Product Engineer / Mfg. Technician

MetaOption, LLC•East Aurora, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Product Engineer, you will support production programs on the manufacturing floor. Reporting directly to the Site Manager, you will provide engineering support to specific product lines and provide technical guidance to manufacturing and assembly personnel, or others in need of your product knowledge. The Product Engineer gets direction from more experienced manufacturing team members when needed to support assembly operations but will work independently as well. The Product Engineer supports all phases of the product life cycle including development, production release, and mature products already well established.

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering is preferred or equivalent experience of 5 years in a high-tech manufacturing environment
Experience working in a machining environment with direct exposure to complex assemblies
Hands-on experience with technical design elements, CAD, or direct CNC machining experience is a plus
A Bachelor of Technology Degree in Engineering with 2+ years of relevant technical experience will also be accepted

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with technical design elements, CAD, or direct CNC machining experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Provide clear production manufacturing and assembly instructions to operations personnel to maintain efficient production. These instructions include formal work instructions, assembly sheets, setup sheet, MPPs, and engineering memos
Support the evaluation and implementation of equipment to meet production requirements for operations department
Assure and maintaining product integrity
Track and improve key company and department metrics
Provide direction and resolve issues via emails or other processes
Support weekly technical conversations with the customer related to design / manufacturing changes and improvements
Travel to vendors to explore new equipment
Travel to customers to discuss NPI opportunities