Manufacturing Engineer, Jr.
About The Position
Assist in researching, designing, developing, and driving manufacturing processes to support improvements, customer needs, and production. Processes include sheet metal fabrication, machining, assembly, and heat treating. The role provides day-to-day technical support for production, helps identify cost reductions and continuous improvements, and may assist with customer requirements, design for manufacturability, and labor and material cost calculations. It also involves maintaining bills of material and routings in the enterprise resource planning system, managing project timelines, and working with employees, supervisors, engineers, quality management, suppliers, customers, and other departments to clarify technical requirements and support production. The position may identify materials, tooling, and equipment; provide feedback on drawings and work instructions; and collaborate on new-product introduction and transition to production. Other duties may be assigned as needed.
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.
- Employment is restricted under ITAR and/or EAR to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United States, and properly licensed foreign persons.
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 for production processes and recommend cost reductions and continuous improvements.
- May gather technical and customer requirements and assist with design for manufacturability efforts, including detailed labor and material cost calculations.
- 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 applicable departments about manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production.
- May identify materials, tooling, and equipment needed to support manufacturing processes.
- 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 to manage new-product introduction launch and transition to production.
- Appear for work on time, follow supervisor directions and work rules and procedures, interact well with coworkers, comply with company policies and objectives, and accept constructive feedback.
- Perform other duties as assigned, requested, or needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
