Manufacturing Engineer, Lead

• Mentor Manufacturing Engineers while providing feedback on performance and quality of work
• Assign team members work to support Operation/Engineering needs
• Understanding common machine shop processes and capabilities
• Confer with equipment vendors
• Facilitate R&D activity between Engineering and Manufacturing
• Responsible for assigned project production planning and layout, organizational set up, progress reporting and departmental coordination to ensure a successful project completion
• Provide technical oversight to a broad range of projects while leveraging emerging technologies, innovation, and creativity
• Work closely with production operators, supervisors, and other functional teams to continually
• improve product flow and quality
• Understands manufacturing capacity and capabilities planning
• Assures product and process quality by designing test methods; testing finished product and
• process capabilities; establishing standards; confirming manufacturing processes
• Provides manufacturing engineering information by answering questions and requests
• Maintains product and company reputation by complying with government regulations
• Completes design and development projects by training and guiding technicians
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing
• professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing objectives laid out through site-wide initiatives
• Other tasks/duties/responsibilities as assigned

Responsibilities Evaluates and develops manufacturing processes by:

• Examines drawings provided by Engineering to verify buildability before Production begins
• Design and develops manufacturing tools to assist and improve production processes
• Create/Improve step by step Assembly Test Instructions with pictorial CAD (SolidWorks) images
• Complete customer PPAP support/documentation/creation/submittal
• PFMEA creation and monitoring
• Provides guidance for manufacturing planning methods used for fabrication ensuring best manufacturing practices are used to obtain desired results
• Resolves technical issues using solutions that involve re-use of existing company designs (as applicable) and new techniques, technologies, or concepts as needed
• Provides manufacturing technical leadership and guidance to staff working on projects
• Work with staff to Identify and implement process improvements
• Responsible for processing jobs through engineering and support the manufacturing of new parts through production

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field with 5+ years of aerospace/agriculture/automotive experience in Hydraulic/Electromechanical Actuation Systems
• Manufacturing background with knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stack-ups

Qualifications

• Dealing with: Complexity, communication, leadership, supervision, hardware specifications, manufacturing methods and procedures, manufacturing quality, product development, presenting technical information
• Due to our company’s position as a key supplier to the US defense industry, all candidates must possess permanent authorization to work in the United States

Compensation Data Annual pay range: $110,600 - $166,000