Senior Manufacturing Engineering Technician

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Lake Zurich (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Superior benefits

Employee ownership

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. seeks an experienced engineer to drive complex ECOs, manage prototypes and pilots, and ensure material readiness across multiple systems.

You will apply World Class Manufacturing principles, perform risk assessments, and lead root cause analyses to deliver high-quality solutions. Ideal candidates have a two-year technical degree with strong CAD/writing skills, knowledge of DOE/8D problem solving, and experience with BOMs, MES/ERP, and process

Qualifications

• Two-year technical degree or equivalent training and relevant experience.
• Experience in applying core curriculum: drawing, writing, problem solving, safety risk assessments, WCM, math, statistics, physics.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable project timelines, manage prototypes/pilots, ensure materials and resources.
• Influence designs using data per DFM guidelines and conduct analyses of alternatives.
• Manage parts, BOMs, routes, and work instructions across systems; review change orders.
• Lead root cause analysis and apply WC Manufacturing principles to drive improvements.

Skills

Drawing & schematic interpretation

Technical Writing

Problem Solving (DOE & 8D)

Safety Risk Assessments

World Class Manufacturing

Mathematics (Geometry, Trigonometry)

Statistics

Education

Two-year technical degree

Tools

MS Dynamics AX

MS Office apps

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Support new product/highly complex ECOs by developing reliable project timelines, managing prototype and pilot builds, ensuring materials and resource availability, assessing risks, planning contingencies, managing cross-functional execution, removing roadblocks, and applying lessons learned to meet deliverables. Influence designs through data and feedback in accordance with DFM guidelines. Support solutions with analysis of alternatives. Coordinate process planning, risk assessment, and/or process capability analysis activities. Autonomously manage parts, products, BOMs, route steps, specifications, and work instructions in multiple business systems. Peer review change orders for release. Create and maintain technical evidence of product and process validations and issue resolutions related to prototypes, pilots, and other experiments. Support manufacturing operations, specific technologies and/or production lines. Ensure manufacturing processes and equipment are functioning optimally within assigned area(s) of responsibility. Resolve highly complex issues, and lead root cause analysis efforts through structured problem solving methods. Apply World Class Manufacturing principles, work measurement, flow analysis, and quality assessment to prepare process improvement and workflow/workcell design recommendations, including automation, for Production consideration. Support Production implementation efforts. Contribute to the development of highly complex solutions and/or independently manage and develop basic to moderately complex solutions in accordance with defined engineering procedures and with engineering supervision. Help ensure product quality through the application of engineering requirements, specifications, IPC workmanship, IEC compliance, and other standards. Support internal quality action requests, external customer feedback resolutions, and statistical process control (SPC) implementations to drive continuous improvement. Seek input, specify, drive and implement new system developments or enhancements to improve communications and optimize work processes. Follow and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operation, and World Class Manufacturing. Understand. Create. Simplify. Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Two-year technical degree, or the combination of equivalent training and relevant work experience. Demonstrated technical competence for ALL “core curriculum”: • Drawing & schematic interpretation, Technical Writing, Problem Solving (such as DOE and 8D), Safety Risk Assessments, World Class Manufacturing, Mathematics (Geometry, Trigonometry, College algebra), Statistics, Applied Physics Demonstrated technical competence in 4+ of the following 7 pathways, or recognized expertise beyond own peer group in 2+ of the following areas: 1. Continuous improvement methodologies, such as o JIT (Kanban, takt time alignment, continuous flow, SMED/QCO) o Process analysis (FMEA, PFD, Spaghetti diagram, VSM) o Process control (Metrology, MSA, process capability analysis, SPC) 2. Electronic circuits and components 3. Machine operation, instrumentation, and control 4. Mechanical design, Statics, CAD, tolerance analysis, and rapid prototyping 5. Metal forming, cutting/machining, finishing, and joining processes 6. Programming, scripting, data structures, data mining, and analysis tools 7. Project Management Typically, 6+ years in a technical role supporting manufacturing processes and using MES/ERP (manufacturing execution/enterprise resource planning) systems to create and/or update BOMs, change orders, process documentation, routes, work instructions, etc. Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment Strong written & verbal communication skills Background check results satisfactory to SEL Negative drug test results.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS Dynamics AX and MS Office apps
• SEL applications, such as BluePrint, FDWeb, FactoryCore, FactoryVision, etc.
• Project Management tools, such as Confluence and JIRA

Physical Requirements

• Lift, push, pull and maneuver up to 20 pounds frequently, and up to 35 pounds occasionally
• Reach, bend, twist
• Sit and stand for at least 8 hours
• Vision correctable to 20/30 or better and ability to differentiate colors
• Proficient in the use of computer keyboard devices

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Superior benefits
• Inspiring work
• People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners
• We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees
• We’re 100% employee owned
• Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options
• We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay
• We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs
• Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits

Communication with Applicants

We communicate with all applicants.

Equal Opportunity Statement

SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.

About SEL

SEL invents, designs, and builds digital products and systems that protect power grids around the world. This technology prevents blackouts and enables customers to improve power system reliability and safety at a reduced cost. A 100 percent employee-owned company headquartered in Pullman, Washington, SEL has manufactured products in the United States since 1984 and now serves customers worldwide. Our mission is simple: to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical.