Manufacturing Engineer

Nidec Mobility America Corporation; St. Charles (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec Mobility America Corporation is seeking an energetic Manufacturing Engineer to bridge design and manufacturing process, ensuring efficient production through methods, controls, and process validation. The role emphasizes SMT, soldering, and IPC standards in a highly automated setting.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's in Manufacturing Engineering and at least 5 years of relevant experience, with strong analytical and communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing Engineering.
• 5+ years’ engineering experience in a highly automated manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of SMT process, reflow soldering, wave/selective soldering, conformal coating.
• Knowledge of IPC standards.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Strong PC skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct and coordinate activities for production engineering.
• Develop and implement production/processing methods and controls to meet quality standards in the most cost efficient manner.
• Investigate, troubleshoot and resolve process problems.
• Review processes and implement measures to reduce scrap.
• Collect and analyze production data and improve quality.
• Perform DOE to determine manufacturing capabilities and effectiveness.
• Develop PFMEA and Control Plans with cross-functional teams.
• Support prototype builds and create build reports.
• Validate new production lines and process changes.
• Recommend new equipment and review vendor proposals.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

MS Office

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Nidec Mobility America Corporation is looking for an energetic and focused Manufacturing Engineer.

A little about Nidec Mobility.. We are the North America headquarters for Nidec Mobility America (locations in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Canada, Mexico) and a leading Automotive Electronics Designer and manufacturer of sophisticated electronic sensing and control technology / components. We control the most discrete functions within an automobile, including: power system components, complex user interfaces, seat and power window switches, and instrument panel controls, electronic sensing/radar).

Objective

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for effectively planning, directing and coordinating all activities for production engineering. This position provides the necessary link between design engineering and the manufacturing process.

• Directs and performs a variety of engineering assignments in developing and implementing production/processing methods and controls to meet quality standards in the most cost efficient manner.
• Investigates, troubleshoots and resolves process problems
• Reviews processes and recommends measures to reduce scrap
• Collects / analyzes production data and recommends quality improvements
• Performs DOE to determine manufacturing capabilities and effectiveness
• Performs reflow/wave thermal profiling
• Develops and supports new manufacturing processes
• Supports prototype builds and creates detailed build reports
• Performs process validation for new product launch and process changes
• Develops the PFMEA's and Control Plans as part of cross functional team
• Performs new production lines validation
• Recommends new equipment and reviews proposals of outside vendors regarding the purchase of new or modernized production equipment

Experience:

• 5+ years’ engineering experience in a highly automated manufacturing environment required

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Strong knowledge of SMT process, reflow soldering, wave/selective soldering, conformal coating
• Knowledge of IPC standards
• Strong technical and analytical skills with attention to detail
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong PC skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint)

Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff…

Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team. No soliciting directly to hiring managers