Manufacturing Engineer

Position Summary:

This position is a professional who is responsible for designing, developing, and improving manufacturing processes in a variety of industries. To optimize production methods, reduce costs and improve efficiency. 

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinates with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to help complete product designs across all phases of the engineering development cycle including NPI transition into manufacturing.
• Act as technical resource to ensure the correctness of all required production paperwork, records, and documentation.
• Works with engineers and program managers on design changes, BOMs and drawing updates during development and sustaining engineering projects.
• Performs product/process analysis for cost reduction, quality improvement and improved efficiency.
• Provides hands on technical support to assembly and test technicians to troubleshoot issues and improve processes.
• Provides ERP support with BOM creation, BOM maintenance, BOM review, inspection criteria and other facets within the ERP system.
• Demonstrates full proficiency in all duties and responsibilities of the role and acts as a subject matter expert within a given department according to the established skills competencies.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• AAS, and/or BS or related field of study, or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of mechanical/electrical manufacturing field experience is required. Experience in the medical device manufacturing industry is preferred.
• Proficient in understanding and interpretation of written and verbal instructions, directions, and technical information.
• Intermediate computer competency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) and business specific software (e.g. ERP, eQMS, CAD).

Reporting to this position: No direct reports 

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing duties of the job, manual dexterity with hands, employee is regularly required to type, sit, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk and hear. Employee must have the ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.