Engineer II, Manufacturing

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Support manufacturing operations by troubleshooting production issues and making necessary repairs in a timely manner.
• Aid in current product support issues, troubleshooting customer and production issues, and validation.
• Operate accuracy test stands and troubleshoot as required.
• Design and perform product and design verification tests.
• Lead large Value Added/Value Elimination (VA/VE) or cost improvement projects using lean manufacturing tools and techniques.
• Initiate and implement engineering change requests.
• Ensure product integrity through the application of statistical process controls, high-quality process documentation, and sound engineering principles.
• Create financial analysis and justification of new processes and equipment and initiate capital asset requests for such equipment.
• Research and integrate safe, reliable, and cost-effective equipment and processes that assure products are produced at established safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Identify improvement opportunities and drive to implement effective solutions for these opportunities.
• Apply project management process and tools to accuracy tester-based projects to ensure projects meet cost and timing objectives.
• Contribute to all ISO audits conducted on the production floor and obtain all certifications as required.
• Create Level III (specific work task) procedures and supporting process documents and work instructions for the production floor that support high-quality processes and capable equipment.
• Be willing to work 50% of the time on the Manufacturing Floor, and 50% of the time at the desk.
• Support production floor on Weekends in areas of expertise if needed.
• Willingness to travel 10%, domestic and international, sometimes on short (1-3 days) notice (typically 2-4 trips to Badger Meter’s Mexico Manufacturing site or other vendors).

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field
• Demonstrated application of engineering statistics to drive decision making using common statistical software such as Minitab and Excel (Statistical Process Control, Design of Experiments, Gage R&R)
• Previous exposure to computer sciences including networking, SQL database, and basic programming languages
• Learner of Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt
• Metrology experience
• Background with automated manufacturing controls and computer systems
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Spanish language experience
• Ability to operate in a manufacturing environment