Manufacturing Engineer

Job Summary The Manufacturing Engineer plans, develops, and coordinates manufacturing processes.Essential Functions Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and components, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards. Analyzes and plans production equipment utilization. Confers with planning and design staff concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods. Coordinates with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of materials or parts, and evaluates products / fixtures according to specifications and quality standards. Sets machine sequence set-up and cycle times for the manufacture parts to customer requirement. Use of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software for parametric modeling, simulation, analysis, and product documentation. Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reliable attendance is required. Required High School Diploma or equivalent GED 2 years of related experience Programming software experience CAD experience Preferred Bachelor’s Degree 4 years of related experience SolidWorks / ESPRIT experience Physical Demand Factors The following physical demand factors should be used as a general guideline for employees listed under this job title.Specific requirements will vary based on the employee’s individual work responsibilities. Strength Level Rating: Light work.Work involves exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. A worker in this job will frequently (from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time): Pick, pinch, or otherwise work primarily with fingers Have near acuity with clarity of vision at 20 inches or less The worker will occasionally (up to 1/3 of the time): Reach by extending hands and arms Handle objects by seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hands Talk by expressing or exchanging communication by means of the spoken work to impart oral information Hear by perceiving the nature of sounds by ear Adjust vision to bring objects into sharp focus Identify and distinguish colors $80,000 , depending on qualifications