Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Position Summary

• In this role, you will identify and implement key process technology changes having major impact on productivity, quality, and order-to-shipment cycle time. Determine, establish, and maintain the processes, equipment, tools, and procedures for the start-up and continuous flow of production, to assure a product of acceptable quality and performance within established cost and quality objectives and environmental regulations. Provide continuing manufacturing engineering support for all products.

Principal Duties:

• Demonstrate an awareness of state-of-the-art manufacturing concepts and practices.
• Identify and access needed resources effectively in pursuit of project goals.
• Demonstrate an ability to coordinate activities through all levels of the organization to achieve objectives.
• Demonstrate the ability to prepare, submit, and successfully implement capital equipment request that meet business return on investment criteria.
• Demonstrate project management skills utilizing personal computers and appropriate software to maximize productivity.
• Possess a high level of production process knowledge in electronic and electro-mechanical manufacturing.
• Respond to manufacturing problems by investigating and resolving such problems to assure a continuing flow of production.
• Assist in the introduction and/or transfer of products to manufacturing, including procuring and implementing tooling and production equipment and initiating of routings, bills of material, manufacturing work instructions, and any other required documentation.
• Provide continuing manufacturing engineering through the initiation of improvements in systems and procedures, waste minimization, and initiation of new designs in support of an existing product.
• Resolve problems in product performance, quality, reliability, or environmental impact by implementing design changes or complete redesign in manufacturing when necessary.
• Use personal computer and mainframe programs to obtain, organize, and analyze data and to prepare charts and reports. Software proficiency skills required in word processing, spreadsheet, and MRP. Other beneficial software skills include CAD, report generation, project management, and databases.
• Implement or assist in the implementation of manufacturing labor standards, production routings, manufacturing work instructions, and MRP system control.
• Assist with the development and implementation of cost reduction programs through product redesign or selection of lower cost components, by process improvements, and by adding new processes and/or equipment.
• Determine the need for, establish, and maintain manufacturing standards and process specifications.
• Maintain expertise in labor standards and methods improvements through seminars, journals, and membership in professional societies.
• Formulate manufacturing systems and floor plans.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical problems with electronic and electro-mechanical product, equipment, and systems.
• Provide product maintenance responsibility from inception to field use.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering field.
• A minimum of four years manufacturing engineering experience in an electronic or electro-mechanical manufacturing environment.