Manufacturing Engineer

Overview:

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing manufacturing processes, ensuring product quality, and enhancing efficiency. This role encompasses a range of responsibilities, including Bill of Materials (BOM) maintenance, equipment purchases, and the creation of fixtures and assembly aids to facilitate the production process.

Responsibilities:

BOM Maintenance:

• Manage and update Bill of Materials (BOM) to reflect changes in product design, materials, and specifications.
• Collaborate with design and production teams to ensure accuracy and completeness of BOMs.
• Streamline BOM structures to optimize production efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Equipment Purchases:

• Assess manufacturing needs and identify opportunities for new equipment or upgrades to existing machinery.
• Research and evaluate potential equipment suppliers, considering factors such as cost, quality, and technological advancements.
• Collaborate with procurement to negotiate contracts and finalize equipment purchases.

Fixture and Assembly Aids Creation:

• Design and develop fixtures, jigs, and assembly aids to enhance production processes.
• Collaborate with design and production teams to create tools that improve assembly efficiency and ensure product quality.
• Conduct testing and validation of fixtures to ensure they meet specified requirements.

Process Optimization:

• Analyze manufacturing processes and identify opportunities for improvement, especially in relation to fixture and assembly aid utilization.
• Implement changes to enhance overall efficiency, reduce cycle times, and improve quality.
• Provide training to production teams on the proper use of fixtures and assembly aids.

Quality Assurance:

• Collaborate with the quality assurance team to ensure that fixtures and assembly aids meet quality standards and contribute to overall product quality.
• Conduct regular reviews of fixtures to identify and address any issues affecting product quality.

Documentation:

• Maintain detailed documentation of fixtures, assembly aids, and equipment specifications. Create and update work instructions and standard operating procedures related to fixture and equipment usage. Ensure that all changes to BOMs and manufacturing processes are properly documented.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including design, production, quality assurance, and procurement, to ensure alignment in equipment and fixture needs. Provide technical support to resolve manufacturing issues related to fixtures and equipment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field with 5+ years of experience. Proven experience in manufacturing engineering with a focus on BOM maintenance, equipment purchases, and fixture/assembly aid creation.
• Proficiency in CAD software for fixture design.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.