Manufacturing Engineer II

Manufacturing Engineer II

Department: Manufacturing Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Charlestown, NH

Plans and designs manufacturing processes for a production facility.

• Responsible for small projects or multiple tasks within functional discipline.
• Makes significant contribution to their team by applying their knowledge of the discipline.
• Works with moderate guidance on projects with short-term focus.
• Works closely with leaders and operators to support continuous improvement.
• Communicates professionally with leadership, teammates and operations personnel using appropriate technical language and descriptions.
• Has a solid understanding of the fundamentals of the discipline and role—continuing to develop specialized knowledge.
• Works and communicates well with other members of the engineering team and with members of the production team.
• Evaluates mechanical and electromechanical systems and products by designing and conducting research programs; applying principles of mechanics, thermodynamics, hydraulics, heat transfer, and materials.
• Confirms system and product capabilities by designing feasibility and testing methods; testing properties.
  
  Develops mechanical and electromechanical products by studying customer requirements; researching and testing manufacturing and assembly methods and materials; soliciting observations from operators.
• Develops manufacturing processes by designing and modifying equipment for fabricating, building, assembling, and installing components.
• Provides training and ongoing support on manufacturing systems.
• May work with the product design team as a manufacturing representative, providing feedback on new product design and product updates with respect to manufacturability. Advocates for DFMA best practices.
• May act as a liaison between the product design team and various manufacturing and production departments, solicits and returns feedback bi-directionally.
• May provide information to help guide design decisions, such as labor costing estimates, capital investment requirements, and process feasibility, determined through research and consultation with internal and external vendors.
• May support electronic production specific processes such as SMT, Wave Soldering, hand assembly techniques of circuit boards, and inspection.
• May support mechanical production specific processes such as blanking, cutting, forming, hardware insertion, welding, coating, machining, turning, casting, molding, inspection.
• Preferred, but not required:
  Experience with Solid Works, experience with programming and use of manual or CNC 3-axis mills, experience with use of manual or CNC lathe, experience with sheet metal design & fabrication, experience with MIG & TIG welding.

• Requires knowledge and experience in own discipline; still acquiring higher level knowledge and skills.
• Builds knowledge of the organization, processes and customers.
• Solves a range of straightforward problems.
• Analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures.
• Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction.

BA/BS degree w/3-6+ years’ experience or MA/MS degree w/0–3+ years’ experience or AA/AS/Technical School w/4-8+ years’ experience.