Manufacturing Engineer

Key Responsibilities

·         Gather and analyze the data needed to develop cost structures, preliminary sketches, and schematic diagrams for tools, machines, and products, including bills of materials (BOMs), routings, and item masters.

·         Create and maintain BOMs and manufacturing routings in BPCS.

·         Develop and maintain engineering policies and procedures for BOMs, work centers and routings, Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), product development, material standards, steel suppliers, wire-form outsourcing, and other relevant processes.

·         Develop routings for current and standard products and support new process development.

·         Provide design support that meets customer requirements while aligning products with cost-effective manufacturing processes.

·         Research materials and suppliers to identify solutions that best meet customer needs.

·         Protect confidential concepts and maintain clear separation between proprietary products and customer-specific designs.

·         Collaborate on new process development initiatives.

·         Maintain close working relationships with the Machine Shop, Maintenance, Fabrication and Finishing supervisors, and Materials teams to resolve plant issues.

·         Review existing and new installations for ergonomic best practices and recommend improvements.

·         Match products to existing processes to maximize the use of current capital equipment.

·         Develop and maintain production standards.

·         Maintain engineering documentation, including cost files, new-part startup records, schedules, production files, drawings, copies, and reproductions.

·         Provide production-floor support during test runs and debugging, as required.

·         Apply tool-design concepts and knowledge of forming and bending analysis for steel products.

·         Shift quickly from planned work to support urgent equipment breakdowns and help restore production as soon as possible.

Qualifications 

·         Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.

·         3+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.

·         Experience with tooling design.

·         Experience with SolidWorks, AutoCAD, PTC Creo, and Mastercam.

·         At least one year of experience with resistance welding.

·         Experience with hot and cold forming, heat treatment, precision machining, and CNC machine programming.