Manufacturing Engineer III

Manufacturing Engineer III

Department: Manufacturing Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Charlestown, NH

Plans and designs manufacturing processes for a production facility

• Responsible for several components of a project or a complex component of a larger project.
• Contributes to their team or department by applying their knowledge of one or more functional areas.
• Fully developed professional able to work without direct guidance or direction from others.
• Works closely with leaders and operators to support continuous improvement.
• Communicates professionally with leadership, teammates and operations personnel using appropriate technical language and descriptions.
• Has in depth knowledge of the discipline and role.
• Works and communicates well with other members of the engineering team and with members of the production team as well as external vendors.
• Evaluates mechanical and electromechanical systems and products by designing and conducting research programs; applying principles of mechanics, thermodynamics, hydraulics, heat transfer, and materials.
• Confirms system and product capabilities by designing feasibility and testing methods; testing properties.
• Utilize existing or gather new data to guide and implement process and/or design improvements.
• Develop and test prototypes of devices they design.
• Develops manufacturing processes by designing and modifying equipment for fabricating, building, assembling, and installing components.
• Completes projects by training and guiding technicians.
• Provides training and ongoing support on manufacturing systems.
• May work with the product design team as a manufacturing representative, providing feedback on new product design and product updates with respect to manufacturability. Advocates for DFMA best practices.
• May act as a liaison between the product design team and various manufacturing and production departments, solicits and returns feedback bi-directionally.
• May provide information to help guide design decisions, such as labor costing estimates, capital investment requirements, and process feasibility, determined through research and consultation with internal and external vendors.
• May support electronic production specific processes such as SMT, Wave Soldering, hand assembly techniques of circuit boards, and inspection.
• May support mechanical production specific processes such as blanking, cutting, forming, hardware insertion, welding, coating, machining, turning, casting, molding, inspection.
• Preferred, but not required:
  Experience with Solid Works, experience with programming and use of manual or CNC 3-axis mills, experience with use of manual or CNC lathe, experience with sheet metal design & fabrication, experience with MIG & TIG welding.

• Requires in-depth knowledge and experience.
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions.
• Continuously seeks to expand their knowledge.
• Works independently; receives minimal guidance.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
• Represents the level at which career may stabilize for many years or even until retirement.

BA/BS degree w/6-9+ years’ experience or MA/MS degree w/3-6+ years’ experience or AA/AS/Technical School w/8-12+ years’ experience.