Manufacturing Engineering II

• Attends design reviews and provides product evaluations to insure the product design lends itself to practical, economical manufacturing techniques. • Assists in reviewing engineering design drawings prior to “Production Release” for product and compatibility with “state-of-the-art” manufacturing techniques. • Assists in make/buy evaluations and makes recommendations on “IN-HOUSE” VS. “OUTSIDE VENDOR” manufacturing capabilities. • Assists in vendor surveys. • Evaluates the requirements for assembly tooling, fixtures, and equipment required to support the manufacturing operations. • Participates in Material Review Board (MRB) activities and takes an active role in the dispositioning of discrepant material and/or assemblies. • Participates in the Change Control Board (CCB) review of engineering change orders to insure proposed design changes are producible and within manufacturing capabilities • Assists in the monitoring of daily production activities and makes recommendations on material and/or labor reductions to promote efficiency of operation. • Coordinates with the Methods and Tooling groups and provides the technical product or specification drawing interpretations required for the design and fabrication of assembly tools, fixtures, and process methods instructions. • Provides manufacturing assembly flow charts required to support the product flow and/or assembly sequence. • Provides manufacturing assembly floor and equipment layouts required to promote an efficient flow of product through the various assembly states. • Conducts any special manufacturing projects, evaluations or surveys as directed by management. • Actively participate in Lean projects and activities including 5S, TPM, VSM, etc. • Accountable to perform all duties and tasks assigned and any other duty that may be required by the department or the organization