Manufacturing Engineer

The Manufacturing Engineer will be a member of our operations team, supporting the assembly and test of our Subsurface Compressor System (SCS), including the motor, magnetic couplings, compressor and other associated parts. The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for work instructions, tooling, corrective actions, and process standards with the charge to ensure assemblies are delivered on time and fully comply with technical drawing requirements. The Manufacturing Engineer will work with shop personnel and engineering to improve quality and cycle time, as well as introduction of new products to the shop floor.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

·         Creation of work instructions and analysis of collected process data in the MES.

·         Investigate and resolve production issues.

·         Ensure all assemblies are compliant with technical drawing requirements and quality standards.

·         Design tooling and fixtures and specify capital equipment to support product assembly and test. This includes follow-through with fabrication of tooling and fixtures by internal and external suppliers and purchase of capital equipment.

·         Assess and reduce process and safety risk through FMEA and HARC.

·         Introduction and validation of new processes and designs to the shop floor.

·         Assist in dispositioning discrepant material.

·         Design work centers to improve productivity, quality, and flexibility.

Skills, Experience, Education, and Abilities:

·         Requires a B.S. degree in a technical field (Manufacturing, Industrial, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering preferred) or equivalent combination of education/experience.

·         A minimum of 2 years related experience required.

·         Experienced with low-volume, high-complexity assembly and system testing. Turbomachinery, balancing, precision assembly, precision inspection, LabView, desirable.

·         Experience with Laser welding and Machining desirable.

·         Experience with tooling design using Solidworks and GD&T.

·         Experience creating and improving work instructions. PicoMES a plus.

·         Experience working in ISO9001 or similar environment including awareness of document control and change management procedures.

·         Familiar with creating Routers within an ERP system. Experience with Global Shop is a plus.

·         Hands-on experience with metrology equipment.

·         Awareness of Kaizen, 5S, Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing.

·         Open to developing new skills and take on new responsibilities.

·         Good interpersonal and interfacing skills (communicating well with people across different departments both internally and externally).

·         Microsoft Office Suite.

Intangibles Sought: 

·         Ownership, initiative and accountability.

·         Able to exercise independent judgment and make logical decisions on technical issues.

·         Ability to establish positive rapport with individuals at all levels of organization.

·         Ability to motivate working team through leadership and “can do” attitude.

·         Self-awareness: not afraid to ask for help or admit error.

·         Willingness to engage in constructive debate.

·         Flexibility in range of responsibilities.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Physical Demands / Work Environment:

·         Time will be split between office and shop floor.

·         Personal protective equipment, such as safety glasses, gloves or masks may be required in some assembly areas.

• Must be capable of lifting up to 50 lbs.