Design Engineer
Job Description
Design Engineer –
Onsite | Full-Time
Competitive Compensation (based on experience)
About the Role
This is a hands-on Design Engineer opportunity supporting both new and existing products in a metal stamping, fabricating, and assembly environment.
This role is heavily focused on tooling design, including progressive dies, slide forming tools, fixtures, and gages. You’ll work closely with Tool Engineering, Production, and Manufacturing teams to ensure designs are manufacturable, efficient, and production-ready.
If you enjoy translating prints into real-world tooling solutions and working directly with the floor during development and pilot runs, this role offers strong technical depth and ownership.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Read and interpret part prints, revisions, and specifications
- Design progressive metal stamping and slide forming tools
- Design tooling for sheet metal punching, forming, and fabrication
- Design gages, staging fixtures, and comparator traces for inspection support
- Develop weld and assembly fixtures
- Specify materials per customer prints and requirements
- Establish and manage project design timelines
- Provide customer feedback on tolerances and design for manufacturability (DFM)
- Support Tool Engineering, Production, and Manufacturing during development and pilot runs
- Participate in APQP-driven product launch teams
- Provide additional design support across internal teams as needed
What We’re Looking For
- Associate’s degree in Mechanical Design Engineering or related field
- Minimum 2+ years of design engineering experience
- Minimum 3+ years of experience in metal stamping, fabrication, or manufacturing environments
- Strong ability to read and interpret detailed engineering prints
- Proficiency in 3D CAD (SolidWorks preferred)
- Familiarity with Logopress3 preferred
- Working knowledge of APQP processes preferred
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office