Trenton Forging is American owned and operated and a leading producer of custom closed-impression die forgings for a wide array of industries. In business for over 50 years, we have remained the strongest of competitors due to our focus on quality, flexible operations, continuous improvement, and willingness to go above and beyond to meet the needs of our customers.
Position: Design Engineer
Department: Engineering
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Shift: Monday - Friday, possible Saturdays
FLSA Status: Exempt/Salaried
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Duties / Responsibilities:
- Engineering Design and Development:
- Closed-die forging & tooling design
- Quote/requisition/order tooling
- 3D (Solid) Modeling and preparation of detailed drawings using Creo or Solidworks CAD modeling software
- FEA Modeling using Deform (forging simulation) software
- Various other complex engineering analysis
- Product Management
- Estimating & customer purchase order (PO) review
- New production introductions
- Engineering document control & adherence to standardized engineering procedures
- Pre-production/trial certifications
- Lead forging design reviews to ensure clear and robust processes
- Die/Tooling inspection
- Technical support of internal/external customers & vendors
- Safety, Quality and Continuous Improvement
- Ongoing commitment to 'safety first'
- Timely & cost effective management of non-conforming parts
- Focus on first time quality in the optimization (identify/analyze/redesign) of non-robust designs & processes
- Conduct quality/production audits to maximize effectiveness of processes & procedures
Essential Functions: Provide decision-making information by collecting, analyzing, and reporting technical data.
Education Requirements: Four year degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred
Experience Requirements: 5+ years preferred, forging experience preferred but not required
Skill Requirements: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, exceptional organizational skills, strong oral and written communication. Software skills: 3-dimensional CAD, Microsoft Office. Experience with toolpath, flow-simulation such as DEFORM, and surfacing software a plus.
Behaviors/Culture:
- Learning agility – a personal drive to learn, pivot when necessary, and adapt to changing needs of our company in the face of a changing world and customer base
- Intellectual curiosity – proactively investing time and energy into learning more and personally developing in the interest of improving yourself and delivering better results
- Active listening – knows what he/she doesn’t know, welcomes input from others, takes time to clearly understand and respond, allows people time to express their point
- Self-driven – driven by a higher agenda, demonstrates the ability to elevate and remain objective, able and willing to take risks and do difficult things
- Collaborating with others – empowers purposeful engagement, servant leader, keeps things simple, creates an atmosphere of value-driven outcomes
- Accountable – takes responsibility for actions, communicates with transparency, recovers from mistakes, owns their impact
Physical Requirements: Sitting for extended periods of time. May have to work 50+ hours each week.
TFC Property Responsibilities: Personal computer / software / hardware, printers, phone, scanning machines, desk, chair, filing cabinets.
Unfortunately, sponsorship is not available for this position at this time.
Benefits:
At Trenton Forging Company, we are committed to providing the ideal climate for personal and professional development for all of our team members. The value of work-life balance is crucial, and the health and happiness of our team is paramount. For this reason, we have created an impressive benefits package for members of our team. Some benefits for full-time employees include:
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off (PTO) after 90 days of employment.
- Medical Insurance Trenton Forging Company pays 80% of medical premiums. Employees are responsible for the remaining 20%. The three health plans we offer are:
- Priority Health HMO – with Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Priority Health PPO – with HSA
- Priority Health Traditional – no HSA
- Note: If an employee opts out of their medical coverage with Trenton Forging Company, the Company will pay the employee $70 weekly – totaling $3640 annually. Dental, Vision and Accident Insurance plans through Guardian are also available at negligible costs to the employee. If the employee selects one of the HSA medical plans above, they are automatically enrolled in a Health Savings Account (HSA). The Company makes $500 annual contributions for employees who choose single-person medical coverage and $1000 annual contributions for coverage of 2 or more persons.
- Life Insurance Our forging company automatically pays for a $15,000 life insurance policy for each employee. Additional life insurance may be purchased by the employee, up to $150,000 in employee coverage, $50,000 in spousal coverage, and $10,000 coverage per child.
- 401(k) On the first month after 60 days of employment, all employees are eligible to participate in our 401(k) plan with Merrill Lynch. In profitable years, the Company may match employee contributions with discretionary bonuses to all employees currently participating in our 401(k) plan.
- Tuition Reimbursement – After one year of service, employees are eligible to receive tuition reimbursement for work related course work.
