Manufacturing Engineer

Omega Engineering Inc; Sunbury (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Omega Engineering Inc in Ohio seeks an engineer to collaborate with Value Stream teams to apply continuous improvement methods that enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.

Responsibilities include designing and evaluating tools and equipment, supporting senior engineers in process development, managing capital projects, applying root-cause analysis, preparing documentation and drawings for production, and contributing to Lean practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 3 years relevant manufacturing experience.
• Solid understanding of engineering design software (SolidWorks or AutoCAD).

Responsibilities

• Works with Value Stream team to identify and apply continuous improvement methods to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.
• Designs, develops, tests or sources and cost-justifies various tools, machinery, and equipment for recommended manufacturing methods.
• Supports senior engineers in research, design and development of manufacturing processes including welding schedules, production flow, assembly methods, production equipment and machining.
• Project management of identified capital equipment projects.
• Applies failure analysis to determine root causes of problems and failures and develops solutions or recommends changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods.
• Evaluates equipment requirements, performs cost analyses, and proposals for integrating machinery and equipment into manufacturing process.
• Coordinates all pre-production activities including sample evaluation, design qualification and prototype production.
• Provides documentation and detailed drawings for manufacturing and assembly of materials, assemblies, and finished products.
• Prepares documentation for new manufacturing processes or engineering procedures.
• Proficient with design software to perform engineering and design tasks.
• Contributes to the development and implementation of best practice Lean vision, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Assist technicians and/or maintenance with troubleshooting, building and/or assembly of various machines and equipment as necessary.

Skills

Active Listening

Communication Skills

Complex Problem Solving

Deductive Reasoning

Engineering and Technology

Information Ordering

Judgment and Decision Making

Mechanical

Problem Sensitivity

Production and Processing

Systems Analysis

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Works with Value Stream team to identify and apply continuous improvement methods to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness
• Designs, develops, tests or sources and cost-justifies various tools, machinery, and equipment for recommended manufacturing methods.
• Supports senior engineers in research, design and development of manufacturing processes including welding schedules, production flow, assembly methods, production equipment and machining.
• Project management of identified capital equipment projects
• Applies failure analysis to determine root causes of problems and failures and develops solutions or recommends changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods.
• Evaluates equipment requirements, performs cost analyses, and proposals for integrating machinery and equipment into manufacturing process.
• Coordinates all pre-production activities including sample evaluation, design qualification and prototype production.
• Provides documentation and detailed drawings for manufacturing and assembly of materials, assemblies, and finished products.
• Prepares documentation for new manufacturing processes or engineering procedures.
• Proficient with design software to perform engineering and design tasks.
• Contributes to the development and implementation of best practice Lean vision, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Assist technicians and/or maintenance with troubleshooting, building and/or assembly of various machines and equipment as necessary.

Requirements

• Experience with and knowledge of solid modeling, SolidWorks or AutoCAD engineering design software, and engineering materials and their properties.
• Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Communication Skills – The ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally with all levels of supervision on the status of jobs.
• Complex Problem Solving – Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Deductive Reasoning – The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Engineering and Technology – Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Information Ordering – The ability to arrange things or actions in a particular order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Judgment and Decision Making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Mechanical – Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Problem Sensitivity – The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Production and Processing – Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Systems Analysis – Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Troubleshooting – Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in Engineering or related field
• Minimum 3 years relevant manufacturing experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience