Manufacturing Engineer

SLB•Sugar Land, TX

20d

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer may work in Process, Production, or Technology. The Process focus develops and improves cost-effective manufacturing processes, techniques, and procedures; establishes standards and implementation plans, including shop-floor training and production metrics; and collaborates with Engineering and Manufacturing Technology on new products and continuous improvement. The Production focus leads implementation of manufacturing processes, Lean practices, and Six Sigma tools; owns manufacturing processes and standards; trains shop-floor personnel; monitors metrics; and troubleshoots complex production and quality issues. The Technology focus investigates or creates innovative manufacturing technologies, develops technology roadmaps, and takes new technologies from concept through implementation. For the Mechanical Engineering-focused Production role, the engineer applies Lean Six Sigma methods, leads continuous improvement in productivity, quality, safety, and cost, improves process yield and cycle time, provides design-for-manufacturability feedback, reviews relevant engineering change orders, monitors process and quality metrics, reduces costs and waste, and supports quality investigations and corrective actions in partnership with Quality and Operations. For the Mechanical Engineering-focused Technology role, the engineer establishes new processes using Lean principles, evaluates manufacturing technologies and practices, develops methods, tooling, fixtures, automation, and assembly processes, plans pilot testing and scale-up, collaborates with Manufacturing and Engineering stakeholders during process prove-out, shares best practices, and ensures technology solutions meet safety, quality, reliability, and consistency objectives.

Requirements

Three to six years of manufacturing experience in mechanical assembly, machining, industrial equipment manufacturing, oilfield equipment manufacturing, or related production environments.
Mechanical Engineering is preferred; Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline will also be considered.
Skills in root-cause analysis and structured problem solving.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing implementation and continuous improvement methodologies.
Experience with manufacturing process development and optimization and assembly process improvement.
Ability to develop tooling and fixtures and troubleshoot production issues.
Ability to document processes and develop work instructions.
Ability to perform statistical analysis and make data-driven decisions.
Ability to analyze workflows and conduct time studies.
Ability to reduce waste, improve productivity, and standardize processes.
Cross-functional collaboration and leadership in continuous improvement initiatives.
Strong mechanical aptitude and knowledge of manufacturing systems.
Knowledge of SAP or an equivalent ERP system, manufacturing process controls, bills of materials, routings, engineering drawings and specifications, mechanical assembly, production systems, process validation, and manufacturing documentation.

Nice To Haves

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Yellow Belt, or Black Belt certification (preferred but not required).
GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing) knowledge or proficiency.
English competency.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and continuously improve manufacturing processes, techniques, and procedures using Lean principles.
Develop process standards and implementation plans, including shop-floor training plans and production metrics.
Collaborate with Engineering and Manufacturing Technology to develop processes for new products and capture lessons learned from existing processes.
Lead implementation of manufacturing processes, Lean practices, and Six Sigma tools in Production.
Own manufacturing processes and standards; train shop-floor personnel, monitor metrics, and oversee implementation.
Troubleshoot complex manufacturing problems and address quality and production-yield issues.
Implement Lean methods including standardized work, line balancing, layout and routing optimization, training matrices, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen/5S, pull processes, TPM, cell design, and quick changeover or batch-size optimization.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, quality, safety, and cost reduction.
Improve manufacturing yield, cycle time, productivity, and process capability.
Provide Engineering and design-for-manufacturability feedback on product design and manufacturing issues, including through Engineering Change Requests.
Review and sign off on Engineering Change Orders affecting inventory, product lifecycle, or obsolescence.
Create, implement, and monitor manufacturing process capability and product quality metrics.
Monitor and reduce manufacturing costs through waste elimination and process optimization.
Investigate manufacturing quality issues using root-cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Support nonconformance investigations, disposition reviews, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
Partner with Quality and Operations to improve process reliability and product quality.
Evaluate and benchmark manufacturing technologies and practices used by SLB and industry-leading OEMs.
Investigate and develop manufacturing methods, tooling, fixtures, automation, and assembly processes.
Establish pilot testing and scale-up plans for manufacturing technology implementation.
Collaborate with Manufacturing and Engineering stakeholders during process prove-out; support DFM on technology issues and constraints for NPD and RR projects.
Coordinate with company resources to share and leverage manufacturing best practices.
Ensure manufacturing technology solutions meet safety, quality, reliability, and consistency objectives.
Develop manufacturing technology roadmaps and take new technologies from concept through successful implementation.