Production Engineer

AeroVironment•Sunrise, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Engineer provides required mechanical support to Design Engineering and various Production Departments during the development, pre-production, and production phases for new and legacy products. The Production Engineer will act as the main administrator for the Empower PLM database, provide support to Production for manufacturing 3D printed parts, and will assist Engineering to design or maintain mechanical parts and packaging.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in a technical field (Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Material Science or equivalent) with at least 2-4 years of relevant experience or 1 years' experience with a Master's Degree.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially with Excel usage.
Must be detail oriented, possess eagerness to learn, and have a technical aptitude and ability to work with development and manufacturing teams.
Exceptional communication skills and the ability to work well both individually and with people at all levels are essential.
Strong professionalism, interpersonal, and communication skills (both written and verbal).
This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction.
Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.
A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15.

Nice To Haves

A Mechanical Engineering background with experience in maintaining and using 3D Printers and/or gasket fitting equipment would be a definite plus.
Experience of administering a PLM database such as Empower (previously Omnify PLM) preferred, as well as the ability to write and review ECO's for component specifications, etc.
Provide support for CAPA process.
Experience with SolidWorks, Altium and/or PDM a definite positive.

Responsibilities

Act as the Empower PLM Engineering database Administrator and assist Mechanical Engineering with the control of Mechanical source files in the PDM database.
Write and review Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) for new and replacement mechanical components and assemblies in support of Engineering and Production.
Evaluate defective mechanical components and failure analysis reports as required, and interface internally with Mechanical Design Engineers in support of risk mitigation and material review efforts.
Use and organize the maintenance of 3D printers and gasket fitting equipment to support Production material requirements.
Assist Mechanical Engineering to design new parts and support legacy parts using SolidWorks and Altium.
Performs other related duties as assigned by management.