Design Intern

Company: Gast Manufacturing
Location: Joliet
Posted on: November 19, 2023

Job Description:

If you're looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you've found it. Whether you're an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

PRIMARY FUNCTION: Design and/or modify parts and assemblies on new and existing product. Maintain and process CAD and engineering documentation changes and updates. Provide design support to Gast engineering as well as customers and suppliers when needed.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Designs and/or modifies parts and assemblies primarily using SOLIDWORKS 3D drawing tools to meet the customer's requirements.
• Prepares information including tolerance stack-ups, design calculations, detail sheets, modified prints and engineering standards per engineer's requests. Supports print /design reviews. Utilize Microsoft Office (Excel and Word) to support design and engineering print creation.
• Utilize oral and written communication skills to manage various projects at once.
• Maintains, coordinates and processes routine engineering change documentation and perform other miscellaneous duties as required.
  
  KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:
  
  • Design/engineering experience and knowledge in industrial manufacturing. (machining, casting, molding experience ideal) Product development experience a plus.
  • Mechanical aptitude in concert with a command of oral and written communication. Able to effectively articulate complex geometries and design ideas to people of varying technical backgrounds.
  • Excellent time management skills and the ability to effectively prioritize as required.
  • Experienced and proficient with SolidWorks. Ability to use Co-create, IDEAS and/or AutoCAD a bonus. Experience and exposure to EPDM ideal.
  • Must be able to physically demonstrate and verbally articulate proper modeling techniques and design intent.
  • Ability to read prints as well as interpret and apply GD&T.
  • Ability to read and write in English.
    
    EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
    
    • Pursuing Degree in Design or a technically related field
    • Demonstrated ability to operate 2D and 3D CAD system to design and components
    • Demonstrated ability to apply proper detailing requirements to engineering prints
    • Fluency in SOLIDWORKS with strong component and assembly modeling
    • FEA, CFD, and additional simulation experience a plus
      
      MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB. THE JOB DESCRIPTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL MISCELLANEOUS, INCIDENTAL OR OTHER DUTIES THAT MAY BE ASSIGNED DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS.
      
      Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?
      
      IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws (Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled).
      
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