What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Forge position at Tecomet, Inc.?
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Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Forge
The Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Forge will lead and support forging process development for medical device products across the company. Manage technical aspects of new programs and products for a successful launch as measured by key indicators including safety, profit / margin, scrap, quality, and manufacturing efficiency.
The role requires the above to be accomplished within Tecomet s principles of continuous improvement, customer driven innovation and a win first culture, while meeting company financial and other performance metrics.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design forge process for medical device products.
- Calculate die cavity volumes for thermal expansion, finish, and dimensional values.
- Work with design team on development of dies/tools.
- Provide support to forge personal during development and production of all forge product.
- Review and maintain all metallurgical data received from testing vendors.
- Improve current product for cost reduction and reduce forge defects.
- Lead in the development of forge process related technical aspects of new programs (NPI) and projects for a successful launch, aligning with internal APQP processes while driving to meet key indicators including lead-time, safety, margin, scrap, quality, and manufacturing efficiency.
- Support legacy product lines to maintain targeted quality, delivery, and financial performance metrics.
- Assist on furnace surveys and calibration/ validation requirements.
- Drive and support engineering change order (ECO) and process change.
- Support CAPA root cause analysis activities, as needed.
- Support Quote & Cost Modeling development activities regarding forge processes.
- Lead solutions with interdepartmental cooperation on forge manufacturing issues.
- Follow established company/department rules and regulations and maintain quality standard.
- Support strategic manufacturing process developments through Strategic Deployment and Lean Daily Management, activities.
- Perform other duties or special projects as required or as assigned by engineering manager.
Qualification Requirements
Educational/Training Requirement:
- Bachelor s degree in one of the following disciplines is required: Forge Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Chemical Engineering.
- A Minimum of 5 years of experience directly supporting forging process development and operations.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and as a team member.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of GD&T principles.
- Advanced knowledge and strong experience with near-net shaped forging processes.
- Knowledge of specialty alloys, e.g., Titanium, Stainless Steel, Cobalt Chrome, and others.
- Knowledge of forging raw material preparation processes.
- Knowledge of forging preform processes including drawing, bending, glass-coating, etc.
- Knowledge of blasting and scale removal processes e.g., acid-etch.
- Experience with Hot Forming forging processes, preferred.
- Experience with manufacturing automation in a forging environment, preferred.
- Knowledge of inspection equipment and use.
- Knowledge of CAD Software e.g., Siemens NX (Unigraphics, SOLIDWORKS, or similar).
- Knowledge of Deform software or similar.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Principles.
- Familiarity with Gage R&R capability studies, SPC, FMEA, or Six Sigma.
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