Sr. Associate, Manufacturing Engineering, Frontline
About The Position
The Operations Engineering – Mechanical Frontline role is a key Manufacturing Engineering position directly supporting a production cell team. This role is focused on quality, reliability, and on-time delivery, and plays a critical part in ensuring daily operational success on the shop floor. As a primary Manufacturing Engineering contact, the successful candidate will troubleshoot issues in real time, drive root cause resolution, and support continuous improvement efforts. This role requires strong collaboration, ownership, and the ability to manage moderately complex manufacturing challenges with increasing autonomy.
Requirements
- Experience in manufacturing engineering within a high-tech assembly environment
- Strong knowledge of electro-mechanical manufacturing and process engineering
- Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve production issues in real time
- Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles
- Strong organizational and attention-to-detail skills
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and electrical schematics
- Strong verbal and written technical communication skills
- Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience OR Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience OR In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
Nice To Haves
- AS9100 experience
- Experience with SolidWorks, Composer, AutoCAD, or MES systems
- Lean / Six Sigma Green Belt (or equivalent experience)
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary Manufacturing Engineering point of contact for a production cell team
- Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, electro-mechanical, and electro-optical manufacturing issues in real time
- Support daily production activities by ensuring timely resolution of manufacturing and quality issues
- Attend and actively contribute to daily cell stand-up meetings
- Participate in daily MRB meetings, supporting NCR disposition and closure
- Perform structured root cause analysis (8D) and implement corrective actions
- Identify recurring issues and support development of sustainable solutions
- Ensure alignment with product specifications and quality standards
- Develop and maintain manufacturing processes and procedures for MX products
- Create and update PFMEA, control plans, SPC strategies, tooling, and test procedures
- Author and maintain work instructions, assembly procedures, and MES documentation
- Translate engineering product specifications into effective manufacturing processes
- Review engineering and production change requests for impact to manufacturing processes, product flow, and quality
- Implement approved changes and ensure proper documentation and communication
- Support smooth integration of changes into production
- Identify inefficiencies and opportunities for process improvement within the cell
- Support and lead Lean initiatives (5S, flow improvements, point-of-use, etc.)
- Contribute to yield improvements (FPY, rolling yield) and reduction of defects
- Present manufacturing engineering updates at monthly cell sustaining meetings
- Collaborate closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, and other support teams
- Communicate technical issues, risks, and updates effectively to stakeholders
- Support team goals and contribute to overall cell performance
- Assist and support other Manufacturing Engineers as needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
