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Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Forge

The Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Forge will lead and support forging process development for medical device products across the company. Manage technical aspects of new programs and products for a successful launch as measured by key indicators including safety, profit / margin, scrap, quality, and manufacturing efficiency.

The role requires the above to be accomplished within Tecomet’s principles of continuous improvement, customer driven innovation and a win first culture, while meeting company financial and other performance metrics.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design forge process for medical device products.

• Calculate die cavity volumes for thermal expansion, finish, and dimensional values.

• Work with design team on development of dies/tools.

• Provide support to forge personal during development and production of all forge product.

• Review and maintain all metallurgical data received from testing vendors.

• Improve current product for cost reduction and reduce forge defects.

• Lead in the development of forge process related technical aspects of new programs (NPI) and projects for a successful launch, aligning with internal APQP processes while driving to meet key indicators including lead-time, safety, margin, scrap, quality, and manufacturing efficiency.

• Support legacy product lines to maintain targeted quality, delivery, and financial performance metrics.

• Assist on furnace surveys and calibration/ validation requirements.

• Drive and support engineering change order (ECO) and process change.

• Support CAPA root cause analysis activities, as needed.

• Support Quote & Cost Modeling development activities regarding forge processes.

• Lead solutions with interdepartmental cooperation on forge manufacturing issues.

• Follow established company/department rules and regulations and maintain quality standard.

• Support strategic manufacturing process developments through Strategic Deployment and Lean Daily Management, activities.

• Perform other duties or special projects as required or as assigned by engineering manager.

Qualification Requirements

Educational/Training Requirement:

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following disciplines is required: Forge Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Chemical Engineering.

• A Minimum of 5 years of experience directly supporting forging process development and operations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work independently and as a team member.

• Strong knowledge and understanding of GD&T principles.

• Advanced knowledge and strong experience with near-net shaped forging processes.

• Knowledge of specialty alloys, e.g., Titanium, Stainless Steel, Cobalt Chrome, and others.

• Knowledge of forging raw material preparation processes.

• Knowledge of forging preform processes including drawing, bending, glass-coating, etc.

• Knowledge of blasting and scale removal processes e.g., acid-etch.

• Experience with Hot Forming forging processes, preferred.

• Experience with manufacturing automation in a forging environment, preferred.

• Knowledge of inspection equipment and use.

• Knowledge of CAD Software e.g., Siemens NX (Unigraphics, SOLIDWORKS, or similar).

• Knowledge of Deform software or similar.

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Principles.

• Familiarity with Gage R&R capability studies, SPC, FMEA, or Six Sigma.