Manufacturing Engineer (US Citizen) - State College, PA - JP7533

We've determined which skillsets are most beneficial for this role. These skills are listed first below as the Must Haves and Nice to Haves our hiring team highly prefers. Below that you'll find the standard job description for this opportunity.

Must Haves:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Process Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Background of manufacturing in electronics
• Additional knowledge of MIL/IPC workmanship and performance standards related to electronic assemblies (IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to find root cause of manufacturing process problems, workmanship defects, mechanical test failures, etc.
• Someone with strong leadership background would be ideal
• Good communication skills, including the ability to deliver effective presentations to peers and management.

Nice to Haves:

• IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620, etc., J-STD
• Lean Six Sigma
• Hands-on experience with microelectronic, circuit card assembly, electromechanical assembly processes.
• Background experience working in military and government systems

Job Description:
Seeking a Manufacturing Engineer who will lead manufacturing related activities on programs and prototype hardware. Engineer who would learn, own and run the process as well as become the subject matter experts for the equipment responsible for the area supporting.

Essential Functions:

• Interfacing design engineers to ensure hardware is highly producible.
• Assisting with high visibility manufacturing efforts, including formal cost/schedule responsibilities and manufacturing readiness reviews, which may include direct customer interface.
• Planning and requesting manpower/equipment/process resources.
• Generating assembly documentation and directing support personnel in the day-to-day execution of the manufacturing tasks.
• Supporting process improvement initiatives of technical and operational nature.
• Designing and developing manufacturing and engineering tools, strategies, and systems.
• Planning and supporting the build and modification of electronic systems in the areas of procurement, assembly method/work instructions generation, tooling design, process development, facilities/equipment planning, and the resolution of manufacturing, quality, and reliability issues.
• Supporting the root cause and corrective action process.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Process Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field
• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• Security Clearance required upon hire: Ability to Obtain
• Security Clearance required for role: Ability to Obtain

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in implementing lean/six sigma techniques (FMEA, DFMA, DTC, DOE, and root cause/corrective action analysis).
• Background in the manufacturing of electronics for high reliability military and government systems.
• Additional knowledge of MIL/IPC workmanship and performance standards related to electronic assemblies (IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620, etc.)
• Good communication skills, including the ability to deliver effective presentations to peers and management.
• Demonstrated ability to find root cause of manufacturing process problems, workmanship defects, mechanical test failures, etc.
• Knowledge of tooling design and implementation.
• Hands-on experience with microelectronic, circuit card assembly, electromechanical assembly processes.

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