CAD Engineer

Mandatory Skills
Technical / Soft Skills	Expertise Level
CAD Engineering skills	Expertise
GD and T	Good
Tools and Fixture design and development	Expertise
New product introduction projects	Good

Design and create fabrication drawings for custom machine tooling, fixtures, and gages. Provide engineering and technical support for production issues and equipment.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Collaboration with internal customers to accept and initiate new tooling requests.
Collaboration with Manufacturing Engineers & Quality Engineers to evaluate and gain consensus on proper product dimensioning schemes that convey design intent, ensure functionality, aid in ease of manufacturing and ensure ability to use hard gages.
A highly developed understanding of both design and fabrication skills, to effectively engineer new tools, fixtures, gages, and equipment.
Effective use of CAD to design tools (like NX), fixtures, and gages.
Investigation of pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replaceability, strength-weight efficiency, and cost.
Creation of layouts of complex assemblies and details of parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures.
Identification and specification of appropriate materials for use on tools, fixtures, gages, and equipment
Identification and specification of appropriate purchased components for use on tools, fixtures, gages, and equipment
Consult with other tool designers to ensure conformance to accepted practices and standards.
Work directly with engineering & calibration on gage issues.
Facilitate stakeholder meetings to review designs and intents.

Education
BS in Mechanical Engineering or other Technical Degree, or equivalent professional experience
A minimum of 3+ years' experience in all phases of CAD design
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES and AFFILIATIONS*

Required Qualifications:
o Working knowledge of GD&T.
o Working knowledge and experience using Siemens NX (Unigraphics) modeling software
o Self-starter with the ability to deliver results under minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications:
o A concentration in the specialized disciplines of Gage Design, GD&T Application, and Design Checking
o Experience working in a regulated medical industry.
o Design for manufacturability