Senior Associate, Manufacturing Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Associate, Manufacturing Engineer supports strategic programs essential to maintaining U.S. Armed Forces’ readiness. As a member of a program team, the engineer provides technical expertise and guidance in product design and process development. The role includes developing production processes, procedures, and layouts for mechanical, electronic, and electro-mechanical assemblies, as well as supporting production through operator training, process issue resolution, and evaluation of operations for opportunities to improve efficiency, first-pass yield, and scrap rates. The position is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and follows a 4/10 schedule: employees work 10-hour days, four days per week. Less than 10% travel is expected. The employee must be able to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience, or a graduate degree and 0–2 years of prior related experience; in lieu of a degree, at least 6 years of prior related manufacturing engineering experience.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering.
- Experience in the defense or aerospace industry.
- Experience with pressing, staking, riveting, swaging, potting, electronics soldering, conformal coating, packaging, X-ray inspection, laser welding, robotics, and control systems.
- Experience with ANSI J-STD-001, AS9100, and ANSI Y14.5.
- Experience with SolidEdge and Minitab.
- Experience with 6sig, 8D, CostPoint, TipQA, and GD&T.
- Four or more years of work experience related to fabrication or assembly of close-tolerance mechanical, electronic, or electro-mechanical piece parts.
- Six or more years of experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, and Excel).
Responsibilities
- Analyze engineering design documents and develop methods, processes, tools, jigs, and fixtures required to fabricate products.
- Develop and prepare work instructions, control plans, Process Failure Mode Effects Analyses (PFMEAs), and process validation plans.
- Lead the setup and validation of new production lines.
- Analyze manufacturing production problems and implement corrective actions involving designs, materials, and processes.
- Provide technical expertise and support related to manufacturing.
- Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations.
- Review product designs for manufacturability and completeness.
- Train production personnel in new or existing operations.
- Interface with equipment vendors and specify equipment by writing Statement of Requirements documents.
- Prepare capital equipment requests.
- Design layouts for equipment and workspaces.
- Prepare reports and white papers summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance.
- Conduct capacity analyses, capability studies, and gage repeatability and reproducibility studies.
- Perform other job duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
