What are the responsibilities and job description for the Die Design Engineer Internship position at ITW?
Company Description
Company Overview:
ITW is a Fortune 500 Manufacturing Company with Multi-Billion Dollar revenue and fifty thousand employees world-wide. Known for innovation, diversification, and excellent financial performance.
This position is within ITW’s Zip-Pak division. Zip-Pak is the global leader in resealable solutions for the flexible packaging industry. Our expertise in zipper, application technology, and packaging systems makes Zip-Pak the primary choice of brand owners, OEM’s, and converters for innovative resealable solutions. Zip-Pak’s lean, modern, and continuous manufacturing environments produce zippers using high-volume plastic extrusion.
Job Description
Role Summary:
The key responsibility of the role is to design, develop and modify dies for plastic extrusion that will produce plastic zipper. The Die Design Engineer Intern’s primary focus will be supporting operations. The Die Design Engineer Intern will report to the Die Design Engineer.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design plastic extrusion profile DIEs with solid modeling SOLID WORKS software and flow modeling software
- Understand and apply Zip-Pak Design Guidelines to DIE designs
- Generate profile part drawings and die design plans based on Operation’s needs, for DIE manufacturing
- Provide Design solutions for Operation’s requirements using problem solving methodologies and Root Cause Analysis, in collaboration with Team and Design Engineer
- Design Review: Present solutions for Business needs and incorporate inputs from affiliated team members into final Design
- Update existing DIE designs to support ease of manufacturing and continuous product improvement efforts
- Maintains record keeping of controlled documents and their changes while following current processes
- Collaborate and provide input to DIE manufactures
Qualifications
Position Skills and Experience Requirements:
- Graduating with Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or relevant field with Design focus in 2024
- Knowledge and Experience with 3D CAD software, SolidWorks preferred
- Knowledge of Manufacturing process; CNC, EDM, Wire cutting Etc
- Basics of Product design and Tolerancing
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Accurate and strong attention to detail
- Proficient in MS Office and related software
Additional qualifications (Plus but not necessary)
- Certification and previous working experience (Internship as Design engineer) of CAD software (SolidWorks preferred)
- Previous experience as Design Engineer or Manufacturing engineer
- Basics of Polymers and flow modeling
Additional Information
Special Requirements:
Position requires travel locally of 10-20%.
Working Conditions:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
ITW is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.
As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
