Manufacturing Engineer

Our client is an established and growing national mfg co that designs and produces innovative components and systems for a variety of industries.  The Manufacturing Engineer designs, integrates, and improves manufacturing systems and related processes. This role partners with commercial and industrial designers to refine product designs , improve manufacturability, reduce costs , and support reliable production .

Key Responsibilities

· Gather and analyze the data needed to develop cost structures, preliminary sketches, and schematic diagrams for tools, machines, and products, including bills of materials (BOMs), routings, and item masters.

· Create and maintain BOMs and manufacturing routings in BPCS.

· Develop and maintain engineering policies and procedures for BOMs, work centers and routings, Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), product development, material standards, steel suppliers, wire-form outsourcing, and other relevant processes.

· Develop routings for current and standard products and support new process development.

· Provide design support that meets customer requirements while aligning products with cost-effective manufacturing processes.

· Research materials and suppliers to identify solutions that best meet customer needs.

· Protect confidential concepts and maintain clear separation between proprietary products and customer-specific designs.

· Collaborate on new process development initiatives.

· Maintain close working relationships with the Machine Shop, Maintenance, Fabrication and Finishing supervisors, and Materials teams to resolve plant issues.

· Review existing and new installations for ergonomic best practices and recommend improvements.

· Match products to existing processes to maximize the use of current capital equipment.

· Develop and maintain production standards.

· Maintain engineering documentation, including cost files, new-part startup records, schedules, production files, drawings, copies, and reproductions.

· Provide production-floor support during test runs and debugging, as required.

· Apply tool-design concepts and knowledge of forming and bending analysis for steel products.

· Shift quickly from planned work to support urgent equipment breakdowns and help restore production as soon as possible.

Qualifications  

· Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.

·3+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.

· Experience with tooling design.

· Experience with SolidWorks, AutoCAD, PTC Creo, and Mastercam.

· At least one year of experience with resistance welding.

· Experience with hot and cold forming, heat treatment, precision machining, and CNC machine programming.