Support manufacturing/production floor activities; Tracks and executes the build process through the manufacturing floor. New product layout and manufacturing instruction development and implementation. Performs data collection to drive continuous process and equipment improvement and root cause corrective actions.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Take direction from and/or works with the Program Manager on a product or customer related activities (For example the program manager will assign tasks or project activities to the Manufacturing Engineer)
Interface with customers to understand requirements and criteria to ensure meeting customer expectations
Generate Pre- and Post- DfA/DfM analyses and reports for the product. (for example, Developing competency with Valor system to create DfX reports on an as needed basis) Recommends engineering design changes as needed
Review and approve NPI preparation process (such as MPI, tooling, SAP production engineering module, etc.)
Support production floor from pilot run up to mass production, includes troubleshoots and corrects issues as needed. Instructs, helps, guides, and mentors technicians and operators in support of production floor.
Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing and assembly processes and methods to obtain maximum productivity levels
Performs data collection to drive continuous process and equipment improvement and root cause corrective actions
Identifies and implements cost reduction
Lean manufacturing, ISO, etc.
Value stream maps
Production floor layout
TAKT Time Study
Perform DOE (Design of Experiment)
Review and analyze product yield
Support and/or responsible to address all relevant engineering root cause analyses
Support and/or generate process control plans and Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (PFMEA)
Provides global support for other company plants
Makes capital equipment recommendations
Assists with the development of new automated processes using available hardware and software
Prepares activity reports and other data input as required
Qualifications Required/Job Specifications:
Seven (7) years of Manufacturing or Process Engineering experience in a contract manufacturing environment of PCBA and mechanical assemblies
Possess a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
Product Documentation (such as BOM, drawing, work instructions, product standard)