Die Design Engineer

About the position

TE Connectivity has a Stamping Engineering position available in Greensboro, NC within the Automotive Business Unit. This position will support the Stamping Value Stream within the manufacturing facility. The role involves leading projects to resolve customer complaints, reduce scrap, improve efficiency, enhance rates, address process deviations, conduct sample runs, implement cost reduction projects, and manage the Preventative Maintenance Program. Additionally, the engineer will analyze production equipment, act as the lead die engineer for product launches, and implement improvement tools such as Six Sigma and 5S. Responsibilities also include completing process documentation, supporting new product launches, designing fixtures for stamping processes, troubleshooting high-speed stamping dies, and executing engineering designs for plant improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to provide resolution of customer complaints, scrap reductions, efficiency problems, rate improvements, process deviations, Sample Runs, cost reduction projects and Preventative Maintenance Program.
• Analyze production equipment of any manufacturing process and make recommendations and plans for repairs on equipment that will result in improved processes.
• Act as lead die engineer for product launch from manufacturing feasibility studies through automotive PPAP release.
• Implement cost reduction projects through Six Sigma, 5S, and other available improvement tools.
• Complete all related process documentation, not limited to but including repair logs, manuals, drawings, and procedures.
• Support launch receiving efforts for new products, product extensions, and processes in the plant.
• Design miscellaneous fixtures and devices to support stamping processes.
• Support troubleshooting of new and existing high-speed stamping dies.
• Work from verbal instructions, sketches, blueprints, machine manuals, and worn or broken parts to determine size, shape, configuration, etc. of needed parts or enhancements.
• Execute design, development, and engineering designs on machine tools and fixtures and related items for plant improvement projects using engineering principles and best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Minimum 3 years of stamping experience required
• Fundamental knowledge of GD&T required
• 2D/3D AutoCad
• Parametric Solid Modeling experience required
• Demonstrated project management capabilities with an emphasis on strategic thinking, teamwork, and results-driven implementation
• Comfort dealing with ambiguity and ability to manage multiple projects
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills
• Understand and execute project solving techniques to identify solutions

Nice-to-haves

• AutoCad experience preferred

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance
• 401(k)
• disability
• life insurance
• employee stock purchase plan
• paid time off
• voluntary benefits