Manufacturing Engineer II

About the role

Join Leonardo DRS Land Electronics in Huntsville, Alabama as a Manufacturing Engineer. In this role, you will provide direct engineering support to manufacturing operations, performing design, fabrication, modification and/or evaluation of manufacturing operations.

Essential Functions

• Involved in the development of manufacturing process plans, test requirements, and manufacturing flow, and capacity plans.
• Review detail designs for manufacturability and producibility.
• Generate and/or update Manufacturing routes and work instructions for production.
• Identify and procure tools, materials, and fixtures in support of production.
• Provide Capital Asset reviews and inputs for future requirements/improvements.
• Provide written reports and support IPT meetings as needed.
• Support production and prototype proposal efforts and provide OPS team estimates.
• Manage maintenance and calibration schedules for production equipment (and assist with getting equipment repaired as needed / most efficient way possible).
• Support 6S activities and Continuous Process Improvement initiatives.
• Determine Root Cause and Corrective Actions for production/assembly issues.
• Read and interpret mechanical assembly drawings, electrical schematics, and/or support documentation and provide inputs for improvements.
• Work closely with assemblers, supervisors, quality, and engineering, and provide training if/as needed.
• Generation of assembly deviations of product assembly, red lined documentation, and engineering change requests (CRs/ECOs) and also responsible for review and approval of SAIRs (supplier requests) as OPS representative.
• Design and build harness boards and create the prototype for manufacturing LRU harnesses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable engineering field with 2-5 years applicable engineering experience or equivalent combination of education/training and experience.
• Specialties may include manufacturing, production or industrial.
• Experience with MES and CostPoint systems.
• Proficiency in the assembly of mechanical builds utilizing drawings, routes and work instructions.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

Our mission is to provide competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.

Pay

Competitive salaries are offered based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The schedule is 9/80, which means 9 days on and 8 days off.