Product Engineer I: NPL & Lean Manufacturing

Benchmark Electronics Inc; Winona (MN); On-site; USD 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Plan

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

Benchmark Electronics Inc. in Minnesota is seeking a Product Engineer to serve as the primary customer contact for New Product Launch activities, overseeing all manufacturing processes, materials, and tooling to meet customer expectations.

You will lead prototype through production, drive changes with Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen initiatives, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturability and successful product releases.

Qualifications

• 4-year Engineering or Technical degree preferred.
• 0-3+ years of electronics manufacturing experience.
• Ability to work individually or in teams.
• Ability to support a 24/7 global business operation as required.
• Understanding of and ability to use metrics and continuous improvement tools (e.g. DPMO, FPY, DPM, Six Sigma, FMEA, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Leads manufacturing activities of assigned products through prototype, pilot, and production
• Oversees the implementation of customer documentation changes and internal change order
• Actively participates in new customer development and new business development
• Analyzes line return information to understand and drive corrective action on manufacturing process issues
• Performs product level FMEAs as required
• Participates in Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen continuous improvement activities
• Performs review of engineering design drawings and DFX reports prior to production release for manufacturability
• Participates in evaluating and qualifying new manufacturing processes, materials, and equipment
• Leads internal and external corrective action plans
• Complies and follow all company policies and procedures
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

4-year Engineering or Technical degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

WebEx

Job description

Benchmark Electronics Inc. in Minnesota is seeking a Product Engineer to serve as the primary customer contact for New Product Launch activities, overseeing all manufacturing processes, materials, and tooling to meet customer expectations.

You will lead prototype through production, drive changes with Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen initiatives, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturability and successful product releases.