Associate, Manufacturing Engineer

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT | Job Code: 44455

About the role

As a new graduate in the Manufacturing Engineering role, you will assist in supporting the production of high-reliability electronic hardware for Tactical Satellite equipment, including SMT (Surface Mount Technology) solder assembly, mechanical integration, and environmental testing.

Responsibilities

• Establishing work instructions
• Developing process procedures
• Qualifying new tools/equipment
• Overseeing non-conformance reviews
• Implementing engineering changes
• Maintaining labor standards and process controls
• Assisting senior engineers with new product introductions
• Assisting with root-cause investigations
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives
• Implementing and analyzing manufacturing plans and projects
• Designing, developing, and transferring manufacturing and engineering tools, strategies, and systems
• Developing manufacturing strategies for specific products and processes
• Interfacing with engineering to coordinate the release of new products
• Estimating manufacturing costs, determining time standards, and recommending tooling and process requirements for new or existing product lines
• Maintaining records and reporting systems to coordinate manufacturing operations
• Working closely with cross-functional Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to oversee the development and transfer of new products from Engineering to Production
• Creating work instructions, assembly routings, and establishing labor/cycle time standards
• Performing economic analyses to identify and address variances in planned labor and cycle times
• Maintaining manufacturing processes and overseeing process equipment
• Developing/procuring manufacturing tooling and qualifying materials required for new product introduction (NPI)
• Attending daily shift huddles and supporting product line key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Supporting root cause analyses and implementing corrective actions to address product non-conformances

Qualifications

To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, industrial engineering or a related field, or have completed their bachelor’s degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.

Skills

• Experience with soldering and/or basic electronic manufacturing processes
• Experience with basic CAD software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Creo, etc.)
• Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Yellow or Green Belt
• Experience with Minitab, JMP, or other statistical software

Schedule

9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off.