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Toyota North America · 3 days ago

Manufacturing Design Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$97K/yr - $158K/yr

5+ years exp

Toyota North America is a leading brand in the automotive industry focused on innovative mobility solutions. They are seeking a highly motivated Manufacturing Design Engineer to lead the design of commercial products, ensuring manufacturability and alignment with customer requirements.

Manufacturing

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Leads the design of select TRD commercial products from concept to production ready, ensuring design accuracy, end user feasibility, manufacturability, and alignment with customer requirements

Responsible for designing custom CNC work holding fixtures, post operation assembly fixtures, tooling, and sub-components using CREO

Create 3D models and assemblies, 2D drawings, and BOMs using CREO

Collaborate with manufacturing and process engineers to ensure design intent and manufacturability

Apply GD&T and DFM/DFA principles to ensure accuracy and cost-effectiveness

Conduct design reviews, tolerance stack-ups, and risk assessments

Lead fixture qualification and verification activities in partnership with Quality and Manufacturing Engineering

Support the fabrication and assembly teams during build and debug phases

Work with suppliers to source components and optimize material selection

Revise designs based on feedback from shop floor, testing, or quality teams

Provide necessary documentation specifying all necessary information. i.e. assembly procedure, torque values, etc

Source and request all required hardware and materials

Qualification

CREOGD&TCNC fixturingMechanical designManufacturing techniquesProcess improvementsMS OfficeCommunication skills

Required

BS in Mechanical Engineering (or similar discipline) or equivalent, Or, Preferred Experience as described below

Minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment with a focus on mechanical design for automotive components or CNC fixturing

Demonstrated experience in fixture design, qualification, and verification for machined components

Direct hands-on experience interacting with machine shop floor activities in a fast, dynamic environment

Detailed understanding of GD&T to ANSI standards

Expert on analyzing and interpretation of engineering drawings

Fundamental understanding of CAD systems, specifically CREO for the design of components

General understanding of manufacturing techniques (milling, turning, etc.) for design for manufacturability

Extensive use of CAD systems, specifically CREO

Working knowledge of internet, email, MS office products such as Excel, Word, Visio

Preferred

Experience in the automotive industry as a Design Engineer with demonstrated capability of taking designs from initial concept to production ready

Extensive experience with CAD software, specifically CREO

Experience in CNC work holding techniques, not limited to manual and hydraulic clamping

Communication skills required consist of the ability to convey necessary information and instruction to shop floor personnel as well as the ability to write reports to managers and peers

Computer skills required consist of the ability to use the internet and email system, proficiency with MS office (i.e. Word, Excel)

Demonstrated experience, with examples, of prior process improvements and resulting savings (cycle time, capital investment, etc.)