Manufacturing Engineer, Jr.

Veridiam•El Cajon, CA

About The Position

The Junior Manufacturing Engineer assists in researching, designing, developing, and driving manufacturing processes that support improvements, customer needs, and production. Processes may include sheet metal fabrication, machining, assembly, and heat treating. The role provides day-to-day technical support to production and contributes to cost reduction, continuous improvement, and new product introduction activities. The engineer works with production employees, supervisors, engineers, quality management, suppliers, customers, and other departments to understand and refine technical requirements, manufacturing capabilities, and production needs. Duties may include gathering customer and technical requirements, supporting design-for-manufacturability efforts and cost calculations, maintaining bills of material and routings in the enterprise resource planning system, managing project timelines, identifying needed materials, tooling, and equipment, and providing feedback on drawings and work instructions. A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field is required, along with at least one year of manufacturing experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience manufacturing with exotic metals is preferred. The job requires the ability to interpret engineering drawings, prioritize workflow, follow instructions and procedures, and identify and resolve complex problems. Employment at the facility is subject to applicable ITAR and/or EAR access restrictions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
At least one year of manufacturing experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to identify and resolve complex problems.
Ability to understand verbal and written instructions.
Ability to prioritize and manage workflow.
Ability to combine information to form general rules and apply them to specific problems.
Ability to interpret engineering drawings.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
Facility access and employment are restricted under ITAR and/or EAR to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United States, and properly licensed foreign persons; conditional-offer applicants may be required to provide information for export-control determinations.

Nice To Haves

Experience manufacturing with exotic metals.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Statistical Process Control.

Responsibilities

Assist in researching, designing, developing, and driving manufacturing processes to support improvements, customer needs, and production.
Provide day-to-day technical support to production processes and recommend cost reductions and continuous improvements.
Gather technical and customer requirements and assist with design-for-manufacturability efforts, including detailed labor and material cost calculations, as needed.
Create and maintain bills of material and routing data in the enterprise resource planning system.
Create and manage project timelines.
Coordinate with production employees, supervisors, engineers, quality management, suppliers, and customers to develop and refine a shared understanding of technical requirements and needs.
Confer with management, engineering, and other departments about manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and related considerations.
Identify materials, tooling, and equipment needed to support manufacturing processes, as needed.
Provide feedback on product drawings, manufacturing instructions, and work instructions for new products, machining, fabrication, assembly fixtures, and tooling.
Collaborate on plans, schedules, and timelines for new product introduction, launch, and transition to production.
Follow directions, work rules, procedures, and company policies; interact well with coworkers; arrive on time; and accept constructive feedback.
Perform other duties as assigned, requested, or needed.