Manufacturing Engineer

InterConnect Wiring•Fort Worth, TX

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Headquartered in Fort Worth, TX, Interconnect Wiring builds electrical wiring harnesses, specializing in fast turnaround and developmental programs. Founded in 1993, we continue to be a world leader in supplying military aerospace electrical products. Some of our most noteworthy accomplishments include the complete and partial rewiring of military aircraft. We work hard to be an employer of choice and make our working environment safe, comfortable, family-friendly, and fun. In addition to competitive compensation, our employees enjoy Fridays off.

Requirements

Technical school, college or at last five years previous technical experience in the Aerospace Industry
At least five years experience in capacity planning, production planning and manufacturing engineering
Above average computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project and computer-aided drafting
Above average math and writing skills

Responsibilities

Determine any special processes that may be needed for new production runs
Generate work travelers
Using CAD, make harness assembly drawings
Answer production questions in a timely manner
Decide on the best way to setup new part numbers into the Enterprise Resource Planning system
Review and approve engineering drawings for production tooling
Perform engineering designs for wired harness assembly aids
Decide on how much time each operation should take for all jobs (i.e. standard hours for all assembly operations)
Design shop aids and tooling to aid in production
Decide on mating connectors for InterConnect’s products and design test cables to test them
Assist with production and scheduling to decide on resources required for production runs
Serve as the efficiency engineer for an assigned program
Constantly review production processes and come up with ways for improvement
Decide on the sequence of job operations to maximize efficiency
Provide feedback into InterConnect’s system on ways to improve production runs after a first article is assembled
Lead or be a member of six sigma projects to increase productivity
On a weekly basis make at least one suggestion on how to improve production for ongoing or upcoming jobs
Evaluate the reason why cost is more or less than expected for a job and take action to implement solutions
Review engineering changes and decide on the impact to production
Be the leader of the team to incorporate all affects due to engineering changes into the scheduling, material, and production system
Decide on material effects due to engineering changes and provide changes to purchasing
Assist in negotiating price increases for customer driven engineering changes
Decide on the number of rework hours required due to engineering changes
Be InterConnect’s technical expert for a given program
Decide on what material is needed for production that is not on the Bill of Materials
Decide on what attributes and measurements to use during receiving inspection of material
Decide on min/max and safety stock for material that is not on the Bill of Materials
Decide on part substitutions for material that is no longer available for procurement
Decide on shrink tubing sizes to use on all areas of a wire harness and what to mark on the tubing
Review PO’s for technical compliance to customer requirements
Travel to customer sites and serve as InterConnect’s primary point of contact for technical issues