Job Description - Manufacturing/Industrial Design Engineer (2600055)
Job Description
Manufacturing/Industrial Design Engineer - (2600055)
Description
TrinityRail is searching for a Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Engineer to join our team in Dallas, Texas.
What you'll do:
- Evaluate designs and products for ease of manufacturing and compliance with regulatory and contractual standards in terms of material, stability and performance.
- Work both independently and closely with manufacturing operations, supply chain, and tooling to optimize designs and assembly process steps for manufacturability.
- Be a self-starter in defining all engineering tasks to meet project objectives and have the ability to quickly learn about new processes with very little information provided
- Develop and execute project plans for DFM&A activities.
- Create or serve as project leader for production of layouts, specifications, prototype build drawings and bill of materials.
- Oversee the production of related models and drawings.
- Maintain external relationships with vendors, focusing on the engineering and operating personnel at regarding non-standard components and technical developments
- Work with internal and external customers in optimizing products and processes with quality, performance, production and profitability in mind.
- Ensure design intent is maintained.
- Administer the assembly and process execution of NPI for proto, pilot and production builds
Qualifications
What you'll need:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial) required.
- 3+ years’ experience of engineering procedures and administration; emphasis on railcar design or other large fabrications is preferred.
- Demonstrate hands-on mechanical ability
- Extensive working knowledge of heavy manufacturing process and tooling.
- Outstanding communication skills – both written and verbal/Bilingual Spanish is plus
- Ability to multi-task multiple projects of differing scale
- Ability to work in both office and manufacturing facility environments.
- Demonstrated ability to execute all phases of product design, prototype development, product analysis and manufacturing processes while conforming to applicable regulatory standards and practices. Knowledge of AAR interchange rules preferred.
- Experience in a manufacturing.
- Prior engineer position with a custom product, freight and/or tank car production or maintenance preferred.
- Knowledge of weld process and industry standards.
- Experience in Autodesk AutoCAD and Inventor is preferred.
- Experience with Risk assessment, planning, time standard, visuals and standard work.