Manufacturing Engineering

Ralliant•Chandler, AZ

About The Position

This NPD Manufacturing Engineer role supports the New Product Development Department and is responsible for developing, improving, and sustaining manufacturing processes for both new and existing products. The role focuses on enhancing efficiency, safety, quality, productivity, and cost within production operations. Key activities include reviewing product designs, creating work instructions, developing process routings, estimating labor and material costs, implementing production layouts, designing tooling and fixtures, conducting process capability studies, PFMEA, DFM, and driving continuous improvement.

Requirements

B.S. Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related Engineering Discipline
Equivalent technical discipline or experience in lieu of degree
Three (5) years minimum in a manufacturing environment required
Demonstrated ability to effectively use Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) to perform daily job tasks.
SolidWorks/AutoCAD experience required.
Strong problem-solving skills required.
Must be a U.S. citizen.

Nice To Haves

Automation programming experience a plus

Responsibilities

Analyze, develop, implement, and maintain methods, manufacturing operation sequences, specifications, and equipment requirements for production/assembly of new and existing products.
Assist with sustaining and released product in manufacturing, with focus on metrics such as efficiency, safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
Review and interpret product design drawings and develop work instructions and process procedures to enable operational personnel to produce products in accordance with design specifications.
Work closely with the NPD Design Engineers to create applicable SWO/XWO for CET, DVT, and Qualification builds.
Assist in all phases of the Advanced Product Development Process.
Develop process routings and labor standards for use in proposal cost estimating and shop floor control scheduling requirements.
Participate in design reviews to ensure the manufacturability of proposed designs.
Prepare labor, material, tooling, and equipment cost estimates for proposals.
Develop and implement production process layouts and production readiness plans.
Create MPs (Manufacturing Procedures), DCNs (Document Change Notices), and SWIs (Special Work Instructions) for new and sustaining products, working with Document Control and the Technical Writers to develop and implement into production.
Develop capital equipment specifications and support capital equipment justification, installation, and start-up.
Design tooling and fixturing for use in the production and inspection of company products.
Order tooling and fixtures.
Facilitate Production Readiness Reviews with production side Integrated Product Teams when handing off from New Product Development to Sustaining Production.
Develop PHA (Process Hazard Analysis) for required process’ in the production facility.
Utilize Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and Kaizen processes to improve the waste and efficiency of the production cells and process’.