Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

To develop, document and prove out a manufacturing process that will control the manufacturing and assembly of a part that meets or exceeds the customer’s requirements within the allotted (budget) time.

Responsibilities

• Work well with others to promote teamwork, quality, craftsmanship and productivity
• Be self-directed and motivated
• Possess good communication skills both written and verbal
• Achieve excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Organize, problem solve and lead a project
• Gain information gathering skills, including finding and identifying essential information
• Interpret drawings and blueprints for requirements
• Operate ERP job processing systems (Epicor preferred)
• Create manufacturing and assembly plans based on customer requirements
• Participate in new product development meetings to review program for potential specification issues
• Interpret specifications from various sources (Customer, Military, Federal, Material etc.)
• Assist Manufacturing and Assembly during first-runs to ensure proper documentation and job closure is complete and accurate
• Help to develop skills of those within the department, assembly and manufacturing
• Follow written Quality Management System (QMS) procedures
• Understand and apply SPC and related methods
• Have knowledge of machine functions (G codes, M codes, Offsets, etc.)
• Know assembly techniques
• Operate CAD/CATIA software for design and model evaluation applications
• Design fixtures, jigs, and gages
• Understand and apply GD&T principles
• Troubleshoot problems and determine if machine or program error
• Maintain a clean and organized working environment

Requirements

• Good personal computer skills with knowledge of MSWord and MSExcel
• Interpret drawing packages (blueprint, parts list, etc.) for requirements
• Operate ERP job processing system (Epicor preferred)
• Create manufacturing and assembly planning based on customer requirements
• Participate in new product development meetings to review program for potential specification issues
• Interpret specifications: Customer, Military, Federal, Material etc.
• Assist Manufacturing and Assembly during first-runs ensuring proper documentation and job closure is complete and accurate
• Help to develop skills of those within the department, assembly and manufacturing
• Follow written QMS (Quality Management System) procedures
• Understand and apply SPC and related methods
• Have knowledge of machine functions (G codes, M codes, Offsets, etc.)
• Know assembly techniques
• Operate CAD/CATIA software for design and model evaluation applications
• Design fixtures, jigs, and gages
• Understand and apply GD&T principles
• Troubleshoot problems and determine if machine or program error
• Maintain a clean and organized working environment

Qualifications

• 5-years experience with machining in same or related shop environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering science or related degree