Design Engineer I

Position Overview

• Designs molds for ceramic injection molding
• Facilities and equipment design support
• Communicate with mold suppliers
• Support for Process Engineering and Quality

Duties and Responsibilities

Mold Engineering

• Create mold design based on budgetary and schedule requirements. Consider existing design benefits and shortcomings, and manufacturing requirements (ease of use, robustness/durability, etc.). Work under the guidance of the Senior Design Engineer. Leverage process engineering design for manufacturability.
• Conduct design reviews as needed based on part/mold complexity and/or as requested
• Propose vendor(s) based on budgetary, schedule and quality performance, working with Senior Design Engineer.
• Support Senior Design Engineer in communicating with vendors and tracking vendor progress to schedule – communicate schedule and/or cost risks to Director Eng. & QA.
• Ensure completion of receiving inspection, communicating non-conformances
• Provide mold setup instruction and troubleshoot assembly issues
• Hand off and/or collaborate with process engineer to ensure molds perform as expected

Equipment Engineering

• Design and execution of fixturing and ancillary equipment in support of mold systems, product families, special projects, etc.
• Assist with design and detail of capital equipment and machinery as required
• Assist with Sourcing and installation support of capital equipment and machinery as required

Support for Process Engineering and Quality

• Assist in process improvement and Quality projects
• Assist in process establishment and documentation
• Design gauges, process control equipment, etc.

All other tasks as assigned by the manager.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Dedication to provide outstanding customer service
• Knowledge of SolidWorks (preferred) and/or other 3D modeling software
• Excellent organizational abilities
• Excellent presentation abilities
• Project Management
• Results-driven
• Mathematical and technical capabilities

This is a full-time position. The manufacturing plant is open 24 x 7; Sunday – Friday. Typical office hours are Monday through Friday; 8 hours/day, typically 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Science or equivalent experience
• 1-2 years’ experience in an applicable engineering field.

Blasch Precision Ceramics, Inc., produces and markets net shape ceramic and refractory components to a wide variety of industrial markets worldwide. These industries include specialty alloys, non-ferrous metals, chemical/petrochemical processing, power generation, industrial process heating, and mining.

The patented Blasch Process is a unique, proprietary forming method developed to produce net shape and near net shape ceramic parts exhibiting very attractive physical properties. Many of the products produced by Blasch have complex shapes that could not be produced with other existing ceramic technology. As a result, several patents exist covering Blasch’s unique processes and technology.

This position offers an attractive compensation and benefits package. Please send your resume via email to HR@blaschceramics.com.

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