Manufacturing Engineer

BAE Systems•Town of Huntington, NY

6d•$86,580 - $147,186•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer will join BAE Systems’ Greenlawn, New York Operations team in the Manufacturing Engineering/Technical Operations group. The role provides engineering, process development, and new-process implementation across the manufacturing floor. Through hands-on problem solving, data analysis, engineering principles, and Six Sigma and lean manufacturing practices, the engineer will improve product flow and yields. This is a first-shift position on a 9/80 work schedule, with every other Friday off. Start time may be flexible; 7:30 a.m. is an option.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
At least 1 year of manufacturing engineering experience.
Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.
Sound interpersonal skills for interfacing, coordinating, and negotiating with company personnel at all levels, customers, and suppliers.
Experience reading and working with technical drawings, schematics, process sheets, and change orders.
Ability to work independently and effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

At least 3 years of manufacturing engineering experience in an electronics manufacturing environment.
Training in lean manufacturing, Root Cause Corrective Action, and Sigma Green.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain product and process work instructions, improving them to reduce Cost of Poor Quality.
Develop new processes and implement product-flow changes to support the production line using lean manufacturing principles.
Analyze defect data to identify yield-improvement opportunities and work with others to implement process improvements.
Apply Lean Six Sigma tools to solve production problems and improve existing processes, and use poke-yoke principles to prevent production problems.
Participate in and document root cause corrective action (RCCA) using problem-solving methodologies.
Define and specify requirements for assembly tooling, fixtures, and equipment to support manufacturing operations, and recommend production-line improvements.
Collaborate with other program-team functions to solve manufacturing and process problems.
Support implementation of new automated assembly equipment, including programming, process qualifications and validations, and tooling design support.
Research emerging trends, techniques, methods, and best practices to improve processes and address future challenges.