Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company • Columbia, MO

295d

About The Position

Watlow is a global technology and manufacturing leader who provides world class engineering expertise through innovative thermal products and systems, enabling our customers to thrive. We are making a positive impact every day as our solutions enrich the lives of people everywhere. We have been providing breakthrough thermal solutions for nearly a century. Our corporate values guide us uncompromisingly to always do the right thing, continually learn and improve, respect everyone, and lead with service and humility. As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at our facility in Columbia, MO, you will design and develop our next-generation of custom manufacturing equipment to produce our newest and most innovative products as well as upgrade existing equipment and processes to further our automation initiatives. You will be working in our Manufacturing Engineering Team, where you will have the opportunity to unleash your creativity and technical prowess to create manufacturing solutions and capabilities that will deliver world-class products and performance to our customers and our business.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with preferred 5+ years of related engineering experience.

Nice To Haves

• Extensive automation experience.
• Programming PLC's, HMI's, temperature controllers, vision systems and robots.
• Electrical panel design experience.
• Background in machinery and manufacturing system design.
• Excellent communication skills to work with a broad range of applications, customers, suppliers and team members.
• Flexibility to work on multiple projects of varying size, scope and complexity.
• Experience with the use of lean manufacturing tools and principles.
• Working knowledge of quality tools and statistical techniques used in manufacturing (i.e. FMEA's, DRBFM's, process flow maps, SPC, control charts, process capability, MSA, Gauge R&R).
• Lean Product Development experience is a plus.
• LabVIEW programming experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead medium to large projects to develop custom manufacturing equipment ranging from stand-alone operations to fully automated manufacturing systems.
• Work effectively within a cross-functional, operations and engineering team as an equipment automation engineering subject matter expert.
• Design, implement and validate solutions to improve the performance of existing manufacturing equipment.
• Capture manufacturing process and equipment knowledge that can be reused and shared across projects, teams, and manufacturing locations.
• Create manufacturing equipment engineering projects plans and budgets.

Benefits

• Annual Achievement Award
• 401(k) plan that includes a company match on your contribution and an annual company contribution that is tied to company performance
• Wellness incentives
• Employee Personal Assistance Program
• Dental, medical, vision and short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Paid holidays, personal time, and vacation
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Machinery Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree