Product Engineer/Manufacturing Technician

Rand Machine Products; East Aurora (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Referral program

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

Rand Machine Products is seeking a Product Engineer to support manufacturing floor programs under the Site Manager. You will provide engineering support to specific product lines and guide operations and assembly personnel with product knowledge.

You will engage in life-cycle activities from development to production release, and support mature products. The role may require travel to vendors and customers, and occasional extra hours to meet goals and demand.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering preferred or 5 years in a high-tech manufacturing environment
• Experience in a machining environment with exposure to complex assemblies
• Hands-on design elements, CAD, or CNC machining experience a plus
• Bachelor of Technology Degree in Engineering accepted with 2+ years of relevant experience

Responsibilities

• Provide clear production manufacturing and assembly instructions to operations to maintain efficient production (work instructions, sheets, memos)
• Support evaluation and implementation of equipment to meet production requirements
• Assure and maintain product integrity
• Track and improve key metrics for the company and department
• Provide direction and resolve issues via emails or other processes
• Support weekly technical discussions with customers on design and manufacturing changes and improvements
• Travel to vendors to explore new equipment
• Travel to customers to discuss NPI opportunities
• Occasionally work additional hours to meet program goals and demand

Skills

CAD

CNC machining

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Bachelor of Technology in Engineering

Job description

As a Product Engineer, you will support production programs on the manufacturing floor. Reporting directly to the Site Manager, you will provide engineering support to specific product lines and provide technical guidance to manufacturing and assembly personnel, or others in need of your product knowledge.

The Product Engineer gets direction from more experienced manufacturing team members when needed to support assembly operations but will work independently as well.

The Product Engineer supports all phases of the product life cycle including development, production release, and mature products already well established.

As a Product Engineer / Mfg. Technician, you will…

• Provide clear production manufacturing and assembly instructions to operations personnel to maintain efficient production. These instructions include formal work instructions, assembly sheets, setup sheet, MPPs, and engineering memos
• Support the evaluation and implementation of equipment to meet production requirements for operations department
• Assure and maintaining product integrity
• Track and improve key company and department metrics
• Provide direction and resolve issues via emails or other processes
• Support weekly technical conversations with the customer related to design / manufacturing changes and improvements
• Travel to vendors to explore new equipment
• Travel to customers to discuss NPI opportunities
• Product Engineers must periodically work additional hours to support program goals and product demand

To be considered for the Product Engineer position, typically you will need…

• A Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering is preferred or equivalent experience of 5 years in a high-tech manufacturing environment
• Experience working in a machining environment with direct exposure to complex assemblies
• Hands-on experience with technical design elements, CAD, or direct CNC machining experience is a plus
• A Bachelor of Technology Degree in Engineering with 2+ years of relevant technical experience will also be accepted

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance