Foundation EGI
Engineering General Intelligence
Senior Design Engineering Consultant – GD&T Expert
Location
Massachusetts
Posted
80 days ago
Salary
Not specified
10 yrs expEnglishAssembly
Job Description
• Serve as the primary subject-matter expert on GD&T, tolerance-driven design, and the engineering use cases, requirements, and constraints that inform product development.
• Define and review product workflows and requirements for datum strategies, feature control frames, tolerance types, interfaces, and variation analysis.
• Ensure the software correctly represents ASME Y14.5 and/or ISO GPS standards, including intent and best practices
• Validate that tolerance definitions align with functional requirements, process capability, and inspection methods.
• Write clear product specifications and user-facing documentation, including workflows, examples, and best-practice guidance.
• Translate complex GD&T concepts into language accessible to software engineers, product managers, and customers.
• Validate product behavior using real design data and provide feedback from pilots and customer discussions.
• Support customer and internal discussions as a recognized GD&T and product-definition expert.
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of recent experience in design engineering in industries such as automotive, construction, capital equipment.
- Deep, hands-on expertise with GD&T standards (ASME Y14.5/ISO GPS)
- Proven experience defining and reviewing:Datum reference frames and functional datums
- Feature control frames for form, orientation, location, and profile
- Complex part interfaces and assembly relationships
- Strong understanding of how GD&T impacts:
- Manufacturing process selection
- Tooling and fixturing strategy
- Inspection methods (CMM, gauges, in-line measurement)
- Experience performing or reviewing: Tolerance stack-upsVariation and robustness analysis
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain GD&T intent and consequences to non-experts.
