Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Trust Automation•San Luis Obispo, CA

7h•$110,000 - $140,000

About The Position

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer designs and implements product realization processes from prototype through volume-manufacturing lifecycle phases, then continuously analyzes those processes, to improve: safety, quality, delivery and cost. This is a senior-level role in a small company, in which you will wear many different hats. Some duties will include the same as junior Manufacturing Engineers, such as management of BOMs and work instructions. The role also includes more senior-level goals, which help raise the overall knowledge and process discipline of the team, enabling real impact to revenues and the P&L. Examples include: mentoring & training, manufacturing technology development, improvements to business and change-management processes, strategic planning.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and 8+ years’ experience, or no Bachelor’s degree and 15+ years’ experience
Strong practical application of Manufacturing Engineering best practices as listed in the duties section above.
Comprehension and authoring of mechanical and electrical drawings/schematics
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Visio and Project
Proficiency with Solidworks and PDM Vault file management
Proficiency using MRP/ERP as an advanced user
Professional written and verbal interpersonal communication skills
Experience in applying Lean Manufacturing principles and leading improvement projects
High attention to detail
Ability to perform the above duties with minimal supervision
Demonstrated experience in high-paced, multi-faceted working environments with frequent changes in priority and responsibility.
Ability to maintain the day-to-day information required to develop or manufacture products and keep the satisfaction of our customers at its highest level.
This position may be asked to drive for company purposes during the course of employment. If asked and agreed upon, employees must possess a valid California Driver’s License and clean driving record.
May participate in the identity verification process to access secure client or government portals by authorizing certified supplier or customer management platforms to obtain information from your personal credit profile or other information, solely to verify your identity.

Nice To Haves

Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE) preferred

Responsibilities

Support tactical efforts on specific programs, products, processes, and schedule directives
Support strategic operational initiatives
Mentor and train junior manufacturing engineers, to up-skill and support professional development.
Design, fabricate, and/or facilitate the development of product-specific assembly and test tooling and equipment with ENG and MFGE Technicians.
Develop workcell layout and tooling/equipment requirements, using Lean principles.
Establish manufacturing processes and Value Stream Maps during early product phases, then iterate those maps during changes in volume and product configurations.
Work directly with Engineering teams to provide DFM/DFX input during product development.
Serve as or support Trust’s primary contacts for suppliers on manufacturing/quality inquiries and issues.
Assist the MPM in developing production plans to allow handoff to Manufacturing with outputs that include Production Lists/BOMs, Work Instructions, assembly and test fixturing.
Hands-on assembly and/or testing during Prototype and Development phases. Perform duties of the MFGE Technician when needed.
Once product lines are transitioned to Released Manufacturing phase, focus on continuous improvements and develop proposals using lean optimization tools and principles.
Team with Configuration Management as technical reference for change proposals through the ISS/DCO/ECO process.
Identify and chase opportunities to transfer in-house labor to lower cost contract manufacturers “CMs”. Facilitate to completion the data and documentation to propose labor transfer, work with MPM on schedule cut-ins based on cost and lead time impacts and involve configuration management specialists to drive the cut-in through ERP.
Work alongside Quality personnel to identify and mitigate trending impediments to our OTD objectives through quantitative analysis of failure data, then propose robust solutions.
With Materials and Quality teams, engage current and potential suppliers (metal fabrication, special processing, PCB assembly/test, cable fabrication, etc.) to identify opportunities in cost and lead time savings while ensuring or improving design intent and part reliability.
Collaborate with design and test engineering personnel to feedback manufacturing challenges and create cost-saving opportunities through design improvements and assembly/test automation.
Recommend disposition for failed components/assemblies via NCR and MRB processes while assessing costs, lead time, and inventory impacts.
Lead inter- and intra-departmental teams for focused and actionable solutions during line-down events (“rapid response”, “tiger” teams).
Leverage and improve standard-work to uphold process standards and best industry practices
Apply Manufacturing Engineering best practices, such as: Manufacturing processes: assembly, test, material-removal, joining, additive, electronics, treatments & coatings, finishing, marking. Materials: Metals, plastics, adhesives Design & Development: CAD, Drawings, Print Reading, GD&T, BOM, 3D modeling, DFM, DFmA, DfX, tool design, sealing methods, cost analysis & estimating, PFMEA. Manufacturing Technology: IIoT / Industry 4.0, MES, SCADA. Supply Chain Management: make/buy analysis, capacity planning, sourcing, order qtys, replenishment methods, inventory turns. Lean and Industrial Engineering: wastes, one-piece flow, kanban, pull systems, jidoka, takt, queue time, benchmarking, 5S, VSM, PDCA, SMED, standard work, theory of constraints, PDCA, systems analysis, VoC, OEE, TPM, time studies. Quality: AS9100, cause & corrective action, problem analysis tools, factor analysis, inspection methods, data analysis, control plans.