Manufacturing Engineer

Why Work at Banner?

For over 50 years, Banner Engineering has been at the forefront of some of the biggest industry trends, such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and our photoelectric, ultrasonic, and vision sensors, LED lights and indicators, monitoring solutions, and other safety products are used by Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders worldwide. Banner is a rapidly growing company that offers many personal development opportunities, an excellent benefits package, and a collaborative team of employees who are passionate about what they do.

Position Summary

We're looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Operations group focusing on new product development within the Sensor business unit, in which you'll be a strong contributing member in our collaborative environment. You'll find a good amount of autonomy here, as well as a hard-working group that contributes to Banner's ongoing success and continuing growth.

This position reports to the Engineering Manager II.

According to the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act), this position is classified as:

• Exempt, based on the Professional Exemption

What You'll Be Doing

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working [individually/collaboratively/both], staying on top of tasks, and making a meaningful impact across teams and projects. Below are some key responsibilities of the role.

Key Responsibilities

New Product Introduction

• • Provide project level comprehensive Manufacturing Engineering support as an integrated member of a design team.
  • Work with engineering team on manufacturability (DFM) effort for new product developments
  • Critically analyze new product concepts and provide constructive feedback for assembly requirements and constraints
  • Work with engineering team to incorporate preferred assembly methods and critical part features that are necessary to achieve yield and cost targets
  • Lead Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) sessions and proactively reduce and eliminate the causes of defects on new product introductions
  • Complete a manufacturing process plan to facilitate LEAN and single-piece flow errorproof manufacturing
  • Design Manufacturing line with necessary automation to achieve cost of goods sold requirement
  • Use workflow toolsets and PTC Creo to specify and provide assembly fixtures and automation
  • Create labor estimates, time standards, assembly drawings, routings, and procedural documentation
  • Manage preproduction engineering builds and the manufacturing release process
  • Participate in production line duplication and product transfers to US and international manufacturing facilities

Process Development and Support

• • Lead post-product launch team to address production manufacturability, cost, and yield issues
  • Research and identify new production technologies to support cost and quality initiatives in the plants
  • Conduct Design of Experiments (DOE) and Gage R&R for system control and optimization
  • Create and maintain assembly documentation and procedures

What You Bring to the Table

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, and regular attendance is required. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to support individuals with disabilities.

Required

BS degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering or related field.

• 1-3 years of relevant experience.
• Strong applied statistical skills to analyze manufacturing data, identify process variation, and drive continuous improvement
• Proficiency in PTC ProE, Creo, or other similar solid modeling tools.
• Working knowledge of fabrication processes such as plastic injection molding, machining, and metal forming.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with hands-on experience in electro-mechanical assembly and manufacturing
• Experience developing, improving, and troubleshooting assembly processes on the production floor
• Proven problem-solving skills for diagnosing mechanical, electrical, and process-related issues
• Comfortable collaborating with operators, technicians, engineers and cross-functional teams to improve quality and yield
• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously while balancing priorities.
• Able to travel occasionally to our manufacturing facilities in South Dakota, and possibly Mexico.

Preferred

• Experience with one or more process technologies such as ultrasonic welding, potting, injection molding, adhesive dispensing, automation, etc.
• Experience specifying, deploying, and supporting manufacturing equipment and automation solutions.
• Proven ability to conceptualize, design, and support the development of manufacturing fixtures that improve efficiency, quality, and process repeatability.
• Working knowledge of data-driven problem-solving tools, including Design of Experiments (DOE), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Gage R&R.
• Able to identify and advocate for the necessary piece-part features needed to…