Manufacturing Engineer III

Amphenol Printed Circuits•Nashua, NH

About The Position

This position designs and implements tooling, methods, processes, materials, and documentation to improve the productivity of manufacturing APC printed circuit products. The engineer works with Tool Technicians, material handlers, process owners, and Process Engineers to improve equipment uptime and utilization, optimize PLC and automation outputs in bottleneck areas, streamline workflows using lean principles, and reduce inefficiencies and downtime. The role also supports equipment-purchase strategies, investigates manufacturing problems, and implements solutions intended to prevent recurrence. The position works across departments to maintain production flow, supports lot-size rules with planning and front-end engineering, and develops knowledge of the entire manufacturing process to drive shop-wide improvements. It interfaces with manufacturing and quality control to evaluate methods, tooling, and fixtures; may occasionally work with external customers on documentation and build issues; and provides quoting review and support as needed. The employee follows established safety procedures and may perform other assigned duties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings.
Basic familiarity with personal computers and CAD.
Training and knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma, PFMEA, basic troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
Three to five years of experience in Manufacturing or Process Engineering.
Must be able to legally work in the United States; sponsorship is unavailable.
Must qualify as a U.S. person under ITAR, 22 CFR 120.15 (U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien Status) and 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20).

Nice To Haves

PCB manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

Design and implement tooling, methods, processes, materials, and documentation for productive manufacturing of APC printed circuit products.
Work with Tool Technicians and material handlers to identify and implement software and hardware automation that improves equipment uptime and utilization.
Work with process owners to maximize existing PLC and automation capabilities and optimize output in critical bottleneck areas.
Work with Process Engineers to streamline workflows, apply lean principles, reduce line inefficiencies, and minimize process downtime.
Identify gaps in tooling and line efficiency and help develop equipment-purchase strategies for area ramps and bottlenecks.
Investigate current manufacturing problems and bottlenecks, recommend solutions, and take steps to prevent their recurrence.
Occasionally interface with external customers to help resolve documentation and build issues.
Work across departments to help maintain a steady flow of work through the production floor.
Work with planning and front-end engineering to establish lot-size rules that maximize production throughput.
Develop knowledge across the manufacturing process and use it to drive shop-wide improvements.
Interface with manufacturing and quality control to analyze current methods and evaluate new methods, tooling, and fixtures for manufacturing efficiency.
Provide quoting review and support as required.
Follow established safety procedures and perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.