Manufacturing Engineer

Banner Engineering Career•Plymouth, MN

26d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Engineering is a leader in industrial automation with over 50 years of experience, offering products like sensors, wireless solutions, machine safety, and LED lighting. We help companies worldwide increase efficiency, reduce costs, and safeguard personnel. Our commitment to innovation is evident in our continuous product evolution. Engineering is central to our identity, and as a rapidly growing company, we provide significant personal development opportunities, an excellent benefits package, and a passionate, collaborative team. We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Manufacturing (Operations) Engineering team, supporting both New Product Development and ongoing production operations. This role offers a blend of collaborative teamwork and autonomy for driving improvements, focusing on optimizing manufacturing output and supporting new product launches and transfers. The position reports to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager.

Requirements

BS degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering preferred, or similar.
1-3 years of relevant experience.
Experience with fixture, equipment, and automation specification, as well as deployment.
Ability to identify and advocate for necessary piece part features needed to meet production cost and yield goals.
Demonstrated track record of applying engineering problem-solving skills.
Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously while balancing priorities.
Good applied statistics skills.
Experience with DOE, FMEA, and Gage R&R.
Experience with one or more process technologies such as ultrasonic welding, potting, injection molding, adhesive dispense, automation, etc.
Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel (i.e., creating graphs and charts, using formulas, creating V-lookups, and filtering information).
Ability to communicate effectively to multiple stakeholder groups (management, operations employees) with presentations, data, training, and other communications to meet objectives.
Able to travel occasionally (about 10%) to manufacturing facilities in South Dakota, and possibly Mexico.

Nice To Haves

Fixture conceptualization and design.
Windchill MPM link experience.
PTC ProE / Creo / PDMLink experience.
LEAN experience or certification.
Experience with sensor or safety products.
Project management skills and experience.

Responsibilities

Provide project-level comprehensive Manufacturing Engineering support as an integrated member of a design team for New Product Introduction.
Lead Design for Manufacturability (DFM) efforts for new product developments.
Analyze new product concepts and provide feedback on assembly requirements and constraints.
Lead efforts to incorporate preferred assembly methods and critical part features to achieve yield and cost targets.
Lead Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) sessions to proactively reduce and eliminate defect causes on new product introductions.
Complete manufacturing process plans to facilitate LEAN and single-piece flow error-proof manufacturing.
Design manufacturing lines with necessary automation to meet cost of goods sold requirements.
Use workflow toolsets and PTC Creo to specify and provide assembly fixtures and automation.
Create labor estimates, time standards, assembly drawings, routings, and procedural documentation.
Manage preproduction engineering builds and the manufacturing release process.
Participate in production line duplication and product transfers to US and international manufacturing facilities.
Lead product post-launch teams to address production manufacturability, cost, and yield issues.
Research and identify new production technologies to support cost and quality initiatives.
Conduct Design of Experiments (DOE) and Gage R&R for system control and optimization.
Create and maintain assembly documentation and procedures.
Provide daily line support for yield improvement, troubleshooting, and other activities to meet organizational objectives.
Coordinate maintenance and repair operations for manufacturing equipment.
Work with cross-functional teams to implement manufacturing process improvements.
Perform root-cause analysis for quality and efficiency gaps.