Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Responsibilities

• Responsible for manufacturing engineering and project management to support the introduction of new parts and processes and the optimization of existing processes in cooperation with Engineering and the Quality Department to meet customer demand and expected profit margin
• Prepare and start up of product or specification changes as required
• Define and recommend purchases of capital equipment
• Prepare implementation plans for new part projects and manage accordingly
• Approve and/or create new Work Instructions
• Create or change routings & BOMs in the ERP system
• Analyze technical requirements and specifications; make comparison with internal process capabilities
• Make DFM & DFI proposals to drawing changes or specification changes to customer or supplier
• Take the lead to resolve quality problems in production when not solved at lower levels through NCR process
• Manage, mentor, and coach manufacturing engineers and techs to help them develop their skills and abilities for team effectiveness
• Training of operators on important process changes
• Training of new Manufacturing Engineers regarding specifications and processes
• Prepare investment budget, pay-back analysis, technical negotiations with suppliers
• Participate in RFQ (request for quotation) process

• 5+ years of professional working experience within a machining based environment
• Experience working with highly regulated or tight tolerance industries such as; medical, military, aerospace and defense, automotive, etc.
• Experience working within a new product development, new product introduction, prototyping, etc.. based environment
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and complex GD&T Symbols
• Ability to create offline programs from scratch within a CAD/CAM platform – Mastercam preferred
• Ability to complete tooling and fixture design within Solid Works
• Experience working with both mills and lathes