Manufacturing Engineer TEST

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer

FLSA Status: Exempt

Group: Regular – Full Time

Department: Engineering

Location: Houston, TX

About Cooper Machinery Services

Cooper Machinery Services provides natural gas compression equipment and services to customers globally in the Oil & Gas, Power, Transportation, and Marine sectors. With a proud heritage dating back to 1833, Cooper Machinery Services is the OEM for legendary product lines including Cooper-Bessemer™, Ajax™, Superior™, Gemini, TSI, CSI, Enterprise, and Joy. Headquartered in Houston, TX, but with commercial and services hubs around the world, Cooper Machinery Services provides world-class services to more than 22,000 units in its installed base.

Our strength is our people. Each employee plays an integral role in our success and growth. With a commitment to our vision that strong relationships drive strong results and better business, our people make Cooper Machinery Services legendary.

Job Overview

The Manufacturing Engineer plays a crucial role in providing manufacturing support to ensure products are manufactured efficiently and cost-effectively. They collaborate closely with various teams to advise on design optimization for consistent and cost-effective manufacturability. Reporting to the Production Engineering Manager, this role involves overseeing engineering projects, managing project schedules, ensuring quality requirements are met, and providing support to internal clients.

 

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop production costing using estimated labor, machining times, and component costs from vendors.
• Prepare written and graphical work instructions to communicate manufacturing requirements to production personnel.
• Develop processes compliant with industry quality systems and apply continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles.
• Advise on engineering work and contribute to new product development teams.
• Independently identify, analyze, select, and recommend methods for improving personnel, material, and utilities utilization.
• Manage special projects for various products and processes, improving manufacturing efficiency through workflow analysis and equipment layout planning.
• Coordinate with quality control activities to resolve production problems and maximize product reliability while minimizing costs.
• Participate in and present at critical meetings with internal or external clients, authorities, and regulators.
• Maintain awareness of safety regulations, participate in safety training, and report unsafe conditions.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or relevant fields.
• Minimum of 8 years of direct manufacturing and manufacturing engineering experience.
• Understanding of engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and manufacturing, including GD&T.
• Experience with manufacturing materials such as carbon steel, cast iron, stainless steel, and aluminum.
• Hands-on experience with CNC and manual machining operations, including programming of CNC equipment.
• Knowledge of work holding, fixturing, tooling, automated setups, and on-machine verification.
• Familiarity with welding fabrication processes and standards.
• Proficiency in common engineering and office software/tools, including CAD, SAP, Excel, and Word.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a customer-focused approach.
• Must have legal U.S. working authorization.
  
  

Competencies

• Safety focused
• Honesty and Integrity
• Sense of ownership
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-team technical environment
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple deadlines
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Results oriented
• Sense of urgency
  
  

Cooper Machinery Services is an equal opportunity employer and gives all qualified applicants consideration of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, any other characteristic protected by law.