Manufacturing Engineer

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree or

Associates Degree in Mechanical Design with 5+ years of experience
 

Tasks

• Apply continuous improvement methods such as lean manufacturing to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes by studying product and manufacturing methods.
• Design layout of equipment or workspaces to achieve maximum efficiency.
• Determine tooling and fixturing needed for manufacturing process.
• Act as the go to person for production personnel for engineering questions and requirements.
• Work closely with the shop floor on development and submittal of engineering change requests (ECR’s).
• Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts.
• Communicate manufacturing capabilities to facilitate production processes.
• Design testing methods and test finished products or process capabilities to establish standards or validate process requirements.
• Design, install, or troubleshoot manufacturing equipment.
• Determine root causes of failures using statistical methods and recommend changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods.
• Estimate costs, production times, or staffing requirements for new designs.
• Evaluate manufactured products according to specifications and quality standards.
• Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations.
• Investigate or resolve operational problems, such as material use variances or bottlenecks.
• Prepare documentation for new manufacturing processes or engineering procedures.
• Review product designs for manufacturability or completeness.
• Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving designs, materials, or processes.
• Prepare reports summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance.
• Provide technical expertise or support related to manufacturing.
• Read current literature, talk with colleagues, participate in educational programs, attend meetings, attend workshops, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in the manufacturing field.
• Train production personnel in new or existing methods.