Manufacturing Engineer

Eaton’s IS AER FED division is currently seeking a Manufacturing Engineer. This position will be located at our Bethel, CT facility. This position provides Manufacturing Engineering support to all functions and acts as a liaison between design engineering and production. Additionally, and on the same responsibility level, participates in cost out, configuration management, BOM’s, and MRP system structuring updates. In this role, you will support plant leadership in achieving business and financial goals by developing and maintaining robust manufacturing processes and leading continuous improvement / cost out initiatives across the organization.

Executes the organizational strategic plan consistent with established industry standards, government regulations and customer requirements.

• Manage the successful execution of assigned projects. Responsibility, Authority and Accountability (RAA) for project scope delivery and successful execution within contractual, technical, schedule, budget, cost, and quality commitments.
• Write new production routings for new products, establishing labor time standards for each operation.
• Periodically review and update routings to conform or improve technique to reduce labor.
• Update active routings including proceedings, times (labor), documents included, such as special procedures, and tooling design.
• Work on procedures to help integration of 3D printers into new product development and tool design.
• Develop and maintain robust, cost-efficient manufacturing processes and product structures consistent with corporate accepted Lean manufacturing practices.
• Perform root cause and failure analysis as required.
• Implement methods and practices to reduce variation. Demonstrate ability to understand source(s) of variation and identify impact of tolerance stacks in assemblies.
• Participate in concurrent engineering efforts and critical design reviews to minimize product development costs and maximize useful life of products.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing and Value Engineering practices as applicable.
• Coordinate and facilitate the needs of Manufacturing Support Group, i.e., vibration, welding, machine shop.
• Act as technical liaison for products from inception through shipment to customer.
• Compose Capital Appropriation Requests for acquisition of equipment to support emerging and existing technologies.
• Manage multiple projects and deliver to schedules on time.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three (3) months of internship or co-op experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any "CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.".
• This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 60-mile radius of Bethel, CT will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Vibration system experience.
• CAD and 3D Modeling/Printing Experience.
• Project Planning and scheduling methodology experience.

• Basic knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques.
• Strong analytical skills. Understanding of problem-solving methodologies to determine root cause and corrective action.
• Understanding of engineering design and product reliability concepts.
• Knowledge of industry and customer-specific quality processes (i.e., ISO
  9001, AS9100 etc.).
• Knowledge of product and end user application/specifications, including product testing…