Product Engineer/Manufacturing Technician

Rand Machine Products; East Aurora (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 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 production programs on the manufacturing floor. You will provide engineering support to specific product lines and offer technical guidance to manufacturing and assembly personnel.

The role involves directing operations with clear work instructions, evaluating equipment for production needs, and traveling to vendors and customers for new opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent engineering experience (5 years) in high-tech manufacturing.
• Experience in machining environments with exposure to complex assemblies.
• Hands-on CAD experience or direct CNC machining is a plus.
• Bachelor of Technology in Engineering with 2+ years of relevant technical experience also accepted.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear production manufacturing and assembly instructions to operations personnel to maintain efficient production.
• Support evaluation and implementation of equipment to meet production requirements for operations department.
• Assure and maintain 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.

Skills

Machining environment

CAD proficiency

CNC machining

Product engineering

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