Sr. Associate, Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

This position supports strategic programs essential to maintaining U.S. Armed Forces’ readiness. The successful Manufacturing Engineer will contribute as a member of a project design team, providing technical expertise and guidance in product design and process development.

Responsibilities

• Analyze engineering design documents and develop the methods, processes, tools, jigs, fixtures, etc. required to fabricate the specified product.
• Develop and prepare work instructions, control plans, Process Failure Mode Effects Analyses (PFMEAs), and process validation plans.
• Lead the set-up and validation of new production lines.
• Analyze manufacturing production problems and implement corrective actions involving designs, materials, and processes.
• Provide technical expertise and support related to manufacturing.
• Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations.
• Review product designs for manufacturability and completeness.
• Train production personnel in new or existing operations.
• Interface with equipment vendors and specify equipment through writing Statement of Requirements documents.
• Prepare capital equipment requests.
• Design layout of equipment and workspaces.
• Prepare reports and white papers summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance.
• Conduct capacity analyses, capability studies, and gage repeatability and reproducibility studies.
• Actively participate in Failure Review Board (FRB) investigations.
• Prepare tooling cost and engineering labor estimates for proposal responses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience OR Graduate Degree and a minimum of 0 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
• 4 years or more of work experience related to the fabrication or assembly of close tolerance mechanical, electronic, or electro-mechanical piece parts.
• 6 years or more with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, and Excel).

Preferred Additional Skills

• Bachelors degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience in the defense or aerospace industry.
• Experience with pressing, staking, riveting, swaging, potting, electronics soldering, conformal coating, packaging, X-ray inspection, laser welding, robotics, and control systems.
• Experience with ANSI J-STD-001, AS9100, and ANSI Y14.5.
• Experience with SolidEdge and Minitab.

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

4 X 10 (Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days per week)