Title:  Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description: 

Experienced professional with proficient knowledge of job area and practical knowledge of project management. May manage projects or processes with general supervision. Communicate with contacts inside and outside of own department to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures. Recommends enhancements to systems and processes. Works to achieve operational targets for specific programs and projects with moderate impact on departmental results.

Essential Functions:

• Leads development of manufacturing assembly strategies for new products, including process design and development, process documentation, and fixture design and development
• Plans and supports the build and modification of mechanical and electronics systems including assembly method/work instruction generation, tooling design support, material/process development, facilities/equipment planning, implementation of design changes, and resolution of manufacturing, quality, and reliability issues.
• Lead and participate in root cause and corrective action process.
• Participates in general factory support activities: Lean Huddles, continuous improvement initiatives, failure investigations, and audits.
• Uses lean principles, process technology, and automation to continuously improve the manufacturing environments driving cost leadership, world class quality and customer satisfaction.
• Partners with Engineering, Quality and Continuous Improvement to integrate process integrity methods such as FMEAs and Statistical Process Control (SPC) as a daily way of life.
• Provides strong written and oral communications within and outside functional group and outside the organization as required to drive solutions.

Qualifications: 

Preferred Skills: