Altair · 21 hours ago
Product Development Engineer
LA Metro Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $115K/yr
4+ years expAltair is a company that specializes in manufacturing and engineering solutions. The Product Development Engineer (PDE) is responsible for developing process flows and ensuring that products, particularly welded sheet metal parts, are manufactured correctly while collaborating with various engineering teams.
AnalyticsInformation TechnologySoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Review new product drawings and models
Generate planning flow for new products (determine method of manufacturing, sequence of operations, MCD and tool needs, in-process inspection requirements, etc.)
Create Manufacturing Control models and Drawings (MCD's). The PDE will reverse engineer product models and drawings to generate increasingly regressive manufacturing forms, all the way back to stock material
Review manufacturing routers for correctness and completeness
Create tool orders
Review and approve tool designs for accuracy and correctness
Create visual work instructions for new products
Perform or be accountable for manufacturing simulations (e.g., forming simulation, layup simulations, etc.), as required
Organize and run Manufacturing Readiness Reviews and drive outstanding actions to completion
Review & disposition rejection reports, including root cause and corrective action
Estimate time, tooling, and operations/methods for spares quotations & new program proposals
Be consulted on inspection plans, tool designs, routing updates, Production Readiness Reviews, and process improvements
Help develop or update standards/documentation based on lessons learned
There are no supervisory responsibilities associated with this position. However, the PDE is expected to help guide/train members of the IPT or more junior PDEs as required
Adhere to the principles of APQP and AS9100
Qualification
Required
Must be highly skilled in Catia v5, and specifically the FTA workbench
Must be an expert in the interpretation and application of GD&T per ASME Y14.5-2018 (or 2009)
Must be proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel
Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline, plus a minimum of 4 years of experience in a similar aerospace manufacturing environment and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience with processing stainless steels, nickel alloys, titanium alloys, aluminum alloys using these methods
Adhere to the principles of APQP and AS9100
Must be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident
Preferred
Experience with manufacturing simulation software is a plus
Certification in GD&T is a plus
Experience leading IPTs in a manufacturing environment
Experience with the calculation of manufacturing tolerance budgets
Experience with a wide variety of metal fabrication and processing equipment and methods including, but not limited to: Water jet, laser cutter, shear press, punch press, break press, drill press, manual and CNC lathes and mills, spin former, hydraulic press, and drop hammer
Fusion, resistance, laser, and EB welding. Brazing and plating are a plus
Chemical processing, such as pickling, etching, passivating, etc
Thermal processing (heat treating, annealing, stress relieving, etc.)
Company
Altair
Altair provides enterprise analytics, engineering, and on-demand computing software technologies.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$37.29MKey Investors
UK Research and InnovationGeneral Atlantic
2024-10-30Acquired
2024-09-25Grant· $3.86M
2024-07-16Post Ipo Equity· $3.43M
Leadership Team
Ingo Mierswa
Senior Vice President of Product Development
Bill Bryce
Vice President Of Product Management
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