Manufacturing Engineer

Overview

Essential duties include working with Value Stream teams to identify and apply continuous improvement methods to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness; designing, developing, testing or sourcing and cost-justifying various tools, machinery, and equipment for recommended manufacturing methods; supporting senior engineers in research, design and development of manufacturing processes including welding schedules, production flow, assembly methods, production equipment and machining; project management of identified capital equipment projects;

applying failure analysis to determine root causes of problems and failures and developing solutions or recommending changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods; evaluating equipment requirements, performing cost analyses, and proposals for integrating machinery and equipment into the manufacturing process; coordinating all pre-production activities including sample evaluation, design qualification and prototype production; providing documentation and detailed drawings for manufacturing and assembly of materials, assemblies, and finished products;

preparing documentation for new manufacturing processes or engineering procedures; proficiency with design software to perform engineering and design tasks; contributing to the development and implementation of best practice Lean vision, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance; and assisting technicians and/or maintenance with troubleshooting, building and/or assembly of various machines and equipment as necessary.

• Works with Value Stream team to identify and apply continuous improvement methods to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness
• Designs, develops, tests or sources and cost-justifies various tools, machinery, and equipment for recommended manufacturing methods.
• Supports senior engineers in research, design and development of manufacturing processes including welding schedules, production flow, assembly methods, production equipment and machining.
• Project management of identified capital equipment projects
• Applies failure analysis to determine root causes of problems and failures and develops solutions or recommends changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods.
• Evaluates equipment requirements, performs cost analyses, and proposals for integrating machinery and equipment into manufacturing process.
• Coordinates all pre-production activities including sample evaluation, design qualification and prototype production.
• Provides documentation and detailed drawings for manufacturing and assembly of materials, assemblies, and finished products.
• Prepares documentation for new manufacturing processes or engineering procedures.
• Proficient with design software to perform engineering and design tasks.
• Contributes to the development and implementation of best practice Lean vision, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Assist technicians and/or maintenance with troubleshooting, building and/or assembly of various machines and equipment as necessary.

• Experience with and knowledge of solid modeling, Solid Works or AutoCAD engineering design software, and engineering materials and their properties.
• Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Communication Skills – The ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally with all levels of supervision on the status of jobs.
• Complex Problem Solving – Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Deductive Reasoning – The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Engineering and Technology – Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Information Ordering – The…