Associate Manufacturing Engineer

Position Summary

At Penn Engineering, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. You can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and belonging are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every employee that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us. Penn Engineering is seeking a motivated, excited, individual to be a part of the Engineering Department of the Winston‑Salem, North Carolina Team.

As the Associate Manufacturing Engineer at Penn Engineering, you’ll collaborate with teams that do truly amazing things. Join us as we build the future in Manufacturing and Engineering!

• Medical & Employer Paid:
  Dental and Vision
• Parental Leave
• 401k and Employer Match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid On‑the‑Job Training
• Performance incentive bonuses
• Community Volunteering
• Talent Referral Bonus Program
• Employee Centric Culture
• Company Provided Technology (laptop, phone, monitors for office and home environment)
• Day and Night shift opportunities
• Air‑conditioned work environment

Provides daily engineering support to the assigned area of manufacturing to keep all tooling drawings current, to assist senior engineering personnel in the transfer of existing product lines from other manufacturing methods to the assigned area of manufacturing, improve the quality of finished product, improve productivity, and create and maintain machine layouts and related engineering documentation.

• Responsible for the creation, documentation, and revision of manufacturing tooling drawings and machine layouts. This responsibility includes assigning tooling part numbers, reviewing submitted process problem forms, and creating new drawings for special parts with minimal supervision.
• Designs required tooling and initiates the acquisition of that tooling. Works closely with the assigned manufacturing area, Application/Process Engineering, Company Tool Room, and Quality personnel during prototype production.
• Makes process adjustments and/or tooling changes as required to produce a part acceptable to Application/Process Engineering and Quality Assurance Departments. Documents process and tooling in accordance with established company procedures.
• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of Product Masters, Routers, and Product Structures for the product to be manufactured.
• Stays informed regarding new industry developments in order to serve as an informed consultant to management regarding the positive direction of process changes, equipment purchases, and plant expansions.
• Keeps all Tooling and Layout documentation current
• Responsible for performing drawing revisions and documenting them with Engineering Change Notices, along with Router and Product Structure revisions.
• Is responsible for assigning tooling part numbers and controlling the issuing of them.
• Is responsible for reviewing revisions to existing tools suggested by manufacturing personnel (process problem forms). Sees that acceptable suggestions are implemented and explains why some are rejected.
• Is responsible for creating required tool drawings and layouts for special (Y#) parts when they are ordered for the first time. This must always be done in a timely manner, meeting all established deadlines.
• Is responsible for revisions to tooling drawings, which may be required as a result of revisions to standard part dimensions. This includes the creation and distribution of ECNs for tooling changes.
• Transfers product to the assigned area of manufacturing from the current process
• Consults with the Process Engineering group on how the product is used, which dimensions are most critical, and which dimensions should be controlled.
• Aids and provides support in the planning of new processes.
• Assists senior engineering personnel with the development of detailed tool drawings.
• Orders raw material, tools, and any other hardware required for prototype run.
• Spends time on the shop floor physically assisting manufacturing personnel with tooling assembly, machine setup, and prototype runs.
• Submits samples…