Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer - Supply Chain

EOE Statement
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Hydraflow provides fluid transfer solutions that reduce customer's installation time, waste, weight and life-cycle costs. In addition we couple our highly innovative and differentiated products with a culture of service and quality, giving our customer the competitive advantage to succeed in their business.

Engineering

Overall Purpose
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The Mechanical Engineer/Supply Chain provides technical expertise and support to ensure that the manufacturing and quality processes and procedures meet both internal and external requirements.

• Assist in developing manufacturing processes and quality plans.
• Refine and enhance products and processes by applying continuous improvement and key lean manufacturing/production principles and techniques to areas of production.
• Interpret engineering drawings and confer with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards and associated documentation to meet drawing requirements.
• Monitor and recommend modifications to existing quality or production work instructions, procedures, processes or documentation to achieve optimum quality.
• Work with representatives from all departments to address nonconformances.
• Develop proactive quality initiative strategies and drive their implementation.
• Assist in reviewing customer engineering and quality requirements.
• Assist in creation of PFMEA and DFMEA.
• Work assignments may include cross‑functional or project team responsibilities.
• Adhere to 5S Standards.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures, including, but not limited to, policies for attendance and punctuality and standards for safety.

• Other duties based on the needs of the Production Control department.

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field.
• 3–7 years of applicable experience.
• Knowledge in Lean Manufacturing concepts and tools.
• Experience with machining and inspection equipment.
• Ability to read/interpret blueprints.
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Excellent organizational and computer skills.
• CAD experience;
  Solid Works preferred.
• Knowledge of Aerospace Quality Standards (AS9100D, AS9102, AS9103/AS9145, AS9138, ISO
  9001, ANSI/ASQC Z1.4, ANSI/NCSL Z540‑1).
• Experience and strong knowledge of manufacturing practices with emphasis on machining, and assembly, and understanding of material and processes specifications and industry standards.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate with all levels of employees.
• Uses logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Able to use quality tools such as benchmarking, gap analysis, Pareto Analysis, fish‑bone diagrams, risk analysis techniques, and process mapping for fact‑based decision making.
• Customer oriented and service minded.
• Ability to multitask in a fast‑paced environment.
• Fluent in English (able to read, speak, write and understand).
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident).

• While performing duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to: sit, use hands and fingers to handle, type or feel, reach with hands and arms, speak or hear.
• While performing duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to: stand, walk.
• Work Environment:
  Warehouse and office setting.
• Must be a U.S. Person based on ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident). This position is expected to be exposed to information subject to U.S. export control regulations, i.e. ITAR or EAR.

Hydraflow provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard because of any one, or combination of any one or more protected characteristics including race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, citizenship.

All Applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of U.S. regulations.