NPI Engineer / Design & Drafting Manager at Ametek, Inc. in Pleasanton, California

Job Description:

Gatan, an AMETEK business, that was acquired in 2019 for $925M, is a high technology company and a recognized world leader in the design and manufacture of state-of-the-art electron microscopy equipment. There is always more to see. And when you're working with electron microscopy, the closer you can get to your sample, the more of its secrets it will reveal. That's why at Gatan we have spent the last 50 years working with our customers to push the boundaries of what can be done with electron microscopy. Together, we have invented new approaches to problems that deliver fresh understanding. With state-of-the-art cameras, imaging energy filters, specimen preparation equipment and other EM products and solutions, we take the most powerful microscopy on earth and make it work even harder for you. We are currently seeking a NPI Engineer / Design & Drafting Manager for our Pleasanton, CA location. This role may have flexibility to be located at our Warrendale, PA location. Position Summary: This is a permanent position for NPI mechanical engineering and the management of designer/drafters. Responsible for providing design support and interfacing with engineering team coordinating release of products and acting as a liaison between engineering and manufacturing. Management of the designer/drafting team, assigning, balancing, and prioritizing of tasks/projects. Skills and Responsibilities: • Design support, inclusive of design, drafting, transitioning of engineering designs/documentation to manufacturing, OMSs, compliance documentation, and sustaining engineering. • Interfaces with engineering team coordinating release of products and coordination of engineering and manufacturing teams. • Actively involved at start of projects with engineering supporting BOMs, ECOs, product structure, and coordinating transition to production with manufacturing. • Maintains, enhances, and develops drawing requirements, consistencies, and BKMs. • Leads the designer/drafting team. • Manages the designer/drafting team: assigning, balancing, and prioritizing tasks/projects. • Ensures accuracy and conformance with approved internal requirements. • Responsible for managing, maintaining of CAD data, leveraging the PLM system. • Expert level knowledge of PLM system documenting engineering changes, manufacturing changes, new part requests, new manufacturing part numbers, BOMs, etc. • Supports project managers and engineers in creating and maintaining BOM and ECO revisions in PLM system. • Acts as liaison between internal engineering and manufacturing departments, contract manufacturers and other vendors during R&D stages. • Generates assembly Instructions which includes step by step instructions and graphics/photographs and assembly drawings.