Manufacturing/Productivity Engineer

Microwave Power Products (MPP)•Palo Alto, CA

8d•$140,000 - $175,000•Onsite

About The Position

We’re hiring a hands-on Productivity Engineer to help improve manufacturing efficiency at our Palo Alto facility. This role focuses on process improvement, automation, and workflow optimization to reduce production costs while maintaining the highest product quality. You’ll work closely with Operations and technicians to analyze manufacturing processes, identify inefficiencies, and implement improvements—from automation ideas and tooling to production layouts and documentation. The productivity Engineer’s responsibility is to optimize the operational efficiency of MPP’s facility. This will be accomplished by: reducing operational cost through implementation of efficient process improvements, creation and maintenance of comprehensible manufacturing documentation and instructions, and creating and achieving project goals under an aggressive completion schedule. These tasks are all required while still maintaining the highest quality level for the products being produced. Essential duties and responsibilities are to continuously drive production cost reduction initiatives through daily actions. The productivity engineer will report to the Vice President of Operations. Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for four primary objectives: 1) Reducing operational cost through implementation of efficient process improvements, 2) Creation and maintenance of comprehensible manufacturing documentation and instructions. 3) Creating and achieving project goals under an aggressive completion schedule. 4) Maintain the highest quality level for the products being produced.

Requirements

Have 5+ years in manufacturing, industrial, or process engineering
Have implemented automation or productivity improvements on a production floor
Enjoy solving operational problems and improving workflows
Are comfortable working hands-on with technicians and manufacturing equipment

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering
Minimum 5 years’ experience of implementing and supporting automation in a high-volume mix manufacturing environment
Highly proficient at and knowledgeable of automation, production tools, equipment, and technology
Ability to physically implement projects as necessary to keep project(s) on schedule.
Ability to lead and work independently

Responsibilities

Implement and program manage automation ideas to improve Productivity
Drive Productivity cost reduction initiatives through daily actions, project management and report on progress weekly
Find and implement innovative solutions through basic problem solving and advanced technology
Improve manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, and facility layout
Ensures compliance to customer requirements
Trains and guides technicians through manufacturing process development and improvement
Responsible for the development of manufacturing instructions, and other manufacturing documentation
Create and update process documentation to include production floor layouts and operating instructions
Design fixtures and tooling to facilitate pre-production testing and stable production processes
Participates regularly in the review of production quality deficiencies and immediate corrective actions