Manufacturing Engineer I

Essential Job Functions

• Applies to all Manufacturing Engineers - Champion and Leader for Lean Manufacturing Principles.
• Utilization of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and Material Information Flow Chart (MIFC) to drive improvement activities.
• Create and utilize standards in order to evaluate improvement activities.
• Improve manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning work flow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
• Able to identify, communicate and resolve mechanical failures associated with tools.
• Responsible for safety in process design and in execution of daily activities.
• Ensure compliance of practices, procedures and instructions relative to applicable corporate standards (ISO, TS, etc).
• Ensure quality outputs from daily activities.
• Use of proper data collection and analysis to ensure provided information is supported with data that reinforces the stated output.
• Cookordination/facilitation/analysis of process design of experiments (DOE's).
• Ensure timely execution of planned activities.
• Provide process design and improvements in a cost efficient manner.
• Proficient in completing cost justifications with acceptable ROI.
• Foster good working relationship and demonstrate effective communication skills with vendors, team members, suppliers and project teams.
• Capable of independent decision making.
• Proven ability to report work status concisely to leadership.
• Use scientific method for problem solving.
• Anticipate and recognize the existence of a problem; use original analyses and generate new, innovative ideas.
• Commit to a solution in a timely manner and develop a realistic approach for implementing a solution.

Functional Priority

• Laboratory Support
• Support manufacturing production by leading troubleshooting and continuous improvement activities.
• Support plant problem solving teams to ensure the production of quality parts and a safe working environment.
• Provide on-call support for all manufacturing processes in order to meet customer demands, when necessary.
• Develop maturation plans and timelines in accordance with risk mitigation strategies.
• Lead activities to launch new business and execute the maturation process.
• Participate in regular launch team meetings.
• Lead technical solutions and provide input and support for tool designs and development.
• Participate in Process Failure Mode Effects & Analysis (PFMEA) development meetings.
• Provide the specification for and procure capital needed to support new business.
• Communicate and share information with peers to ensure launching practices are standard.
• Challenge maturation activities and identify opportunities to reduce maturation time.
• New Business Pursuit
• Lead activities associated with winning new business.
• Participate in Feasibility and Process Plan and Tolerance Reviews (PPTAR).
• Provide quotes in the agreed upon timing.
• Identify opportunities to reduce quoting, feasibility and PPTAR times.
• Communicate and share information with global peers to ensure quoting practices are standard.
• Engage in investigation of methods to achieve a competitive process and "win" business.
• Ensure successful transition of value stream to Launch Engineer by sharing pertinent information developed during the quoting process.
• Ensure Minimum Process Requirements (MPR) are accurate and relevant.