Engineering Aide

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineers (ME) on various technical tasks, providing crucial support in gathering, maintaining, formatting, compiling, and manipulating technical data, such as engineering designs and design changes.
• Produce high-quality engineering documentation, reports, marking files, designs, drawings (flow charts, block diagrams, and schematics), and machine operation procedures, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.
• Act as a key liaison between the ME and production teams, assisting in providing technical guidance and timely problem resolution to support assembly performance.
• Review, respond to, and adjudicate EODIs and requests for floor support, working closely with the assembly team to identify and correct issues firsthand.
• Update assembly work instructions based on drawings and/or models, reviewing content with Manufacturing Engineers prior to release to the floor.
• Assist in working ME's tasks on Qnotes and EODIs, inputting data provided by ME to tools in support of planning, routing, work instruction generation, status reporting, and issue resolution.
• Actively engage in PMT (Performance Management Team) and assist in implementing lean principles and technologies and other process improvement activities, ensuring continuous growth and improvement.
• Maintain and control shop aids used in the production process, programming and maintaining assembly-related machines as required for their respective areas.
• Work closely with the Wire Cut area to provide assistance with machine set-up and support, troubleshoot issues, optimize machine performance, and implement process improvements to enhance overall productivity and quality.

• High School diploma, or equivalent experience/combined education, with additional technical training sufficient enough to perform required basic calculations, electronic/mechanical assembly, computer operations, etc.
• Ability to read and understand engineering design drawings and interpret design specifications and their applicability to manufacturing.
• Microsoft Office suite experience with MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Publisher.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent verbal/written communications skills.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and timely problem resolution to production floor operators.
• Familiarity with cable and/or harnesses production, and has the ability to analyze electrical and mechanical schematics and diagrams.
• Familiarity with mechanical, power, and pneumatic tools.
• Familiarity with cable wire cutter and stripper machines.

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing role.
• Collaborate in the creation manufacturing engineer instructions and visuals.
• Familiarity with SAP (Qnotes, Routings, Bills of material) or a related manufacturing system.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing concepts and technique and experience generating/implementing process improvements.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills and be able to work effectively in a team environment.