Engineer II, Manufacturing; 2nd Shift

Position: Engineer II, Manufacturing (2nd Shift)

Location: Chaska, MN

Job : -NB

# of Openings: 2

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Engineer II, Manufacturing

Shift: 2nd Shift

Pay Range: $87,750 - $115,000 per year + Shift Differential

The Production Engineer is primarily responsible for the technical management, maintenance and development of new and existing production lines. This individual supports the objectives of Marotta Controls, Inc. relative to manufacturing and operational goals. In this role the Production Engineer will develop, implement, and maintain methods, operation sequences, test equipment, and processes that continually ensure that equipment capacity will meet customer demand.

The Production Engineer will also implement process improvements based on demonstrated improved yield results and participate in defect reduction activities and lean initiatives.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field
• 5+ years’ experience in design and manufacturing of electric motors
• 2+ years of related experience in a production/operations environment
• Working knowledge of electric motors and their components, the processes and techniques for manufacturing, and the equipment and methods for testing
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills required for multi-faceted interactions with all levels of personnel within the organization, as well as any and all outside agents
• Highly computer literate, with MS Office/PC expertise, and demonstrated experience with applicable systems, programs, equipment, etc.
• Must be a US Citizen

• Create new tooling/fixturing and processes/procedures for the introduction of new motors and/or the improvement of existing motors
• Develop and maintain testing policies, procedures, and performance metrics, in order to achieve targeted manufacturing objectives
• Understand and implement various machining, part creation/fabrication and the measurement techniques implementing GD&T best practices to assure part and assembly compliance
• Investigate, assess and resolve production issues effectively
• Implement improvements to current operations to improve efficiency
• Effectively communicate with suppliers to procure necessary tooling, fixtures, and equipment
• Create assemble and test procedures for production hardware
• Analyze layout of equipment, workflow, assembly methods, and workforce utilization to maximize efficiency
• Contribute to the ability of the Operations function to meet intended design requirements, by understanding and properly utilizing manufacturing tools and equipment
• Design detailed assembly procedures and tooling.
• Generate procedures from various industry and aerospace specifications.
• Design test fixtures.
• Communicate designs and design intent with team members and suppliers.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing principles to tool/fixture design, material selection, facility layout plans, cost estimates, DFM concepts, GT&D practices, machine shop documentation (oper./tooling sheets, routers, etc.), root cause investigations, trouble shooting, performance metrics and machine shop operational activities
• Secure external resources (subcontracted services) to maintain and ensure equipment is operational
• Perform all practices and activities related to Mfg. Eng. in a manner which supports commonality, standardization (where applicable), First Past Yield and utilization of safe/best industry practices
• Create, maintain and refine detailed mfg. documentation (i.e. Operation Sheets, Routers, Set-up/Tooling sheets, etc.) through effective selection of manufacturing methods…