Manufacturing Engineer

SLB•Rancho Cucamonga, CA

17d

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer develops and improves cost-effective manufacturing processes, techniques, procedures, and technology. The role applies Lean principles and Six Sigma tools, establishes standards and implementation plans, trains shop-floor personnel, and monitors production metrics. It collaborates with Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, and other stakeholders to develop processes for new products and capture lessons learned from existing processes. Depending on the focus area, the role may lead implementation and ownership of production processes, resolve manufacturing problems, and address quality and yield issues; or investigate and develop next-generation manufacturing technologies, create technology roadmaps, and take new processes from concept through successful implementation. For Production-focused work, responsibilities include applying Lean methods, improving yield, cycle time, and productivity, providing design-for-manufacturability feedback, reviewing engineering changes that affect inventory, monitoring process capability and product quality, controlling process costs, and supporting root-cause analysis and corrective actions. For Technology-focused work, responsibilities include establishing Lean-based processes, driving continuous improvement, benchmarking manufacturing techniques, planning pilot testing and scale-up, supporting process prove-out with Manufacturing and Engineering teams, sharing best practices, and ensuring technology solutions meet quality, reliability, and consistency requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
At least 3 years of experience in technical proficiency, process improvement, project management, quality control, and quality management systems.

Nice To Haves

At least 3 years of experience in the Aerospace & Defense industry, including AS9100.
At least 2 years of experience in elastomer or rubber.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and continuously improve manufacturing processes, techniques, and procedures using Lean principles.
Establish manufacturing standards, implementation plans, training plans for shop-floor personnel, and production metrics.
Collaborate with Engineering and Manufacturing Technology to develop processes for new products and capture experience from existing processes.
Lead implementation of manufacturing processes and Lean and Six Sigma methods; own process standards and ensure their implementation through training, metrics, and oversight.
Solve complex manufacturing problems and troubleshoot production yield and quality issues.
Implement Lean elements including standardized work instructions, line balancing, layout and routing optimization, training matrices, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen/5S, pull processes, total productive maintenance, cell design, and quick changeover or batch-size optimization.
Improve process yield, cycle time, and productivity to achieve manufacturing excellence.
Provide shop-floor feedback to Engineering on product design and manufacturability, including through Engineering Change Requests.
Review and sign off on Engineering Change Orders affecting inventory, product life cycle, and obsolescence.
Create, implement, and monitor key performance indicators and metrics for manufacturing process capability and product quality.
Monitor and reduce process costs.
Assist with investigation, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action implementation for manufacturing quality issues.
Evaluate and benchmark best-in-class manufacturing techniques for Schlumberger and OEM products.
Establish pilot testing and scale-up plans for manufacturing technology implementation.
Work with Manufacturing and Engineering Métiers and other stakeholders during process prove-out testing.
Support the Manufacturing Engineer (DFM) on technology issues and constraints for NPD and RR projects.
Coordinate across Manufacturing Métiers and company resources to share and leverage best practices.
Ensure manufacturing technology solutions achieve required quality, reliability, and consistency.