Metal Stamping Product Development Engineer
Build products that move industry forward. Phoenix Stamping designs and manufactures sheet metal and rod components for customers across North America from our Atlanta, GA; Fort Wayne, IN; and Fort Worth, TX facilities. We’re a growing team with a simple promise: Customers first, employees always.
Role Snapshot
Reports to: Design Engineering Manager
Own the technical path from concept through launch. You’ll evaluate customer designs, create robust 3D models, design production tooling and check fixtures, and ensure first-time-right launches through APQP, GD&T, and rigorous validation.
What You’ll Own
- Advanced part quality planning (APQP) participation and leadership
- Evaluation of part samples and customer documentation for critical characteristics/function
- Creation of 3D part models to support upstream/downstream design data needs
- Design of tooling and check fixtures for reliable manufacturing
- Generation of part, tooling, and fixture documentation for internal/external use
- Creation and maintenance of ERP part data supporting production
- First article validation to approved design
- Tolerance stack-up analysis and full GD&T compliance
- Prototype development with oversight of testing and validation processes
- Project launch leadership from start to completion
- Concept development that turns innovative ideas into practical engineering solutions
- Proactive design improvements for manufacturability, repeatability, and cost
- On-time introduction of new product designs to the production floor
- Participation in Engineering Design Reviews and Project Status Meetings
- Adherence to Phoenix Stamping Design and Drawing manuals
- Investigation, coordination, and completion of engineering change requests
- Active support of manufacturing using Kata and related continuous improvement methods
- Monitoring of emerging technologies and industry trends; lead R&D efforts
Qualifications
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology
- 3–5+ years of experience in mechanical design
- Strong grounding in metal stamping processes, sheet metal design guidelines, and DFM
- Proficiency with Autodesk Inventor (or comparable 3D CAD) and Autodesk Vault (or similar PLM)
- Excellent verbal/written communication; Microsoft Office proficiency
- Self-directed, organized, collaborative, customer-focused, accountable
- Willing to work hands-on on the shop floor
- Competent in GD&T, CAD/CAM, blueprint reading, and core mechanical design
Technologies You’ll Use
- 3D Modeling: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor
- 2D Drawings and CAD/CAM toolsets
- PLM: Autodesk Vault or equivalent
Why Phoenix Stamping?
- Team-oriented, family-like culture committed to your growth
- Investment in automation and modern manufacturing capabilities
- Opportunities to lead launches and drive meaningful improvements
Additional Information
Phoenix Stamping Group, LLC offers a drug-free work place along with a competitive salary and benefits package. We are an equal opportunity employer (EEO), dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identityor national origin and in compliance with ADAAA.
