Product Engineer / Mfg. Technician

Position Title: Product Engineer / Mfg. Technician (Confidential Client)
Location: East Aurora, NY | On-site
Employment Type: Direct Hire

Company Overview (Confidential)

Our Client is a high-tech machine shop serving the automotive, aerospace and high-tech industries.

Position Summary

As a Product Engineer, you will support production programs on the manufacturing floor. Reporting directly to the Site Manager, you will provide engineering support to specific product lines and provide technical guidance to manufacturing and assembly personnel, or others in need of your product knowledge.

The Product Engineer gets direction from more experienced manufacturing team members when needed to support assembly operations but will work independently as well. The Product Engineer supports all phases of the product life cycle including development, production release, and mature products already well established.

There is a lot of hands-on potential to learn around equipment, but candidates must be comfortable rolling their sleeves up and working on the manufacturing floor. The hiring manager prefers about 60% time on the manufacturing floor and 40% in the office for engineering roles, though there will be times when engineers spend extended periods 100% in the office working on special projects. Our Client will consider only U.S. citizens and green card holders for this role.

Primary Functions

• Provide clear production manufacturing and assembly instructions to operations personnel to maintain efficient production. These instructions include formal work instructions, assembly sheets, setup sheet, MPPs, and engineering memos
• Support the evaluation and implementation of equipment to meet production requirements for operations department
• Assure and maintaining product integrity
• Track and improve key company and department metrics
• Provide direction and resolve issues via emails or other processes
• Support weekly technical conversations with the customer related to design / manufacturing changes and improvements
• Travel to vendors to explore new equipment
• Travel to customers to discuss NPI opportunities
• Product Engineers must periodically work additional hours to support program goals and product demand

Must-Haves

• A Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering is preferred or equivalent experience of 5 years in a high-tech manufacturing environment
• Experience working in a machining environment with direct exposure to complex assemblies
• A Bachelor of Technology Degree in Engineering with 2+ years of relevant technical experience will also be accepted

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with technical design elements, CAD, or direct CNC machining experience is a plus

Sponsorship Available: No