Industrial Engineer - Product Development

Responsibilities

• Partner with product development and operations leadership to plan and drive launch-related operational activities.
• This includes, but is not limited to, layout redesigns, manufacturing cell development, creation and maintenance of work instructions, product costs, and throughput analysis.
• Participate in DFMEAs and design reviews to ensure new designs can be manufactured safely and within our production capabilities.
• Owning PFMEAs creation and maintenance to identify areas of risk and process controls needed to ensure the quality production of our products.
• Provide technical support to production for the launch of new products and changes on existing products with a focus on process and quality.
• Evaluate production capabilities versus new product requirements and purchase the equipment needed. Design any required new fixtures for fabrication or assembly.
• Assist with setting up order processing systems by determining production costs and establishing routings.
• Own the creation of work instructions and visual aids for assembly for new product and engineering changes.
• Proactively identify and address areas of opportunity and collaborate across the organization using lean techniques to improve safety and ergonomics, eliminate bottlenecks, increase quality, and reduce cost.
• Lead business efforts in the development and implementation of lean manufacturing concepts including developing strategies, training employees, facilitating kaizen events, and auditing areas to ensure sustainability of improvements.
• Keep up to date on changes and advances in technology and best practices, incorporating new techniques and tools where appropriate.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience as an Industrial or Manufacturing Engineer, preferably with New Product Development, Operational Excellence or related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant Engineering or Science discipline is required.
• Experience in project management with successful demonstration of timely implementation of project and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools and technologies and working knowledge of problem solving and root cause analysis techniques.
• Working knowledge and experience with ISO9001 requirements related to documentation, quality controls, training, product segregation requirements, and continuous improvement desired.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks or similar modeling software, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing equipment including lasers, saws, press brakes, and CNC mills is preferred but not required.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is desirable.