MBE Engineering Technician

Ducommun•Joplin, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The MBE Engineering Technician position serves as the focal point for engineering support, ensuring industry standards are met, validating component manufacturability, and exceeding customer expectations within their assigned engineering discipline. This role provides essential technical support for engineering functions, including the development of manufacturing documentation (drawings, images, video, written instructions), supporting the implementation of innovative solutions, and adhering to best practices. The position involves Model Based Engineering tasks such as tracking, maintaining, repairing, and calibrating tooling, facilitating the purchase of new tools, generating component models and catalogs, and expanding proficiency in CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM/CMS systems. Additionally, the technician will generate functional and conceptual models to support customer and internal design efforts, and review drawings for manufacturability and standards adherence. Internal communication involves supporting company core values, working collaboratively with colleagues, and assisting the engineering team through the New Product Introduction process. The role also includes mentoring less experienced technicians. External communication involves collaborating with customers during product development and manufacture, as well as with external partners like distributors, machine shops, tool manufacturers, educational facilities, governance bodies, and software/component manufacturers. Product integrity support includes ensuring systems, configuration control, tooling, processes, work instructions, and Digital Product Definition meet the requirements of the Product Integrity Team, and participating in process audits. Operational excellence involves participating in improvement activities, kaizen events, RCCA, and cost reduction initiatives. Continuous individual development of knowledge, skills, and abilities is expected, staying current on industry standards, best practices, continuing education, and benchmarking. The technician may also perform tasks associated with other engineering functions as required.

Requirements

Self-motivated with a professional attitude, initiative and focus.
Ability to manage multiple projects, set priorities and meet customer expectations.
Ability to plan, troubleshoot and resolve problems effectively.
Ability to read and interpret engineering data.
Strong cross-functional teamwork, collaboration, interpersonal, written and verbal skills.
Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
Intermediate computer skill in MS Office and similar toolsets.
Good documentation skill; attention to detail is critical.
Ability to implement positive change within the department and toward improving product integrity.
Prior experience with ISO-9000/AS-9000 environments preferred.
Basic knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes together with work measurement and work standards.
Basic understanding of Lean, RCCA and 6-Sigma methodology.
Associate degree, or working toward a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology or other related degree is preferred. Relevant work experience will be considered.
Minimum of 4 years of experience in engineering functions consistent with the specific position requirements.
Ability to travel between facilities.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use of hands for tasks that require dexterity and tedious requirements, occasionally lift one to ten pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus to review contract documents, identify parts and clearly see operations and identify hazards in the production area.
This position requires access to export-controlled information and/or hardware, and candidates must be U.S. Persons that comply with all U.S. Export control laws and regulation. As such, U.S. citizenship, U.S. lawful permanent resident status, protected person status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or the ability to meet ITAR and EAR requirements is required.

Nice To Haves

Special consideration given for 6-Sigma certification, SME Lean certification and/or Project Management training/certification.

Responsibilities

Develop & Generate drawings, images, video, and written instructions for manufacturing documentation.
Support implementation of innovative solutions.
Work within the best practices.
Perform tracking, distribution, preventative maintenance, repair and calibration on tooling.
Facilitate the process of identifying and purchasing new tools.
Generate component models and catalog for future reference.
Expand proficiency in major CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM/CMS systems.
Generate models, both functional and conceptual, to support customers and internal design efforts.
Review drawings to ensure manufacturability as well as standards adherence.
Support and promote company core values of honesty, professionalism, respect, trust and teamwork and utilize the Ducommun Way methodology to achieve objectives.
Treat others with respect while embracing new ideas, adopting best practices and working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals.
Support the engineering team through all required phases and gates of the New Product Introduction process.
Provide mentoring to less experienced engineering technicians.
In conjunction with engineers and program managers, work with customers to provide support during product development and manufacture.
Collaborate with external partners.
Ensure systems, configuration control methods, tooling, processes, work instructions and Digital Product Definition support the requirements of the Product Integrity Team.
Participate in process audits.
Participate in improvement activities with the Operational Excellence team.
Participate in kaizen activities, RCCA and cost reduction initiatives.
Focus on individual development of knowledge, skills and abilities - staying current on industry standards, best practices, continuing education and benchmarking.
May perform tasks typically associated with other Engineering functions as required.