Additive; 3D Printing Manufacturing Engineer III

Overview

About rms Company

rms is a state of the art facility with the latest technology in precision machines to produce components for the medical device and aerospace industries. Our Manufacturing Engineers provide engineering support to rms teams with particular emphasis on developing capable manufacturing processes, implementing cellular manufacturing techniques and certifying processes to provide superior products to our customers.

Position Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer will provide support to the Manufacturing organization to facilitate efficient operations within the production area, optimize existing processes, and ensure that production goals are met.

Position summary

The Manufacturing Engineer III will be a combination position of a Project Engineer and a Manufacturing Engineer within the Additive Manufacturing Team. This individual will interface with customers, engineering, quality, manufacturing, and operations to bring awarded customer projects from quoted concept to product realization. The Manufacturing Engineer will coordinate all project management activity including, but not limited to pre-production meetings, developing production processes, coordinating customer updates and interactions, facilitating process improvements, and managing their projects from cradle to grave regarding all project management milestones and manufacturing support needs.

Essential Job Functions

• Project Management
  • Initiate Project Management processes and tools for all new projects. Projects may be customer awarded projects or internal projects such as capital equipment, facility layouts, process improvements, etc.
  • Manage all milestones and trackers for projects and keep dates and milestones up to date and accurate
  • Communicate project trackers and other communication on a regular basis to internal and external customers
  • Manage all pre-production meetings, manufacturing meetings, and customer meetings regarding new projects and customer requests
  • Facilitate all DFM (Design for Manufacturability) meetings as required by the customer or manufacturing
  • Facilitate a post-mortem meeting and project close-out after reviewing all process performance to rate and throughput, scrap, material usage, profitability, inspection performance, on-time delivery, etc.
  • Assist with part cost estimation
• Manufacturing Engineering
  • Develop manufacturing models, prints, routings, and work instruction for all project components and assemblies
  • Work with manufacturing to develop the processes necessary to take the product from quoted design to product realization and shipment for components and assemblies
  • Support the designed processes as needed regarding fixtures, models and drawings, manufacturing research, part handling, etc.
  • Troubleshoot processes with manufacturing that may be problematic or opportunities for improvements. This may be related to scrap, cycle time, throughput, quote vs actual, quality, etc.
• Mentor and provide guidance to less experienced team members
• Resolve non-conformances, coordinate root cause analysis and implementation
  • Train employees on processes that are developed by engineering
• Participate in customer visits, key contact for customer projects
• Work with the Quality Engineering to develop capable and certified processes to support and maintain a continuous flow of quality products to our customer
  • Active participation in OE (Operations Excellence). Origination and assistance with other OE projects
• Understand and comply with the Cretex professional competencies, company policies, and the employee manual
• Adhere to all safety policies; including wearing personal protective equipment when required
• Support and comply with the company's QMS (Quality Management System), ISO 9001 and 13485 standards, GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices), and GDP's (Good Documentation Practices)
• Complete all other work duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements, Education & Experience (incl. KSA’s and certifications)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or other Engineering science
• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing setting; including state of the art manufacturing technology/concepts and…