Assembly Manufacturing Engineer

Job Summary:

The Assembly Manufacturing Engineer will oversee and optimize manufacturing processes within our Assembly operation. This role involves applying insights from product design, fabrication, tooling, and materials, collaborating with equipment vendors, and gathering feedback from operators. The engineer will be responsible for both manual and automated assembly operations, driving process improvements consistently. A key aspect of this position is a strong commitment to continuous improvement on an annual basis.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• No direct reports. Will be expected to be a mentor to manufacturing engineers and interns working in the Assembly focused factory.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Manage medium and large assembly machine projects through full implementation including capital appropriations
• Ability to ensure availability and capability of shop floor assembly equipment including automation
• Understand where producibility issues lie, based on data and is able to communicate and lead the cross functional team to solve the most common issues, using processes like six sigma or 8D.
• Analyze and plans work force utilization, space requirements, and workflow. Designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency
• Estimate production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions
• Communicate manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, or other information to facilitate production processes
• Defining, redefining, and developing workflows based on capacity and efficiency needs
• Creating assembly tooling designs utilizing Autodesk software
• Evaluates products based on specifications and quality standards
• Participate on multifunctional PFMEA (Potential Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) teams

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong project management skills, including ability to manage several large projects at once
• Strong problem-solving skills including the determination of root cause and implementing and controlling solutions.
• Strong ability to present technical information
• Strong conceptual skills
• Superior quality focus
• Strong technical ability – experience working with automated equipment (Robots, HMI, and PLC controls) is a plus
• Self-driven, positive attitude and team player
• Demonstrates strong communication skills
• Willingness to learn all aspects described above by way of on-the-job training

Education and Experience:

• BSME/BSMET required
• 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in a high mix/low volume and low mix/high volume manufacturing required
• Process development, control and improvement experience required
• Strong understanding of GD&T and working in tight tolerances (.0001)
• 3-5 years of practical Kaizen experience preferred
• Practical Six Sigma experience preferred
• Experience with controls, including proficiency in ladder logic, structured text, and programming input/output (I/O) is a plus
• Superior computer skills, with experience in Autodesk 3-D design software a plus

Physical Requirements:

The characteristics listed below are representative of the physical demands required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs
• The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment:

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office and manufacturing environment

NOTE:  The above stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification.  This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive nor to limit the discretionary authority of leadership to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility.