Manufacturing Engineer- Entry Level

Job Summary:

Hands-on engineer to assist with production troubleshooting and support projects to improve manufacturing methods. Assist Product manufacturing engineers to address equipment and tooling needs to reduce costs and improve product quality on fans, wheels, blower packages, and corresponding component parts.

Job Description:

• Under technical direction, troubleshoot and analyze manufacturing problems and implement corrective actions for high quality, efficient manufacturing solutions
• Support workflow analysis, work methods, plant and department layouts for improved product flow in production.
• Help identify required tools, jigs and fixtures, or other new or special equipment required for new production or improvements to existing production lines.
• Assist with the installation and debugging of production equipment.
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing processes to raise product quality and profitability.
• Update and maintain manufacturing routings & work guidelines.
• Assist in the development of manufacturing infrastructure to integrate or deploy new manufacturing processes.
• Perform time studies and monitor or measure manufacturing processes to identify ways to reduce losses, decrease time requirements, or improve quality.
• Create and maintain CNC laser programs and production nests in support of new and existing products, incorporating appropriate process parameters while optimizing throughput, material utilization, quality, and manufacturability.
• Utilize ERP system to retrieve and maintain production information.
• Justify & manage projects up to $25,000.
• Perform 3D scanning and dimensional data capture to support inspection, reverse engineering, tooling validation, troubleshooting, and manufacturing process improvement.
• Interpret complex part and assembly drawings, GD&T, bend/form requirements, material specifications, and tolerance schemes for stamped and formed sheet metal components;
  translate design requirements into manufacturable processes and inspection criteria.
• Perform other manufacturing tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent degree.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to develop data-driven solutions in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in Solidworks or similar 3D modeling package.
• Experience with manufacturing data analysis.
• ERP system experience desirable.
• Strong Excel skills desirable.
• Experience with fiber optic laser programming desirable.