Senior Design Engineer

Corporate Profile

SyBridge Technologies was established in 2019 by Crestview Partners to create a global technology leader that provides value-added design and manufacturing solutions across multiple industries. SyBridge is the combination of 16 acquisitions made to combine different products, services, and technologies into a singular technology-enabled solution. SyBridge is based in Southfield, Michigan and has 20 locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, please visit www.sybridgetech.com.

Position Summary

In support of the Mission, Vision and Values of SyBridge Technologies Group of Companies, the Senior Design Engineer is responsible for designing and making design changes to existing plastic injection molds using Solid Works software within the Engineering Department for SyBridge. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Senior Design Engineer ensures quality is a priority each and every time while also supporting the Program Managers to achieve accuracy of design, meet deadlines, and increase customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

Complete engineering projects such as designing tooling
Verify and check functional needs of manifold and ensure meets mold flow requirements
Modify and/or develop cooling and ejection system
Verify mechanisms function properly in the design
Understand and apply customer or SyBridge standards to the mold design
Verify mold meets customer & try-out locations press parameters
Incorporate machining and mold making best practices with consideration for best cost and timing
Independently attend customer reviews as needed
Incorporate all customer & SyBridge safety standards into all tool designs
Successfully maintain a fluctuating workload, multi-task on jobs and conflicting priorities, sufficient information to proceed with work
Confidence in being the key authority Ensuring adequate steel and seal-off conditions, water locations, ejection quantity/size, tool strength (pillars, manifold cutout, plate thickness), assembly feasibility, approve manifolds
Other duties as assigned

Collaborations and Partnerships Responsibilities:

Responsible for interacting with internal personnel and customers at various stages to ensure quality tooling including providing documentation for customer approval
Work closely with Production Supervisor and manufacturing personnel to produce quality and cost-effective tooling
Support d train junior designers as needed
As needed, make appropriate personnel aware of any hardware /software inadequacies that hinder productivity

Qualifications

10+ years of related experience designing tooling/plastic injection molds; or equivalent experience as high-level intermediate designer or higher level
5+ years of experience with CAD; Solid Works preferred
Must be able to work independently to scheduled workloads
Ability to perform under pressure and work independently
Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines as required
Ability to ensure quality standards are met
Strong attention to detail is required
Strong leadership, interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills
Proficient in time management and communication skills
Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check

Our commitment to you…

SyBridge Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of any kind. We are committed to the attitude of equal employment opportunities for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at SyBridge are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, National origin, veteran or disability status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. SyBridge encourages applicants of all ages.

This position will require prolonged computer use, standing for long periods of time, and walking in a manufacturing facility. Lifting as required lifting up to 50 pounds on occasion. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision. May need to climb stairs/steps periodically. May need to reach above shoulder heights and below the waist. In accordance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), SyBridge Technologies will provide accommodations when requested by the employee. When the employee becomes aware of any disabilities that would affect them from performing their duties, they will advise SyBridge Technologies if accommodation is required.