Senior Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

Nordson Test & Inspection, a global leader in X-Ray & Test Systems and Optical Sensors and Metrology, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we are looking for candidates who share that same commitment.

Job Summary

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for production line support. This includes monitoring process efficiencies and developing manufacturing processes, tooling, and fixtures to meet daily production schedules while enhancing productivity and product quality.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Prepares Engineering Change Orders for processes, components, routers, and bill of materials.
• Generates and modifies manufacturing process documentation.
• Responsible to determine methods and sequence of test operations.
• Working knowledge of how a sensor is tested, performance of the fixture and functionality of the overall test process.
• Provide correlation between multiple fixtures for the same process step.
• Monitor resulting output of complex automated alignment, calibration and verification fixtures to judge the conformance to process control plans.
• Understands manufacturing concepts like Value Stream Mapping, 6S, and Visual Workplace to improve quality, labor efficiency and throughput.
• Utilizes analytical skills to identify, participate in, and lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve SQDC.
• Collaborate with development engineers to provide input in fixture development.
• Production support and process validation.
• Utilizes tools like Gage, R&R, Cp, Cpk, and SPC to improve processes.
• Aids in the design and implementation of tooling fixtures for inspection and assembly of product.
• Troubleshoots manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Solves and/or facilitates resolution of problems including identifying causes to prevent re-occurrence.
• Manages projects involving members of various departments to establish, document, and achieve project milestones.
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education And Experience Requirements

• BS in engineering required – mechanical, industrial, manufacturing, and sciences.
• Experience in optomechanical/electromechanical assembly operations preferred.
• An understanding of optics, cameras & other sensing electronics preferred.
• 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience required.
• 4 years’ experience working with (design/manufacture of) Capital Equipment is preferred.
• Lean / Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Experience with SAP ERP system preferred.

Preferred Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge on how to implement Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Proficient in engineering software (Creo and MATLAB, and MiniTab).
• Mechanical aptitude and strong problem solving, troubleshooting and analytical decision-making ability.
• Able to define and lead Design of Experiments (DOE) projects.
• Demonstrates strong teamwork within department as well as external groups, e.g. new product development, production, purchasing, quality.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Able to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to leadership, peers, and other employees of the organization.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation: Base pay range for this job level is a general guideline and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to internal equity, business considerations, and local market conditions, as well as candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, and skills.

Benefits include Medical, Rx, Vision, Dental, and Health Savings Account (HSA), Retirement and Security benefits including 401k and Life Insurance. In addition to Paid Time Off and paid Holidays, each employee receives 16 hours paid time each calendar year to perform volunteer services for Nordson-sponsored events. Ample opportunities for giving exist at Nordson including our Matching Gifts Program.