% dedicated to new quality systems—a key focus is new gauge design to replace existing floor systems.
• Highly desirable: Experience in gauge design.
• Responsibilities:
• Work with print and process requirements to build gauges that verify key specifications.
• Analyze and distill results from measurement systems.
• Develop SPC stations, integrating systems with measuring processes.
• Collaborate with experts in measurement systems to document the process for the shop floor.

There is something meaningfully different about this company. A key to the company’s enduring success is our sincere and thorough effort to do the right thing for our customers, for our employees, for the community, and for the environment. We lead the industry because we believe that we can make the world a better place by living up to the promise that everyone benefits from their association with us.

It is a place of vibrant energy and innovation. There has never been a more exciting time to be with us. It isn't our history that makes us an industry leader, it's our commitment to innovation. We're constantly setting new standards that raise the bar for the entire industry. Being around since 1903 means we haven’t seen where the industry's been—we guide where it's going.

As an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, you will be part of a high-performance team working to build the Door manufacturing processes of the future. You will guide efforts to redesign current manufacturing methods, retrofit existing equipment, assist in the specification of new equipment, and create custom quality gage designs. You will partner with all levels of our organization to deliver state-of-the-art solutions that meet our quality, productivity, maintenance, safety, and ergonomic goals. You will be a key contributor in our mission to become a world class customer experience company through our products and services.

Minimum qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree

· 5 years of related mechanical design experience

· 2 years of experience with 3D CAD modeling

· Experience with dimensional engineering and tolerance analysis

Preferred qualifications:

· Experienced with communicating concepts through line sketching and rendering techniques

· Design for Manufacturing Experience

· Familiar with Process FMEA analyses

· Skilled in the creation of quality systems and gage system design

· Familiar with work instructions and process documents

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Quick learner with a high level of ambition and drive

· Strong people skills, able to work in a highly collaborative team environment

· Hands-on practical manufacturing experience