Manufacturing Engineer

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Manufacturing Engineer

Job Summary:

Performs engineering activities that support the lifecycle, reliability, compliance, cost competitiveness of standard and configured welding technology products. Although this position is primarily a manufacturing engineering position, it has a significant focus on activities of an electrical or electronics nature. This role ensures existing products continue to meet customer, regulatory, and manufacturing requirements through effective change management, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement of products and processes. The Manufacturing Engineer works closely with production, purchasing, quality, product development, and customer-facing teams.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with production teams to identify and implement improvements in manufacturing processes (including time studies, root cause analysis, drawing clarification and design change requests)
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary internal teams to solve problems and define improvements to existing products to optimize performance, cost, and reliability.
• Interface with vendors, purchasing, quality, and manufacturing to resolve issues with purchased components including printed circuit assemblies.
• Development and maintenance of process routers, manufacturing instructions, and test instructions
• Work with sustaining engineering and manufacturing teams to define and design production tooling and test fixtures for process optimization.
• Function as primary trainer for assemblers on complex assemblies or updated processes.
• Serve as manufacturing liaison during New Product Development, providing feedback and assisting in design-for-manufacturability efforts.
• Participate in cost-reduction initiatives for resistance welding, laser, and benchmark standard product lines.
• Troubleshoot and resolve hands-on production issues in real time.

Required Qualifications:

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing or sustaining engineering, along with product lifecycle management.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, supply chain coordination, and product lifecycle support.
• Troubleshooting and analysis skills
• Experience with ECO-controlled engineering documentation packages including drawings, BOMs, routers, procedures, and quality control documentation.
• Strong organizational and cross-functional communication skills.
• Must be self-driven, initiative-taking, and highly results-oriented, with the ability to take on multiple tasks and deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in welding technologies, robotics, automation, laser systems, or industrial equipment manufacturing.
• Implementing ECOs, DCRs within ERP system (Oracle/JDE preferred).
• Proficiency with PCB tools (Altium) and/or CAD tools (SolidWorks)
• Knowledge cost-reduction initiatives and obsolescence management.
• Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement experience.
• Familiarity with RoHS, REACH, CSA, and other regulatory/compliance standards