Manufacturing Engineer Associate - E1

Standard Job Description

This role is to support the ground platforms on the SOF GLSS contract.

In this role, the candidate will use knowledge of reading design drawings to interpret and determine the correct material to order. The candidate will analyze the part requirements and determine the appropriate equipment and processes to use to develop fabrication routers/work instructions and Bills of Materials based on the design data.

The candidate with be expected to provide guidance to production personnel when assistance is needed to interpret the design intent. The candidate will be expected to work with design when data is either not clear or not complete.

Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling. Drives adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement. Creates and analyzes 3D based model data environment to optimize manufacturing process and digital work instructions. Leverages understanding of materials and automatic processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence. Evaluates performance (including IoT devices, etc.) of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence. Leverages factory data to develop statistical process control approaches and integrates reporting and data analytics solutions for continuous improvement. Provides input to product design regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree from an accredited college in electrical enginering or engineering related discipline.

Experience in a production environment.

Initiative to learn and work with minimal supervision.

Desired Skills

SAP experience
TeamCenter Engineering experience
Production Engineering experience
Production Operations experience
Aircraft integration experience
Experience with Lean Six Sigma practices
Blue Print reading and drawing interpretation