Manufacturing Engineer - NPI & Fixtures

Valcor Engineering Corporation; Springfield (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) savings plan

Paid holidays

Vacation and PTO time off

Life and accident insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Valcor Engineering Corporation is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to drive fixture design, process improvement, and NPI support for aerospace, space, and industrial applications.

Responsibilities include creating fixture lists, designing and validating fixtures, coordinating with planners and engineers, and leading cross-functional problem solving to reduce waste and improve manufacturability.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or the technical equivalent.
• 3 years of manufacturing engineering or relevant experience.
• Experience with fixture design.
• Understanding of Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing tools.
• Proficient in the use of SolidWorks.
• Strong project management, communication, and cross-functional team leadership.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced, medium-sized company.
• Results oriented with ability to motivate team members.

Responsibilities

• For NPI programs, determine all needed assembly and test fixtures (create fixture list).
• Design, draw, have manufactured, inspect, and validate manufacturing, assembly, and test fixtures.
• Coordinate with planner / buyer, design & test engineers on fixture jobs / PO’s, priority, and schedule.
• Develop new and improve existing manufacturing, assembly, and test processes and cells.
• Create new and revise existing routers, driven by ECO’s, process improvements, etc.
• Update jobs based on NCMRs, ECOs / EO’s, redlines, etc.
• Create jobs to make fixtures or development parts.
• Review and approve ECO’s for new and changes to existing drawings, documents, etc.

Skills

Fixture design

Six Sigma/Lean

SolidWorks

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Adaptability

Education

BS in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Valcor Engineering Corporation is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to drive fixture design, process improvement, and NPI support for aerospace, space, and industrial applications.

Responsibilities include creating fixture lists, designing and validating fixtures, coordinating with planners and engineers, and leading cross-functional problem solving to reduce waste and improve manufacturability.