Manufacturing Engineer

SLB•Sugar Land, TX

20d

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer position may be in Process, Production, or Technology. In Process, the role develops innovative, cost-effective manufacturing processes and procedures; continuously improves them using LEAN; establishes standards, implementation plans, training plans, and production metrics; and collaborates with Engineering and Manufacturing Technology on new products and lessons learned from existing processes. In Production, the role leads implementation of manufacturing processes and LEAN and Six Sigma tools. It owns manufacturing processes and standards, trains shop-floor personnel, monitors metrics, troubleshoots complex manufacturing problems, and addresses quality and production-yield issues. For the Electrical Engineering-focused Production role, the engineer implements Lean Six Sigma practices, improves process yield, cycle time, productivity, and cost, provides manufacturability feedback to Engineering, reviews inventory-impacting Engineering Change Orders, monitors process and quality metrics, and supports investigation and corrective action for quality issues. In Technology, the role identifies, investigates, or creates innovative, cost-effective manufacturing technologies and develops technology roadmaps. It takes new technologies from concept through implementation. For the Electrical Engineering-focused Technology role, 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 stakeholders, sharing best practices, and ensuring technology solutions meet required quality, reliability, and consistency levels.

Requirements

3 to 6 years of electronic manufacturing experience; PCBA experience preferred but not required.
Electrical Engineering education is preferred.
Root-cause analysis and structured problem solving.
Lean Manufacturing implementation and continuous improvement methodologies.
Manufacturing process development and optimization.
Assembly process improvement and production troubleshooting.
Tooling and fixture development.
Process documentation and work-instruction development.
Statistical analysis and data-driven decision-making.
Workflow analysis, time studies, waste reduction, and productivity improvement.
Process standardization and cross-functional collaboration.
Leadership in continuous improvement initiatives.
Strong electrical aptitude and manufacturing systems knowledge.
Knowledge or proficiency with SAP or an equivalent ERP system, manufacturing process controls, BOMs and routings, engineering drawings and specifications, basic electronics, and process validation and manufacturing documentation.

Nice To Haves

PCBA electronic manufacturing experience.
Electrical Engineering education.

Responsibilities

Develop and improve manufacturing processes, techniques, and procedures using LEAN.
Establish process standards, implementation plans, shop-floor training plans, 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 techniques, including LEAN and Six Sigma tools.
Own manufacturing processes and standards; train shop-floor personnel and implement, monitor, and oversee metrics and standards.
Troubleshoot complex manufacturing problems and quality- and production-yield-related issues.
Implement Lean Six Sigma elements including standardized work instructions, line balancing, layout and routing optimization, training matrices, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen/5S, pull processes, TPM, cell design, and quick changeover or batch-size optimization.
Improve process yield, cycle time, productivity, and manufacturing costs.
Provide shop-floor feedback to Engineering on product design and manufacturability, including through Engineering Change Requests.
Review and sign off on Engineering Change Orders that affect inventory, product lifecycle, or obsolescence.
Create, implement, and monitor key performance indicators and metrics for process capability and product quality.
Assist with investigation, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action implementation for manufacturing quality issues.
Identify, investigate, and create manufacturing technology solutions and develop technology roadmaps for new and existing products.
Benchmark manufacturing techniques for Schlumberger and OEM products.
Establish pilot testing and scale-up plans for manufacturing technology implementation.
Work with Manufacturing and Engineering stakeholders during process prove-out testing and support DFM issues or constraints for NPD and RR projects.
Coordinate across Manufacturing groups and company resources to share and leverage best practices.
Ensure manufacturing technology solutions meet quality, reliability, and consistency requirements.