Sr. Engineer, Manufacturing
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Location: Wilmington, MA 01887
Description:
Sr. Engineer, Manufacturing
Position Summary
The Sr. Manufacturing Engineer will develop and implement optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards. Recommend and implement improvements to production processes, methods, and controls. Coordinate manufacturing launch for new or revised products. Support daily management activities to ensure commitments are achieved and communicated to the customer support teams.
Principle Responsibilities
Qualification Requirements
Credentials/Experience:
Experience/Educational/Training Preferred:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Other Requirements
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee could be required to stand. The employee could frequently be required to walk; use hand to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee could be required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee could occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job could include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Travel Requirements
Yes
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Position Summary
The Sr. Manufacturing Engineer will develop and implement optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards. Recommend and implement improvements to production processes, methods, and controls. Coordinate manufacturing launch for new or revised products. Support daily management activities to ensure commitments are achieved and communicated to the customer support teams.
Principle Responsibilities
- Develops and implements optimized, highly capable, and cost-effective manufacturing processes and inspection methods, in accordance with product specifications and quality standards.
- Recommends and implements improvements to production processes, assembly methods and controls by utilizing Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools.
- Collaborates with Quality Engineering for product tooling, gauging and fixtures design to ensure production methods are robust in support to achieving zero defects, reducing cost of poor quality and implement standard work.
- Supports creation of PFMEAs and control plans.
- Estimates resource requirements, production times, and relative costs to provide data for operational decision-making.
- Documents and qualifies manufacturing and inspection methods.
- Assists with justifications for capital expenditures.
- Works closely with manufacturing departments to develop, coordinate, and implement technical training for employees.
- Provides engineering support to the production department to troubleshoot and resolve technical problems to ensure On Time Delivery to customers as well as improving productivity.
- Leads Root Cause Analysis for non-conformances and Corrective Actions (CAPA).
- Leads IQ/OQ/PQ and other process validations activities.
- Leads projects for Lean Initiatives.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualification Requirements
Credentials/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in manufacturing of components and assemblies of moderate to high complexity.
- Demonstrated engineering experience in a high precision machine shop and/or assembly environment.
- Experience and demonstrated proficiency in the use of Mastercam, Solidworks, CREO/ProE or other CAD/CAM software.
- Knowledge of blueprint reading, and GD&T required.
Experience/Educational/Training Preferred:
- Experience in medical devices manufacturing is highly preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office
- Excellent data entry skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and exercise judgment
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing and follow DMAIC model for projects.
- Implementation experience of Lean and Six Sigma techniques in business and manufacturing systems.
- Working knowledge of computer software such as Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook.
- Knowledge of basic metallurgy, automation, heat treat methods, machining methods, finishing, and polishing, material handling, forging process, basic machine design and metal fabrication.
- Knowledge of drafting/CAD and CAM, Design of Experiments, Control Plans, PFMEA, DMAIC Model.
- Capable to read blueprints and knowledge of GD&T.
Other Requirements
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee could be required to stand. The employee could frequently be required to walk; use hand to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee could be required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee could occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job could include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Travel Requirements
Yes
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.