Manufacturing Engineer II

Connecting and Protecting People, Microwave Products Group (MPG) is a leading global provider of mission-critical engineered electronic components and subsystems comprised of five business units in six manufacturing locations. Our brand names are recognized globally including: BSC Filters, York, UK;
Criteria Labs, Austin, TX;
Dow-Key Microwave, Ventura, CA;
Pole/Zero, West Chester, OH;
Espy, Austin, TX; and K&L Microwave, Salisbury, Maryland and Dominican Republic. Our expertise is the design and manufacture of communications-based specialty products – engineered components and subsystems – for demanding military, space, commercial aerospace/industrial, and telecom infrastructure applications where function and reliability are crucial. This position will use technical knowledge and experience to analyze quality, delivery, and productivity data of various electro‑mechanical products to determine required actions to improve reliability, lead time, and total cost via tooling design, technical writing, and semi‑automated testing.

This position will also be called upon to address manufacturability issues with current designs, troubleshoot product failures, evaluate supplier processes, and/or function as a leader for special projects including new work cell design, new product launch, and design verification testing.

• Provides technical assistance and feedback to manufacturing personnel to ensure customer and quality specifications are met during the production and testing process
• Defines, develops and maintains standard work documentation and instructions for new and existing products
• Coordinates manufacturing activities along with a cross functional group (Engineering, Quality Assurance and Sales Departments) to ensure product specifications are accurately reflected in design drawings and work instructions
• Designs tools and fixtures for product assembly
• Helps train assembly personnel in proper use of tools, equipment and assembly techniques
• Updates process procedures and provides training to manufacturing personnel on any process or product performance changes.
• Identify capital equipment purchases and justify by using ROI analysis
• Supports and mentors more junior manufacturing team members

• Design and implement engineering and/or process solutions for increased quality, improved throughput and reduced costs
• Development of automation for assembly or testing phases
• Apply lean manufacturing techniques to existing manual assembly lines to improve quality and productivity
• Work with design engineers to transition new product/improvements into assemblies which can effectively be built with minimum variation by assembly personnel
• Support continuous improvement initiatives including Kaizen activities and Lean 6
  
  Sigma implementation

• Effectively develop and document sustainable process solutions to support corrective and preventive action requests (RCCA)
• Mentor the team in well‑organized problem solving activities.
• Work with quality assurance staff to support production yield and DPPM improvement and PFMEA analyses
• Participate in MRB disposition activities to determine best paths forward

• Creates necessary deliverables for programs, including Manufacturing Readiness Reviews, and presents it to the manufacturing department and customer personnel as needed
• Supports new customer programs throughout all phases, from product development through to product delivery
• Coordinates manufacturing of outside processing requirements with Supply Chain and Quality Assurance departments

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical…