Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

Position Overview

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for the creation, ownership, and improvement of processes throughout the plant. Responsibilities include capital projects, safety improvements, cost reduction/cost out projects, product cost estimating, developing and maintaining production standards and standard work.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to proactively identify opportunities to improve Safety, Quality, Productivity, and reduce Costs, also prioritize safety and develop solutions for open concerns.
• Provide day-to-day support for the manufacturing team, including investigating, analyzing, and troubleshooting for product design, materials, tooling, equipment, production methods and processes.
• Develop or purchase manufacturing equipment, fixtures, and tooling, create and Improve manufacturing documentation, including operator method sheets (work instructions), standard work, and other instruction.
• Employ Value Stream Maps to evaluate process current state and plan/execute future state and implement Cost Reduction projects.
• Identify and implements new manufacturing methods and process modification recommendations for reduction of waste, cost, enhanced safety, or improved delivery.
• Create, review, and approve product and process test reports necessary to gain customer approval of new or modified product designs.
• Establish, maintain, and audit Engineering Specifications, Bills of Material, Process Routers, Production Standards, and Process FMEAs for new and existing products.
• Participate with multi-functional product development teams to ensure manufacturability of new designs through the ProLaunch process and identify resource needs for the plant, assist in preparing budgets and major appropriation requests.
• Assists in evaluation of potential and existing suppliers and provides support for resolution of supplier quality concerns.
• Foster an environment that promotes Eaton's goals and philosophies and encourages continuous improvement through participation and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution. Minimum 3-years of engineering experience in a Manufacturing Environment.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering. PPAP knowledge and experience preferred. Understanding of change management processes. Understanding of Lean and 6 Sigma Tools. Experience leading large capex projects or new product development projects (PRO-Launch).

Additional Information

• Limited travel may be required (All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates' privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.)
• Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.