The Manufacturing Engineer II serves as the technical liaison between product design and manufacturing to ensure we deliver manufacturable valve designs for U.S. Navy applications.
Requirements
- Lead DFM/DFA reviews for new and existing products to ensure manufacturability, assembly efficiency, and cost optimization
- Collaborate with product design engineers early in the development cycle to influence architecture, materials, tolerances, and processes
- Develop and enforce manufacturing design standards, best practices, and design guidelines
- Identify and mitigate manufacturing risks through FMEA, tolerance analysis, and process capability studies
- Drive cost-reduction initiatives through design simplification, part count reduction, and alternative materials or processes
- Support prototype builds, pilot runs, and production ramp-up; resolve DFM-related issues quickly and effectively
- Analyze quality and production data to improve yield, reliability, and throughput
- Mentor junior engineers on DFM principles and manufacturing fundamentals
- Support supplier engagement, technical reviews, and manufacturability assessments
- Define, maintain, and control the technical standards for use by Manufacturing Engineers
- Ensure compliance with applicable military, naval, and industry standards
- Support configuration management, engineering change control (ECR/ECO), and technical data package (TDP) integrity
- Participate in customer reviews, audits, and technical interchange meetings as required
- Maintain technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications, establishing industry networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, and/or participating in professional associations
- Travel as needed, anticipated as less than 10% of working time
- Provide manufacturing and manufacturability input for production planning, design, or repair
- Participate in or lead continuous improvement projects that support the Lean Manufacturing methodology
- Takes initiative to solve complex engineering problems and coordinate with other functional areas as needed
- Produce comprehensive and complete engineering technical documentation
- Demonstrate effective communication through interaction with customers regarding technical subject matter
- Lead continuous improvement activities
- Provide technical guidance to small engineering project teams
- Comply with all company policies/procedures
- Comply with all military and contractual requirements
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Other benefits (not specified)
