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With a history spanning more than seven decades, Communications & Power Industries’ thousands of products have impacted people’s lives in numerous unseen ways every day. Our highly engineered products serve as the backbone of modern-day commercial and military communications systems, assist in diagnosing medical conditions, empower scientific discoveries and space exploration, and much more.
CPI is headquartered in Plano, Texas and is a global manufacturer of electronic components and subsystems. We have manufacturing locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. With a heritage of technological excellence, our team serves customers in the communications, defense, medical, industrial, and scientific markets.
YOUR DAY TO DAY
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We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer who will focus on the quality and reliability of CPI power amplifiers and/or medical generator products, working closely with a cross-functional team of engineering, production, manufacturing engineering, quality and procurement. Working closely with engineering, production, quality, and procurement, this role owns complex manufacturing processes, leads major improvement / operations initiatives, and influences product design for long-term success.
One must be able to effectively communicate, adapt to change and do so with a level of predictability. Success requires strategic thinking, technical depth, and the ability to lead or be hands-on driving scalable solutions.
YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR
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Collaboration & Communication:
Mindset & Approach
Be a key supporter in communicating comprehensive strategies and plans for managing complex technical and organizational challenges.
Identify and follow through in areas for improvement, striving for scalability of standards and processes..
Demonstrate a forward-looking, transformational mindset that anticipates risks and future capability needs.
Drive systemic closure of issues through predictive, data-driven, and scalable solutions.
Influence new product designs to ensure manufacturability, testability, and long-term reliability.
Lead continuous improvement programs with measurable impact on cost, quality, and throughput.
Project & Initiative Management
Lead multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously, balancing factory needs with long-term strategic projects.
Own and drive systemic resolution through, PFMEAs, capability studies, MRB investigations, Cause Mapping, D, and VSM activities.
Direct the design and qualification of jigs, fixtures, gauges, and automation solutions
Lead medium-to-large scale technical and operations projects including capital planning efforts.
Manage complex projects with clear communication of scope, risk, and timelines to stakeholders.
Drive cross-functional prioritization and decision-making with the consideration of quality, cost, and delivery.
Process Ownership
Own and optimize manufacturing build, inspection, and test processes for high-complexity products.
Lead standardization, commonality, and cross-training initiatives across manufacturing workflows.
Drive major improvements in safety, quality, efficiency, and maintainability.
Oversee field failure investigations and ensure robust corrective actions are implemented.
Manage the design and qualification of jigs, fixtures, gauges, and automation solutions.
Own BOM configuration strategy, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and alignment with design intent.
Lead advanced RF testing and characterization of HPAs across satellite communication bands.
Support calibration strategies, advanced use of RF test equipment an asset (PNA, VNA, spectrum analyzers).
Apply advanced electrical engineering principles to AC, DC, and RF systems, guiding others in best practices.
Project & Initiative Management
YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS JOB IF YOU HAVE
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Degree or Technologist diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, RF Engineering.
Minimum + years of manufacturing engineering experience in a high-tech…
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