Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

Sacramento, CA

Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.

Flight Light Inc.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This is a hands-on position, critical to production floor operations. Your primary responsibilities include working directly with Engineering and the production floor staff to drive and maintain consistent quality manufacturing and resulting product.

You are also key to streamlining and improving process on the floor, liaising between Production and Engineering, and partnering with Purchasing for vendor sourcing and component-related issues resolution.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Work with the senior electrical engineer to transition prototype systems into released products.

Improve manufacturing and inventory quality processes according to our ISO9001 standards.

Work with Purchasing to coordinate acquisition of inventory supplies.

Perform, supervise or verify Acceptance Test Procedures.

Troubleshoot assembly and test issues on the production floor.

Improve and revise documents such as production instructions, acceptance test procedures and bills of material.

Initiate, coordinate and implement ECOs (engineering change orders) per senior electrical engineer.

Identify opportunities to improve our products, production techniques, testing and business practices to improve cost, manufacturability, quality, reliability, longevity and marketability.

Research and select vendors for second sourcing of products.

Assignments as needed by management and senior electrical engineer.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Undergraduate degree in industrial, manufacturing or mechanical engineering.

Familiar with electronic and LED lighting products.

1 to 5 year experience as a manufacturing or industrial engineer.

Proficient with Microsoft Office software applications, including Visio.

Experience with CAD programs (e.g. SolidWorks) and ERP systems (Sage 100 or comparable) is a strong plus.

Strong and effective communication skills, both verbal and written.

Proactive dedication to production quality and serving customers.

Strong team player who cultivates a healthful, interactive team environment.

Enthusiastic about working in a small, growing company.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Benefits include:

Holidays (8 per year)

Paid time off (vacation and sick) starting at 3 weeks per year

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k program with generous employer matching

Monthly bonus payouts based on achieving corporate goals

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (Companies ATS Questions):

1. Do you have undergraduate degree in industrial, manufacturing or mechanical engineering.

2. Do you have 3 to 5 years experience as a manufacturing or industrial engineer.

3. Do you have Electronic and LED lighting products experience.

4. Do you have experience troubleshooting assembly and test issues on the production floor.

5. Do you have CAD programs (e.g. SolidWorks) experience - Nice to have:

6. Do you have ERP systems (Sage 100 or comparable experience - Nice to have:

7. Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.