Manufacturing Engineer

Responsibilities

• Evaluate production requirements, develop process improvements and help resolve manufacturing challenges.
• Support product design teams to improve manufacturability and support products throughout their life cycles.
• Estimate manufacturing costs and establish production time standards.
• Recommend tooling and process requirements for new and existing product lines.
• Maintain labor standards, cost estimates, capacity plans, throughput standards, floor layouts and schedules.
• Perform electrical, software and mechanical design work.
• Review drawings, blueprints, schematics, work orders, vendor catalogs and technical data for compliance with specifications.
• Develop, implement and maintain manufacturing methods, operation sequences and production processes.
• Support the manufacture and fabrication of electronic parts, components, subassemblies and final assemblies.
• Develop, monitor and maintain manufacturing processes involving assembly, soldering, coating, preparation and related equipment.
• Support applicable quality requirements, including ISO 9001:2000, J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610 Class 3 standards.
• Create and maintain work instructions, lot travelers, flow diagrams, procedures and manufacturing proposal documentation.
• Initiate engineering change requests to maintain compliance with established standards.
• Prepare and process Engineering Change Requests, Engineering Change Notices and Engineering Change Proposals.
• Prepare Requests for Deviations, Requests for Waivers and disposition documentation.
• Select, propose and, when required, design manufacturing equipment and tooling.
• Support equipment setup, process development, implementation and maintenance.
• Evaluate and troubleshoot manufacturing processes, operational systems, procedures and documentation.
• Recommend and implement solutions to manufacturing challenges.
• Coordinate with Design Engineering during the release of new products and processes.
• Prepare and perform test plans and test procedures.
• Prepare test reports, reliability studies, life studies and failure analysis reports.
• Maintain records and reporting systems used to coordinate manufacturing operations.
• Communicate with customers and vendors regarding problem-solving, bid proposals and related technical issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering degree preferred.
• At least four years of direct electronics industry experience.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Ability to read and interpret PCB routing documentation.
• Experience with 3D modeling.
• Experience supporting electronics manufacturing processes.
• Ability to develop and maintain manufacturing documentation.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical and production issues.
• Ability to work with customers, vendors, Engineering and Operations teams.
• Software Experience: Experience With Electronics CAD Software, Including Altium, Cadence, KiCad, Eagle, Autodesk Fusion.