Sr Manufacturing Engineer I
About this role
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
• Leadership of cross-functional teams within operations transformation and new product development projects
• Supporting a wide variety of manufacturing processes at vendors, such as machining, finishing, forging, casting, cleaning, heat treatment, passivation, anodization, etc.
• Improving manufacturing process efficiency and driving down costs, while maintaining high performance and quality
• Maintaining and improving controlled technical documents such as prints, procedures, protocols, and rationales.
• Creating project plans and schedules for work activities.
• Communicate (written and verbal) with appropriate personnel from other departments and external suppliers.
Expected Areas of Competence (i.e., knowledge, skills, and abilities):
• Sound understanding of concepts and principles for manufacturing and new product processing and a basic knowledge of these elements in areas such as Quality, Development, or Sourcing.
• Full working knowledge of the development process and procedures, as well as other supporting department needs and capabilities
• Extensive knowledge of mechanisms required to implement processes and manage product flow
• Competence with drafting standards, CAD modeling software (Solidworks), and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• Ability to effectively work within a cross-functional team to complete critical project tasks.
• Ability to balance marketing, manufacturing, and design requirements to meet customer requirements
• Ability to lead and prioritize medium complexity project assignments and complete work in a timely manner
• Good problem-solving skills through the use of quality and statistical tools
• Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills.
• Microsoft Office Suite and Project.
Education/Experience Requirements:
• B.S. in mechanical, industrial, or other engineering science.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of manufacturing engineering experience & Knowledge in Lean Principles and or Six Sigma or other problem solving methodology is preferred.