Manufacturing Engineer

Overview & Responsibilities

The position of Manufacturing Engineer exists to provide a technical liaison between Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality Assurance. The position identifies, coordinates, and implements activities with all functional areas that contribute to new, improved or more efficient technologies, processes, and product designs. The incumbent will assist in preparing for new manufacturing technology and complicated technical systems and provide the necessary skills for successful completion of capital projects. The position provides technical liaison between manufacturing and engineering to ensure a design to cost approach and manufacturability of components parts within the ISO quality requirements. This position also monitors and analyzes productivity for improved machining operations.

• Provides technical liaison between Manufacturing and Engineering.
• Issues instructions on new, improved methods of manufacture.
• Reviews designs for manufacturability, quality, and low cost.
• Actively participates in cost reduction activities seeking to lower manufacturing costs.
• Recommend process changes to reduce lead time and cost.
• Supports product design by providing the necessary inputs relative to manufacturing methods and manufacturability.
• Analyzes complex bill of material structure.
• Interprets Engineering instructions and drawings, translating into manufacturing operations and routing sequences.
• Process route sheets for daily demand, ECC's, NCR's and emergency shop requests.
• Works independently to manage route sheet backlog, by prioritizing tasks at hand.
• Develops routings for a wide variety of component parts and assemblies, focusing on best practice.
• Re-write routings when necessary based solely on machine tool availabilities.
• Works closely with and provides input to CAD / CAM Technicians on optimal routing sequence, fixturing, tools selection, cutting speeds, etc. to aid in CNC program development