Manufacturing Engineer

MDC Precision, LLC; Pflugerville (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MDC Precision, LLC in Pflugerville, TX, seeks an industrial engineer to design manufacturing processes for gas line weldments and vacuum products, and to develop drawings, routers, and BOMs while teaming with internal stakeholders to balance cost, schedule, and quality.

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and 3+ years in manufacturing engineering are required; ERP/MRP experience is essential. Travel and collaboration across departments are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or related field with at least 3 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems is required.
• Strong communication and analytical skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Build and update router structures reflecting manufacturing steps and costing.
• Prioritize RFQs and router updates for the team.
• Provide work leadership to junior designers and coordinate assignments.
• Create assembly and test procedures from 2-D/3-D drawings.
• Identify cost-reduction opportunities through fabrication processes and tooling.
• Collaborate with suppliers on design changes affecting yield, cost, and delivery.
• Conduct time studies to optimize layouts and productivity.
• Read and translate drawings and specs.
• Analyze manufacturing issues with Quality to identify root causes and corrective actions.

Skills

Good communication

Read and interpret docs

Write routine reports

Present to groups

Math with measurements

Geometry concepts

Problem solving

Lean/flow thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering

3+ years manufacturing engineering

Tools

ERP / MRP systems

Job description

Function & Responsibility

The ideal candidate should be a quick learner who is able to work in a fast-paced environment that produces gas line weldments and Vacuum Products, primarily for the Semi industry. Responsible for performing engineering design for sales orders, new product design and ECR's (engineering change requests) of a complex nature. Engineer produces manufacturing drawings, and manufacturing plan including routers, cut checklist for saw operations and BOMs. Collaborate with internal stakeholders balancing technical, schedule, and cost requirements.

Requirements

Primary Responsibilities:

• Build and update existing router structure for existing customer parts to reflect correct manufacturing steps and costing
• Organize and prioritize all incoming RFQs and router updates for team
• May provide work leadership to lower-level designers and drafters and coordinatingassignments.
• Creates assembly and test procedures from 2-D or 3-D product drawings/models
• Performs routine engineering solutions for problems that require simple stress analysis, strength of materials, interchangeability, manufacturing methods and cost reduction.
• Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, design fixtures for manufacturing quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts.
• Integrate photographs of assembly, test steps or drawing images to provide a visual representation of key assembly and/or test steps using Lean Flow methodologies
• Assist with time studies to improve workspace layouts, work cells, and work center facility requirements to optimize productivity
• Communicatewith suppliers regarding component design changes ties to yield improvements and their impact on costs and delivery.
• May provide work leadership to lower-level colleague and coordinating assignments.
• May check completed drawings for accuracy and completeness.
• Read and translate drawings, blueprints, and part specifications
• Analyze manufacturing issues, work with Quality department to determine root causes, and implement corrective actions
• Be an active member on/in material review board (MRB), quote meetings, engineering design meetings, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Must have good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage.
• Ability to understand and apply geometric formulas and concepts.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to analyze and solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or related field and at least 3 years related experience and/or training in manufacturing engineering; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Also have prior ERP / MRP system knowledge.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 60% of thework is performed in an office type environment. 40% of the work is performed by traveling to and from the Production Area. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and reach with hands and arms. Requires the individual to work at a desk on a computer for an extended period of time with periods of time in which they will have to move around the office for interaction withothers. Requires interaction with others via the telephone for extended periods of time. Requires light physical effort such as stopping and bending, and occasional lifting of lightweight objects (up to 25 pounds). The noise level in the work environment is low to moderate.