Mechanical Designer, Assembly and Test

Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members. Our company and its members are committed to acting with integrity, being respectful and accountable to one another, and staying humble and driven, while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards.

We are steadfastly committed to attracting the best talent across our communities, creating a rewarding workplace. Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future.

Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Estimated hourly base rate:

Level 2: $25.81 (minimum) $32.26 (midpoint) $38.71 (maximum)

Level 3: $30.19 (minimum) $37.74 (midpoint) $45.29 (maximum)

• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity.
  • 401(k) match (4.5%)
  • Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
  • Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members
• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays.
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire
• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits.
• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
• Member referral bonus
• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
• Voluntary benefits, including:
• Home / Auto Insurance discounts
• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

Are you ready to make your mark? If you are an experienced Mechanical Designer, we have an exciting opportunity for you! This position is for a Mechanical Designer to support Assembly and Test (A&T) processes with tool design and development. Specific projects include developing assembly fixtures, developing test stands, sourcing tools for material handling, process improvement and automation with focuses on safety, Poka-Yoke, and expanding capabilities for new products, processes, equipment as well as enhancing existing processes.

What you will be doing...

• Working with operations process engineers to create tooling to enable assembly processes (manual assembly, picking, pressing, crimping, guarding, torquing, testing) for new products and processes.
• Working with EHS and process teams to improve the safety and capability of existing processes through tooling, material handling, etc.
• Working with test engineering teams to develop test stands to safely, reliably gather data related to products as well as improve existing test equipment.
• Working with quality engineers and analysts to ensure assembly and test tooling meets customer requirements.
• Working with New Product Introduction (NPI) teams to design and/or modify existing tooling to accommodate new products.
• Collaborate across functions including Operations, EHS, Test, Quality, NPI, etc.
• Mentor junior designers in doing all the above.

What we are looking for...

• An understanding of manufacturing, assembly and test processes and an ability to learn new ones.
• Ability to conceptualize and design 3D models of parts, assemblies, fixtures and tooling (We use CREO).
• An understanding of Product Lifecycle Management tools (We use Windchill).
• An ability to understand and apply Geometric Dimension & Tolerancing.
• An ability to understand and apply tolerance stack-ups.
• An understanding of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), design for automation, Poka-Yoke and best, safe-practices for assembly and test.
• The ability to work within a cross functional team, communicate well, and convey concepts clearly.

Level 2:

• Some vocational, college level courses, 2-year degree, technical certificate or applicable experience
• Less than 2 years with MCAD drafting experience, general machining, fabrication, and manufacturing knowledge

Level 3:

• 2 year technical degree, certificate, or applicable experience. Continuing education as it relates to the position required
• 5 plus years of Designer experience or combination of Bachelors degree or International equivalent and experience

Application window is anticipated to close 30 days from original posting date.

This information is provided in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and is the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee).

Woodward is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local laws.

This position is for a Mechanical Designer to support Assembly and Test (A&T) processes with tool design and development. Specific projects include developing assembly fixtures, developing test stands, sourcing tools for material handling, process improvement and automation with focuses on safety, Poka-Yoke, and expanding capabilities for new products, processes, equipment as well as enhancing existing processes.