Tool Design Engineer

at S&C Electric Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

As an S&C Electric team member, you'll work on projects that have real-world impact. You'll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We're big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively.
Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow's energy challenges and become an employee-owner!
Hours
Flexible Hours (Mon-Fri) Onsite
Competitive Weekly Pay Period
Benefit Overview
Competitive complete benefits package
Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Employee Stock ownership plan (KSOP)
Tuition Reimbursement, Fitness reimbursement, Paid leaves
Dependent care FSA, Basic Life, Transit benefit
Annual bonus for individual and company performance
Paid vacation and 15 paid holidays, including shutdown in summer and winter
Referral Bonus program
PPE provided.
Career Advancement and Development Opportunities
Join Our Team as a Tool Designer Engineer!
Are you passionate about Tool Design? S&C Electric Company is seeking a dynamic individual to coordinate our design function. As a Tool Design Engineer, you'll be crucial in ensuring smooth operations and supporting our diverse team. The Tool Design Department is responsible for designing production tooling including stamping and forming dies, fixtures, gages, assembly tooling, and product test equipment or to make improvements to existing tooling. In this position you will be given assignments requiring the use of a 3D Cad with solid edge software to design new or redesign tools and help troubleshoot or problem solve various types of tooling. You will be working from various types of drawings and blueprints ranging from simple hand drawn documents or detail drawings to complicated CAD generated assemblies. You will be required to maintain high quality and productivity standards and adhere to all applicable safety practices and procedures. This position requires good verbal communication skills and the ability to work closely with other Tool Designers and Tool Makers, machinists, engineers, designers, and production personnel in a team environment.
Key Responsibilities:
The ability to design and troubleshoot various types of tools including stamping / forming dies, fixtures, gages, and assembly tooling.
Assume responsibility for the quality of completed assignments.
Must be able to work independently, meet productivity, and due date requirements of assignments.
Problem solve and determine solutions for various types of tooling problems.
Understand the properties and characteristics of various tool steels and their applications.
Understand the properties of other metals such as mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, and bronze and how they are affected by the stresses of machining and forming.
What you'll Need To Succeed:
Associate's degree experience preferred or similar work experience working as a Tool Maker or Master Machinist.
Must have experience with 3D CAD system.
The ability to use and apply shop mathematics including geometry, trigonometry, and Machinery's Handbook formulas as required to compete assignments.
The ability to work from, understand, and produce CAD generated drawings.
The ability to work independently and apply ingenuity to analyze and resolve problems.
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S&C Electric is committed to equal-opportunity employment. All employees and applicants will be considered without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to complete the application, please email us at TAsupport@sandc.com.
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