3 weeks ago

Principal DFM Engineer

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Job Summary

Own design-for-manufacturability (DFM) for silicone and elastomer products, driving process feasibility and cost optimization across prototype-to-production. Serve as a technical SME and RFQ owner, translating customer designs into scalable manufacturing solutions. Lead tooling and manufacturing strategy (LSR/HCR molding, compression/transfer/injection molding, extrusion, downstream operations), develop cost models and quoting, and guide validation readiness in regulated medical device environments while mentoring engineers and improving DFM capability.

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Communications, PR & Community

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead comprehensive DFM evaluations for elastomer components and assemblies to optimize manufacturability, scalability, yield/robustness/quality, cost efficiency, and regulatory/validation readiness.
•Own RFQs and develop detailed cost models from prototype through full production, translating DFM decisions into cycle time/cavitation/capacity strategies, tooling lifecycle, and labor/material utilization/scrap/secondary operations.
•Define end-to-end manufacturing and tooling process strategy, including prototyping/scale-up pathway, tooling phases and capital investment strategy, automation/inspection, and validation/qualification roadmap.
•Collaborate with process engineering, tooling, quality, and operations to validate assumptions and optimize cycle time, yield, and throughput; document and transfer manufacturability/cost/quality assumptions into execution.
•Drive continuous improvement via should-cost modeling, cost-out initiatives, quote-to-actual performance analysis, and standardizing DFM guidelines, costing methodologies, and quoting templates.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 100,000 - 150,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeaveLife InsuranceEquity

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials, Polymer, or similar).
•10+ years of experience in elastomer manufacturing, DFM or process engineering.
•Deep expertise in silicone (LSR, HCR) and rubber materials, including compression, transfer, and injection molding processes.
•Tooling design principles (cavitation, gating, venting, materials) and cost modeling/estimating for elastomer components.
•Experience with validation requirements (IQ/OQ/PQ), APQP/PPAP, interpreting engineering drawings (GD&T) and 3D CAD models; proficiency with CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks).

Experience:10+ yearsElastomer manufacturingDesign for manufacturability (DFM)Silicone moldingMedical devicesProcess engineering

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:OwnershipAnalytical skillsStakeholder influenceCommunicationDecision-making

Tech Stack:SolidWorks3D CADEngineering drawingsGD&T

Company Brief

Ingersoll Rand

Designs, manufactures, and services industrial equipment and technologies including air compressors, power tools, fluid management systems, and downstream industrial solutions for manufacturing, construction, and commercial customers worldwide.

Industry: Industrial Machinery

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Davidson, United States

Founded: 1871

Website LinkedIn

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Ingersoll Rand

3 weeks ago

Principal DFM Engineer

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 3 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Communications, PR & Community

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead comprehensive DFM evaluations for elastomer components and assemblies to optimize manufacturability, scalability, yield/robustness/quality, cost efficiency, and regulatory/validation readiness.
•Own RFQs and develop detailed cost models from prototype through full production, translating DFM decisions into cycle time/cavitation/capacity strategies, tooling lifecycle, and labor/material utilization/scrap/secondary operations.
•Define end-to-end manufacturing and tooling process strategy, including prototyping/scale-up pathway, tooling phases and capital investment strategy, automation/inspection, and validation/qualification roadmap.
•Collaborate with process engineering, tooling, quality, and operations to validate assumptions and optimize cycle time, yield, and throughput; document and transfer manufacturability/cost/quality assumptions into execution.
•Drive continuous improvement via should-cost modeling, cost-out initiatives, quote-to-actual performance analysis, and standardizing DFM guidelines, costing methodologies, and quoting templates.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 100,000 - 150,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeaveLife InsuranceEquity

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials, Polymer, or similar).
•10+ years of experience in elastomer manufacturing, DFM or process engineering.
•Deep expertise in silicone (LSR, HCR) and rubber materials, including compression, transfer, and injection molding processes.
•Tooling design principles (cavitation, gating, venting, materials) and cost modeling/estimating for elastomer components.
•Experience with validation requirements (IQ/OQ/PQ), APQP/PPAP, interpreting engineering drawings (GD&T) and 3D CAD models; proficiency with CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks).

Experience:10+ yearsElastomer manufacturingDesign for manufacturability (DFM)Silicone moldingMedical devicesProcess engineering

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:OwnershipAnalytical skillsStakeholder influenceCommunicationDecision-making

Tech Stack:SolidWorks3D CADEngineering drawingsGD&T

Company Brief

Ingersoll Rand

Industry: Industrial Machinery

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Davidson, United States

Founded: 1871

Website LinkedIn