Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

This position, based in our Sidney, Ohio campus, will focus primarily on supporting manufacturing strategic initiatives for CNC machining, and sharing best practices between regional manufacturing locations.

In this position you will:

• Lead new product development and production launch readiness for component machining.
• Identify critical product characteristics and technical feasibility of new products to establish manufacturing investment and production costing.
• Lead regional strategic capital investment projects to specify, procure, and implement new manufacturing equipment, work holding, tooling, and gauging systems.
• Develop and utilize digital technologies to develop manufacturing component designs and perform CNC machine simulations to validate layouts, functional performance, and production output rates.
• Create and modify CNC programs to manufacture products to drawing dimensions and tolerances, leveraging digital simulation and best practices to optimize quality and productivity.
• Unearth cost reductions and drive continuous improvements of production automation and manufacturing process by utilizing lean principles that are aligned with manufacturing strategies.
• Provide project and status updates to senior leadership.
• Help drive innovation and implementation of advanced manufacturing technology.

Required Education, Experience, and

Skills:

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing engineering or related engineering field and 3 years of applicable experience.
• Intermediate to advanced CNC machine programming knowledge and experience.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings with an understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles and an ability to apply them to machining processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a commitment to producing excellent work.
• Excellent organizational, planning, and communication skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong understanding and ability to implement Quality and Lean tools such as Process Capability, Statistical Analysis, Structured Problem-Solving, PFMEA's, and Gauge R&R's.
• Experience working with 3D CAD software (examples: NX, Solidworks, Inventor)
• Ability to travel ~20%
• Legal authorization to work in the United States – Sponsorship will not be provided with this position

Preferred Education, Experience, and

Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing engineering, or related engineering field, with five (5) or more years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge and experience machining cast iron
• Knowledge and experience with highly automated manufacturing systems
• Experience programming and working with industrial robots
• Experience with Siemens NX 3D modeling.
• Experience with CAM programming and machine simulation software (Siemens CAM, Vericut, Etc)
• Experience working with Teamcenter PLM software.
• Formal Lean and SPC training or certification

This role is based fully onsite, and not eligible for hybrid or remote work opportunities.