Manufacturing Engineer

Arrowhead Talent Solutions is helping a manufacturing company find a Manufacturing Engineer in the Columbia, CT area. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will help support the engineering team onsite.

Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate and improve manufacturing processes for new and existing products and processes.
• Research customer specifications, and new processes.
• Troubleshoot existing shop floor processes, tools, and equipment.
• Design tooling for new and improving existing processes.
• Produce engineering drawings for new products.
• Interact with customers, operators, sales reps and vendors.
• Review and implement manufacturing drawing and engineering change notices.
• Evaluate data and product specifications to determine the feasibility of product proposal.
• Analyze data and reports to determine if design meets specifications.
• Reduce waste and increase capacity/efficiency through application of continuous improvement tools (i.e. structured problem solving, setup reduction, organization and standardization of machining centers, mistake-proofing in tool/fixture design).

Qualifications

• An associate’s degree is required. Bachelor’s degree in engineering, metallurgy or materials science preferred.
• 3 years of process/manufacturing engineering experience is preferred in applying advanced engineering principles in a metal forming manufacturing environment.
• Aerospace industry experience or exposure preferred.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing methods, concepts, processes, and systems.
• Solid analytical skills and the ability to define and brainstorm solutions to problems.
• Training in Lean Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement Tools preferred.
• Product prototyping, qualification and/or testing experience preferred.
• Familiarity with ISO 9000 or AS9100 quality standards preferred.
• Working knowledge of CAD software, SolidWorks, and/or NX is preferred.