Manufacturing Engineer Associate

About the Role

Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling. Drives adoption of new technologies and processes to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction, and quality improvement. Creates and analyzes 3D-based model data to optimize manufacturing processes and digital work instructions. Leverages understanding of materials and automatic processes to define operations procedures and build sequences. Evaluates equipment and tool performance to verify efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action for problems and deficiencies. Leverages factory data to develop statistical process control approaches and integrates reporting and data analytics solutions for continuous improvement. Provides input to product design regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts.
• Drive adoption of new technologies and processes (e.g., automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software).
• Create and analyze 3D-based model data to optimize manufacturing processes.
• Define operations procedures and build sequences.
• Evaluate equipment and tool performance and initiate corrective action.
• Develop statistical process control approaches.
• Integrate reporting and data analytics solutions.
• Provide input to product design for manufacturing feasibility.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Exposure to a drafting or modeling tool (e.g., Creo, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, CATIA, Fusion 360).
• Understanding of materials and automatic processes.
• Familiarity with IoT devices for performance evaluation.
• Experience with factory data analysis.
• Team participation skills including communication proficiencies with reports, emails, and documentation.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Position requires special access.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Industrial Engineering, or related engineering discipline from an accredited college.

Desired Skills

• Knowledge of electronics and/or mechanical assembly.
• Knowledge of industrial processes.
• Experience with technical writing.
• Experience with teaming.
• Additive manufacturing / 3D printing experience.
• Familiarity with the use of AI to solve multi-step problems (e.g., data cleaning, coding, task automation).
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and/or 6 Sigma concepts & techniques.
• Leadership experience.