Manufacturing Systems & Standards Engineer

Swagelok Northern California•Fremont, CA

16h•$135,000 - $180,000

About The Position

The Manufacturing Systems and Standards Engineer reviews Assembly Services designs to ensure compliance with quality standards, product specifications, feasibility for manufacturing, health and safety standards, Swagelok Customer Solutions, and Product Modification policy. The role ensures the accuracy and completeness of Bills of Material (BOMs), routings, and work instructions that guide manufacturing execution. This individual continuously evaluates tools, machines, equipment, processes, controls, and maintenance practices to ensure adequacy and to identify and implement improvement opportunities. In parallel, this role leads the creation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of engineering design standards, manufacturing guidelines, and technical best practices that enable consistent, repeatable, and scalable execution across products and services. This includes serving as a technical advisor and influencer to cross-functional teams, ensuring standards are practical, understood, and adopted, not merely documented.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
5 years minimum Engineering experience
Experience developing engineering standards, guidelines, or design frameworks
Welding process experience and familiarity with ASME, AWS, ISO standards
Lean, Six Sigma, and quality assurance experience
Hands-on experience with equipment, tooling, and process development
Experience influencing cross-functional teams without direct authority

Nice To Haves

Welding process experience and welding specification (ASME, AWS, ISO) knowledgeable
Hands-on 3D Printing capabilities and knowledge

Responsibilities

Generate and maintain Bills of Material (BOMs) and Routings within SAP-B1
Develop detailed Work Instructions to supplement routings when required
Manage the Engineering Change Request (ECR) process, including:
Drawing releases and revisions
BOM and routing changes
Work instruction and test procedure updates
Review new designs for manufacturability, risk, and process capability
Initiate and lead process improvement activities through study of existing manufacturing processes
Identify and support implementation of new capabilities, tools, and equipment
Manage and maintain preventative maintenance instructions for manufacturing and facility equipment
Provide technical input to the Quality Materials Review Board
Support facility improvements and capital equipment initiatives
Perform and support equipment, process, and validation activities
Participate in daily manufacturing stand-ups and provide engineering status updates
Review and resolve engineering requests from manufacturing personnel
Develop, document, and maintain engineering design standards, manufacturing guidelines, and best practices applicable to Assembly Services and value-added offerings
Ensure alignment between design intent, manufacturing capability, quality requirements, and customer expectations
Act as a technical advisor and influencer across Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams
Partner with Design Engineering and Sales Engineering to improve design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and design-for-assembly (DFA) outcomes
Establish standard approaches for materials selection, process definition, documentation structure, and validation methods
Drive consistency in engineering documentation, specifications, and change management practices
Support root cause analysis (RCA), FMEA, and corrective action efforts by embedding standards-based thinking into problem-solving
Mentor engineers and technical staff in applying standards and sound engineering judgment
Identify gaps in existing standards and proactively propose improvements aligned with business growth, scalability, and risk reduction
Attend and actively participate in Manufacturing’s daily stand-up meeting
Provide daily status of Engineering actions to Production Control
Review and resolve Engineering Requests submitted by manufacturing personnel
Enter new Engineering Change Requests and update status of open requests daily
As part of the quoting process, review BOMs and Routings within SAP-B1, compare against internal and customer drawings, proactively identify and resolve inaccuracies (components, operations, time standards, etc.), ambiguity, and incomplete documentation
Review new designs for manufacturability
Perform daily equipment and process validations
Participate in Material Review Board meetings and activities