Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer

This position supports strategic programs essential to maintaining U.S.

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Forces’ readiness. The successful Manufacturing Engineer will contribute as a member of a project design team, providing technical expertise and guidance in product design and process development. Activities include development of production processes, procedures, and layouts for mechanical, electronic, and electro-mechanical assemblies.

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Engineers also support production through operator training, process issue resolution, and monitoring and evaluating existing operations for opportunities to improve efficiency, first pass yield, and scrap rates.

Essential Functions: Analyze engineering design documents and develop the methods, processes, tools, jigs, fixtures, etc. required to fabricate the specified product. Develop and prepare work instructions, control plans, Process Failure Mode Effects Analyses (PFMEAs), and process validation plans. Lead the set-up and validation of new production lines.

Analyze manufacturing production problems and implement corrective actions involving designs, materials, and processes. Provide technical expertise and support related to manufacturing. Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations.

Review product designs for manufacturability and completeness. Train production personnel in new or existing operations. Interface with equipment vendors and specify equipment through writing Statement of Requirements documents.

Prepare capital equipment requests. Design layout of equipment and workspaces. Prepare reports and white papers summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance. Conduct capacity analyses, capability studies, and gage repeatability and reproducibility studies.

Actively participate in Failure Review Board (FRB) investigations. Prepare tooling cost and engineering labor estimates for proposal responses. Ability to obtain secret level clearance. Less than 10% travel expected.

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