Design and Process Engineer -1st Shift (Injection Molding)

East Penn Manufacturing - Deka Batteries • Lyons, PA

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About The Position

A Design Engineer and Process Engineer designs battery components and diversified products and tooling for production equipment under the guidance/mentorship of experience design and process engineers as assigned from the department Manager/Director. A Design Engineer and Process Engineer will also interface with East Penn’s engineering, quality, and manufacturing departments to develop processes under the guidance/mentorship of an experienced Process Engineer as assigned by the department Manager/Director.

Requirements

• Typically, with less than 5 years of Engineering experience.
• Experience with the manufacturing processes preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering or scientific discipline.
• Mechanical, Manufacturing, or related Engineering discipline preferred.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Project Management skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Microsoft (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project)

Nice To Haves

• APQP/PPAP Core Tools
• 8D
• 5 Why
• IQS/TRUBOX
• MSR
• Six Sigma Tools
• FMEA Exposure
• Control Plans
• Minitab
• CREO

Responsibilities

• Provide Engineering support to Manufacturing, Quality, H&S, Sales, Costing, and Maintenance on Diversified products, equipment, and tooling.
• Prepare and deliver information, technical reports, and presentations to management, customers, vendors, and technical partners.
• Contribute to concept generation and ideation processes.
• Maintain and protect the confidentiality of proprietary information.
• Perform other duties which may become essential to the position.
• Participate in regular technical reviews throughout all phases of a project.
• Interact with production and engineering at all levels.
• Travel worldwide for the company as required (possibly up to ~25%)
• Interface with internal and external customers to develop new processes.
• Create, maintain, and update published technical information.
• Support other Process Engineering personnel as needed.
• Represent East Penn as a technical interface with Equipment Suppliers.
• Support daily operations of the existing manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Track the performance of processes to ensure the process’ ability to fulfill EPM and customer performance and safety requirements.
• Apply knowledge of mechanical and plastics engineering principles to processing, tooling, robots, machines, measuring devices, etc.
• Contribute to bringing products and processes from idea to proof of concept, through to the final, manufactural product.
• Provide improvement concepts for manual and automated processes.
• Assist in the design, development, integration, and testing of all aspects of mechanical components, equipment, and instrumentation.
• Validate new molds and equipment.
• Develop process specifications, setup sheets, and procedures for manufacturing processes.
• Attend industry related technical conferences, seminars, and/or trade shows.
• May be involved in fabrication, operation, application, installation, and/or repair of mechanical equipment and tooling.
• Perform calculations and tests on products, equipment, and tooling as directed by a senior engineer.
• Apply knowledge of mechanical engineering principles to design products such as tooling, robots, machines, measuring devices, etc.
• Responsible for ordering/purchasing tooling from vendors, including EPM’s Central Services.
• Uses computer-aided design software and/or graphic tools to update drawings, design simple tooling, and design simple mechanical machines or mechanisms.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Group health insurance that includes high quality medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage with a low employee premium
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match and a 3% employer contribution
• 9 paid company holidays, 2 paid personal holidays, and vacation days annually
• Employee assistance program
• Fitness Discounts
• Promotional opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level