Manufacturing Engineer

Job Details:

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Foster City, CA 94404

Duration: 6 Months

Pay rate range: $90.00 - $98.00/hour

Description:

• As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will work within a multidisciplinary engineering team to build prototype sensors and computer hardware in accordance with industry standards, best practices, and requirements. We are looking for a motivated, curious, and passionate Manufacturing Engineer who will build and own the manufacturing line for both New Product Introductions (NPI) as well as support, improvements, modifications, and further development of deployed equipment.
• You will apply your expertise and knowledge in mechanical engineering, robotics, automotive, and/or computer science to develop new products and technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Support the introduction of new advanced hardware through design, development and creation of production assembly/test/inspection procedures, fixtures, and equipment.
• Take ownership of new products during pilot production phase through successful product launch. This includes driving new product introduction schedules, resolving manufacturability issues, and driving improvements in quality, cost and efficiency.
• Provide product and process DFM (Design for Manufacturing) input to Product Development Engineering to enhance manufacturability and control product cost.
• Create an efficient manufacturing assembly flow, specifying and/or refining BOMs, workflow processes, and detailed NPI work instructions.
• Establish best practices and standards for creating MBOMs (Manufacturing Bill of Material) and Bill of Processes (BOPs).
• Design and create production equipment, fixtures, and tests as needed to build the production line either internally or as needed at suppliers.
• Provide training and support to engineering technicians.
• Provide technical support analyzing and/or performing root cause and failure analysis for discrepant production components, assemblies, and field returns.
• Lead/participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on material cost reduction, capacity enhancement, and streamlining of the supply chain.
• Support, maintain, improve, modify, and further develop the manufacturing line as needed for sustaining production

Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of professional experience as a manufacturing engineer supporting product with significant electromechanical content.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Industrial or Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Enthusiasm for getting “hands on” with product assembly and production equipment
• Experience in design and implementation of manufacturing fixtures and tools.
• Experience with design and/or process verification, validation, and testing and implementing design control processes.
• Experience with process definition, sequence of operations, and human factors consideration for manufacturing operations
• Excellent communication and writing skills

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience in using Dassault 3DX (Catia and/or DELMIA)
• Experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) & Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) platforms like SAP S/4 HANA & SAP-ME
• Proficiency using Lean manufacturing principles such as root cause analysis, 5-Whys, value stream mapping, line balancing, Poka-Yoke, 5S, and GMP
• Experience justifying and implementing robotics to automate processes.

Employee Benefits:

At LanceSoft, full time regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours a week or more are entitled to the following benefits:

• Four options of medical Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401k Contributions
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Voluntary Permanent Life Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Other Employee Perks

EEO Employer:

LanceSoft is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. LanceSoft makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.