Title:  Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Job Code: 29937

Job Location: Tempe, AZ

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The candidate will contribute to the company’s success by performing a variety of engineering work in the development, improvement, and optimization of multiple processes and techniques utilized in the manufacture of I2 tubes, including vacuum deposition of inorganic and metallic films, glass processing, chemical etching and handling, materials analysis, and characterization. The work will include improving and optimizing current processes and materials management targeting increased new image intensifier capabilities, manufacturing yield, and/or reduced variance. Emphasis will be in improvement of component performance, implementing manufacturing standard work, best practices, and developing optimized process recipes and methodologies.

Success in this role will be measured by the timely process optimization and supporting implementation of new processes into production, resulting in cost-savings associated with reduced tool down time, improved component level yield, and/or enhanced product performance.

Essential Functions:

• Under limited general direction, determine approaches to objectives and the application of engineering principles, concepts, and practices to problem solving in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to lead continuous improvement projects, execute design and development actions, and work directly with manufacturing operators.
• Implementing manufacturing standard work and best practices to improve operational metrics.
• Use Lean Manufacturing tools to analyze and design production workflow, work stations and area layout to reduce ergonomic strain
• Perform a variety of engineering work in the development, improvement, and optimization of multiple processes and techniques utilized in the manufacture of image intensifier tubes, including vacuum deposition of inorganic and metallic films, glass processing, chemical etching and handling, materials analysis, and characterization.
• Ability to obtain a US security clearance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and data analysis skills.
• Ability to communicate project status and risks to leadership team.
• Experience in different surface engineering for metals, glasses, and intermetallic materials.
• Experience with heat treatment of different metal alloys and glasses.
• Expertise in making data driven decisions to improve and develop processes
• Experience using DFM, Six-Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Experience using DMAIC process and associated tools
• Experience with using statistical software (e.g. Minitab)
• Experience using SQL