Sustaining Engineer

Switchcraft, Inc. is a U.S. manufacturer of harsh environment circular connectors, cable assemblies and interconnect solutions. Our products are used in a wide variety of industries including medical, industrial controls, transportation and homeland security. We are located on the Northwest side of Chicago and currently have an opening for a Sustaining Engineer.

Location: Jefferson Park, IL (Chicago)

Shift: 100% ON SITE - 7:30 am - 4 pm M-F

Pay: $70,000- $75,000

Responsibilities

Maintenance, redesign, improvements and general support for existing products and for designing and releasing custom customer products using current product families
Candidate must be able to work on several projects at one time through changing priorities
Researches the history and current state of the product evolution, resolution of production and Customer concerns
Implementation of product improvements
Investigation of new processes and materials
Producing and maintaining accurate project plans
CAD models and drawings for components and assemblies
Specification documents, design analysis (tolerance, FEA, FMEA)
Test documentation, product cost estimates, and Bills of Material
Coordinates engineering activities with purchasing and manufacturing and making recommendations for parts, materials and tooling
Must be able to provide technical support to Sales/Marketing, Manufacturing, Quality and Purchasing
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