Senior UAV Manufacturing Engineer — Lean & Six Sigma

Insight Global; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer III to design and operate manufacturing systems for Unmanned Air Vehicles. You will select technologies and processes, plan the factory layout, and drive maintenance and continuous improvement of the manufacturing process.

The role requires strong knowledge of automated systems, new technology development, and DFM/ BOM expertise, working with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or similar field is required.
• Minimum of 5 - 8 years of experience in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, Test Engineering or similar field in Aerospace, Automotive, or Commercial industries.
• Experienced in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Methodology is required.
• Experienced with electro-mechanical manufacturing, drawings, procedures and Bill of Materials is required.
• Experienced using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Access, Project), MiniTab, Oracle, Agile, and CAD programs (SolidWorks is preferred).
• Occasional travel to supplier sites (up to 30%)

Responsibilities

• Creates and manages equipment specifications, documentation for development, qualification and support of assembly and test equipment for production.
• Implement Lean Manufacturing principles and apply Six Sigma methodology to achieve continuous improvement in productivity, quality, and lead time.
• Generate Value Stream Maps to reduce cycle time, waste, variation, and low production yields.
• Works on Manufacturing Strategies and capacity models for new and current products, including estimation and maintenance of capital requisitions.
• Generates new and reviews existing work instructions, assembly procedures and supporting documentation controlling the manufacturing process.
• Cost estimating of new tooling and fixtures required to support production floor; leads Make/Buy analysis on assemblies with cross-functional team.
• Performs Design for Manufacturing, cost, and reliability analysis on new products with the design engineering team.
• Works with suppliers and contract manufacturers to ensure receipt of conforming parts and assemblies.
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or similar field

Tools

SolidWorks

Oracle

MiniTab

CAD

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer III to design and operate manufacturing systems for Unmanned Air Vehicles. You will select technologies and processes, plan the factory layout, and drive maintenance and continuous improvement of the manufacturing process.

The role requires strong knowledge of automated systems, new technology development, and DFM/ BOM expertise, working with cross-functional teams.