Lean Manufacturing Engineer: CI Lead for Electronics

AMETEK, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) with matching

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA) with AMET

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee referral program

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

AMETEK, Inc. with its IntelliPower unit in San Diego seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to drive continuous improvement across manufacturing operations. You will lead Lean-based improvements, mentor teams, and work with cross-functional groups to enhance safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency.

The role emphasizes developing standards, training, and Kaizen events to accelerate performance while focusing on critical equipment reliability in a high-mix electronics environment.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering.
• 3–5 years electronics manufacturing engineering experience.
• Able to read specifications and drawings, understand PCB design and test fixtures.

Responsibilities

• Apply Lean principles and Best Practices to set assembly/test work instructions to save productivity, improve quality, safety, and on-time delivery.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering and Quality to design CI strategies aligned with plant goals.
• Lead cost reduction, quality improvement and efficiency initiatives.
• Drive rapid improvements in a fast-paced environment using strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Develop SOPs and training for assembly teams; create workflow diagrams to reduce lead times.
• Mentor teams in Lean methods and tools across projects.
• Identify Kaizens and CI events; work with managers and operators to implement improvements.
• Improve equipment reliability, focusing on bottlenecks and critical assets.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

Project management

Communication

Autodesk Inventor

SolidWorks

AI tools usage

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

SolidWorks

Job description

AMETEK, Inc. with its IntelliPower unit in San Diego seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to drive continuous improvement across manufacturing operations. You will lead Lean-based improvements, mentor teams, and work with cross-functional groups to enhance safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency.

The role emphasizes developing standards, training, and Kaizen events to accelerate performance while focusing on critical equipment reliability in a high-mix electronics environment.