Manufacturing Process Engineer - Rugged Communications

Otto Engineering; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Job summary

Otto Engineering in Schaumburg, IL, is seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer to design and implement manufacturing processes for communications systems. The role emphasizes tooling, fixture design, and integrating new products from pilot to production.

The position requires at least 2 years of manufacturing engineering experience, with preferred background in machine shops, electronics, wiring, and programming. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience as a manufacturing engineer or equivalent.
• Machine Shop/machine building experience preferred.
• Experience in basic electronics, wiring, and programming preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish design concept for jigs and fixtures from production drawings or production feedback that meet or exceed the requirements on all respects.
• Make design changes to existing tooling to improve product quality and reduce cycle time.
• Prepare layouts, BOM's, ECN's detail drawings (Preferably on CAD), and other documents as requested.
• Assemble and debug mechanisms.
• Order purchased components for in house design mechanisms.
• Work with machine shop to have component parts fabricated.
• Machine or modify component parts.
• Train production personnel to safely operate new and existing equipment.
• Develop process flowcharts and write process specifications for new and existing equipment.
• Production line support.
• Work with product engineer and production supervisor to implement new products to manufacturing, from pilot run through normal production.
• Design, build, program and debug controller boxes on in-house equipment.
• Provide tooling cost estimates for quotations to customers.
• Determine project schedules and milestones which meet or exceed desired goals.
• Proactively inform management of changes in circumstances, provide alternate corrective actions to maintain progress and recover to original schedules if possible.
• Report project status to management on a regular basis.
• Coordinate activities affecting internal departments, vendors and customers to achieve project schedules, milestones and goals.
• Coordinate multiple projects in parallel by efficient use of time and internal resources.
• Supervise and provide technical guidance to support staff such as designers, drafters and technicians.
• Perform all functions or engineering positions below this level of responsibility.
• Participate in the Material Review Board (MRB) - including developing and processing Discrepant Material Reports (DMRs) and performing part analysis as directed by MRB members.
• Assist with other related duties as required or assigned.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Machine shop experience

Electronics

Wiring

Programming

Job description

Otto Engineering in Schaumburg, IL, is seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer to design and implement manufacturing processes for communications systems. The role emphasizes tooling, fixture design, and integrating new products from pilot to production.

The position requires at least 2 years of manufacturing engineering experience, with preferred background in machine shops, electronics, wiring, and programming. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered.