Manufacturing Engineer, Lead

Job Description

**Job Description**
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* Mentor Manufacturing Engineers while providing feedback on performance and quality of work
* Assign team members work to support Operation/Engineering needs
* Understanding common machine shop processes and capabilities
* Confer with equipment vendors
* Facilitate R\&D activity between Engineering and Manufacturing
* Responsible for assigned project production planning and layout, organizational set up, progress reporting and departmental coordination to ensure a successful project completion
* Provide technical oversight to a broad range of projects while leveraging emerging technologies, innovation, and creativity
* Work closely with production operators, supervisors, and other functional teams to continually
* improve product flow and quality
* Understands manufacturing capacity and capabilities planning
* Assures product and process quality by designing test methods; testing finished product and
* process capabilities; establishing standards; confirming manufacturing processes
* Provides manufacturing engineering information by answering questions and requests
* Maintains product and company reputation by complying with government regulations
* Completes design and development projects by training and guiding technicians
* Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing
* professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
* Contributes to team effort by accomplishing objectives laid out through site-wide initiatives
* Other tasks/duties/responsibilities as assigned

**Responsibilities**
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Evaluates and develops manufacturing processes by:

* Examines drawings provided by Engineering to verify buildability before Production begins
* Design and develops manufacturing tools to assist and improve production processes
* Create/Improve step by step Assembly Test Instructions with pictorial CAD (SolidWorks) images
* Complete customer PPAP support/documentation/creation/submittal
* PFMEA creation and monitoring
* Provides guidance for manufacturing planning methods used for fabrication ensuring best manufacturing practices are used to obtain desired results
* Resolves technical issues using solutions that involve re-use of existing company designs (as applicable) and new techniques, technologies, or concepts as needed
* Provides manufacturing technical leadership and guidance to staff working on projects
* Work with staff to Identify and implement process improvements
* Responsible for processing jobs through engineering and support the manufacturing of new parts through production

**Minimum Requirements**
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* Bachelor's degree in an engineering field with 5 years of aerospace/agriculture/automotive experience in Hydraulic/Electromechanical Actuation Systems
* Manufacturing background with knowledge of GD\&T and tolerance stack-ups

**Qualifications**
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* Dealing with: Complexity, communication, leadership, supervision, hardware specifications, manufacturing methods and procedures, manufacturing quality, product development, presenting technical information
* Due to our company's position as a key supplier to the US defense industry, all candidates must possess permanent authorization to work in the United States

**Compensation Data**
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Annual pay range: $110,600 - $166,000