SENIOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

StaffWorthy; East Aurora (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in East Aurora, New York is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer. This role involves developing new manufacturing technologies and coordinating engineering efforts. Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering and a Bachelor's degree. Skills in CAD/CAM CNC programming and strong communication abilities are essential for success in this position. The role provides opportunities for leadership and requires a Lean mindset to drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years Manufacturing Engineering experience with increasing responsibility.
• Experience in CNC milling machine processing including 4 and 5 axis machining.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and develop new and emerging technologies in manufacturing engineering.
• Support and improve mature programs through CAD/CAM and manual coding.
• Daily interaction with engineers, technicians, and external suppliers.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering experience

CAD/CAM CNC programming

Communication skills

Lean mindset

Tooling and fixture design

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

NX CAD/CAM

Job description

About the job SENIOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and develop new and emerging technologies in manufacturing engineering.
• Play a major role in coordinating Design for Manufacturing efforts amongst various development engineering groups.
• Determine manufacturing procedures, operation sequencing, prepare tooling and gauge lists, create and prove out N/C programs, writing of detailed operations sheets and work instructions to produce complex machined parts and sub-assemblies.
• Support and improve mature programs through a combination of CAD/CAM, custom macros, and manual coding.
• Prepare, monitor, and update engineered or estimated time standards for set up and run hours, man to machine ratios and economic run quantities for each components processes in their entirety.
• Provide cost estimates for new business capture and process improvement efforts.
• Daily interaction with a variety of disciplines, including other engineers, technicians, operations, and quality personnel, as well as external suppliers, to solve process related problems.
• Leadership opportunities assigned by the Group Lead and/or Manufacturing Engineer Manager.
• Support of production automated manufacturing cells, driving process stability to achieve reduced attended labor and human factor variation.
• Some international and/or domestic travel as required.

Basic Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years Manufacturing Engineering experience with increasing responsibility.
• Bachelor of Science Degree (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering or Technology preferred).
• CAD/CAM CNC programming experience required (NX preferred).
• Strong CNC Milling machine processing, tooling, and programming (4 and 5 axis machining) experience required.
• This job requires access to US export-controlled information.
• Additional seasoned experience in manufacturing engineering that would be equivalent to what is learned in a degreed program would be reviewed for an acceptable alternative to the B. S. Degree requirement.
• A progressive thinker and Self-starter to help advance our current methodologies and technologies.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills to work effectively with a variety of people.
• A Lean Mindset and leadership skills to drive change towards a Lean factory and Standardized Work. (Lean belt certification a plus).
• Strong tooling and/or fixture design experience preferred.
• Experience developing automated and advanced manufacturing systems.
• Program management training and experience is a plus.