Senior Design Engineer

Ametek, Inc. • Bedford, MA

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About The Position

Amptek is seeking a Sr. Design Engineer to collaborate with Development Engineers, Scientists, and Operations personnel to support the development and ongoing operation of Amptek’s engineering department. The Design Engineer will work directly with engineering, operations, and production personnel to incorporate new products into manufacturing and later support manufacturing and production control in the continuous improvement of existing products. The Sr. Design Engineer will be responsible for customer and in-line failures, as well as supporting production operators.

Requirements

• B.S. in engineering technology field or science related discipline (equivalent work-related experience acceptable); M.S. preferred
• 2+ years of experience in a cleanroom-type manufacturing environment
• Demonstrable design and mechanical skills necessary to establish a manufacturing capability, including bringing up equipment, customization, procurement, and characterization.
• Expertise in material spectrometry and technology, such as XRF, preferred
• Knowledge of engineering processes around documentation development and SOPs.
• Six Sigma and/or lean manufacturing training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads in the gathering of data relating to engineering design, manufacturing & product support.
• Utilizes an understanding of product design and fabrication processes, combined with standard ‘best practice’ methods, to establish a volume (1000’s/year) manufacturing process.
• Directs the gathering of raw data and assists in processing data and communicates in meaningful forms to capture current manufacturing yields and drive yield improvements.
• Works with the Sales & Marketing team to help define a product roadmap.
• Evaluates current manufacturing processes and designs. Identifies potential improvements and can evaluate the return on investment and risk associated with identified improvements.
• Communicates with engineers on non-conformity and product assembly issues.
• Is responsible for the design, design for manufacturability, and hand-off to Operations for assigned product lines.
• Will support Operations and Manufacturing Engineering teams as necessary to ensure schedules and OTD for assigned product lines are met.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees