Manufacturing Support Engineer

Company Overview

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

Support Engineer – provides technical and sustaining engineering support of a product manufacturing area. Establishes operating equipment/tooling requirements, improves manufacturing techniques, processes and production yields to improve production efficiencies. Interacts with product design, development personnel and manufacturing engineers to ensure that processes and designs are compatible. Coordinates the investigation process for return material, including testing, data analysis, material handling, disposition, and support of root‑cause analysis and solution implementation.

• Process returned hardware for complaint evaluation, failure analysis and product disposition.
• Review data and provide support based on data analysis.
• Support introduction and development of new products and improvement of existing process, hardware and equipment; develop or execute experiments for the Process/Manufacturing engineers.
• Support continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma, 5S).
• Support tool design and implementation.
• Support day‑to‑day production and development of products and processes as required.
• Review and update assembly instructions and travelers to meet all regulatory and internal standards.
• Assist production personnel with training and techniques.
• Ensure all production protocols are in place and followed.
• Maintain required documentation for travelers and working instructions.
• Initiate disposition and rework of non‑conforming products or materials.
• Report on manufacturing metrics.
• Support other engineering tasks for development of new products, implementation of new production lines, re‑activation of production online during down scenarios, such as hands‑on hardware processing (rework or repair).
• Flexibility for overtime is required; periods of intense work will occur.
• Maintain fluid communication with all related organizations (suppliers, engineering, Customer Service, etc.).
• Able to lift 25 lbs often.
• Must be able to sit and stand for prolonged periods of time.

• Attention to detail – required to define explicit process assembly instructions for the manufacture of sophisticated IR camera systems.
• Communication skills–oral, listening and written – required to communicate effectively with Assembly and Test personnel to both develop and optimize the necessary camera assembly process.
• Continuous learning – required to stay abreast of new electronic and mechanical assembly techniques and processes defined by internal design and external customer requirements.
• Decision making & problem solving – required to respond to ever‑changing production requirements, quality issues and process demands effectively and efficiently.
• Flexibility – required to handle the often multitasked manufacturing environment where multiple hats (engineer, inspector, doc control, tool designer, assembler, etc.) are worn daily.
• Initiative – required to take the lead on all aspects of the job requirements, with minimal supervision and maximum efficiency.
• Technical – ability to use hand tools for assembling and dis‑assembling delicate electromechanical components and understand the physics involved in the operation of the devices, for failure analysis and root‑cause investigation.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or PERM resident.

$50,600.00 – $67,500.00

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, local regulations (such as minimum wage), education/training, work experience, key skills and type of position.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non‑merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

Teledyne and all of its employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. All employees must comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. The company’s reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important as its reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.