Manufacturing Support Engineer

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated•Goleta, CA

About The Position

Be visionary Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research. We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins. Job Description Support Engineer Job Description Provides technical and sustaining engineering support of a product(s) manufacturing area. Establishes operating equipment/tooling requirements, improves manufacturing techniques, processes and production yields to improve production efficiencies. Interacts with product design, development personnel and/or Manufacturing Engineers to ensure that processes and designs are compatible. Coordinates the investigation process for Return Material, including testing, data analysis, material handling, disposition, support of Root Cause Analysis and solution implementation.

Requirements

Attention to Detail – required defining explicit process assembly instructions for the manufacture of sophisticated IR camera systems.
Communication Skills-Oral, Listening & Written - required to communicate effectively with Assembly and Test personnel to both develop and optimize the necessary camera assembly process.
Continuous Learning – required to stay abreast of new electronic and mechanical assembly techniques and processes defined both by internal design and external customer requirements.
Decision Making & Problem Solving – required to respond to ever changing productions requirements effectively and efficiently, quality issues, and process demands.
Flexibility – required to handle the often-multi-tasked manufacturing environment where multiple hats (Engineer, Inspector, Doc Control, Tool Designer, Assembler, etc) on a daily basis.
Initiative – required to take the lead on all aspects of the job requirements, with minimal supervision and maximum efficiency
Ability to use hand tools for assembling and dis-assembling delicate components (electromechanical) and understand the physics involved in the operation of the devices, for Failure Analysis and Root Cause Investigation
Must be US Citizen or PERM Resident
Able to lift 25 lbs often
Must be able to sit and stand for prolong periods of time

Responsibilities

Process returned hardware for complaint evaluation, failure analysis and product disposition.
Review data and provide support based on data analysis.
Support introduction and development of new products and improvement of existing process/hardware/equipment, developing or executing experiments for the Process/Manufacturing engineers.
Supports continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma, 5S)
Support Tool Design & implementation.
Support on-going (daily) production and development of products and processes as required.
Review and update assembly instructions and travelers meeting all regulatory and internal standards.
Works with production personnel to assist with training and techniques.
Works to ensure all production protocols are in place and followed.
Support required documentation for travelers, Working Instructions.
Initiates disposition and rework of non-conforming products or materials
Report on manufacturing metrics.
Supports other engineering tasks for development of new products, implementation of new production lines, re-activation of production online down scenarios, such as hands on hardware processing (rework or repair)
Maintain fluid communication with all related organizations (suppliers, engineering, Customer Service, etc…)