Manufacturing Engineer

Company Summary

ARA is a leading C5ISR company that designs, manufactures, tests and installs innovative technologies that provide the national security community with unparalleled situational awareness, threat detection, and communications capabilities.

Our disruptive, integrated solutions, assemblies and subsystems rise to the challenging demands of discerning, mission-critical customers.

We leverage our capabilities to meet and exceed the requirements of our customers and empower them to remain ahead of evolving threats and complexities in a dynamic security landscape.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer who will be responsible for evaluating manufacturing processes by applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials to determine appropriate methods and develop processes to ensure safety, quality, cost, and efficiency. This position will troubleshoot problems with production and take corrective action. The manufacturing engineer will lead, recommend, and implement activities and programs to increase capability, improve operational efficiency and/or improve product quality. Programs may involve the identification and acquisition of new equipment, modifications to existing equipment or changes to processes and procedures. 

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lead the manufacture of ARA’s Roll-to-Roll inkjet printing process and associated processes to produce printed electronic products.
• Develop, update, and implement work instructions (WI) for existing and new production processes as required. 
• Work closely with program managers technical resources, and quality and supply resources and production team members to perform “Design for Manufacturability”, (DFM) “Design for Assembly” (DFA) and “Design of Experiment” (DOE) effort to develop and produce ARA’s printed electronic products.
• Design, develop, and specify fixtures, tooling, and equipment including coordinating with internal procurement and engineering as well as with external suppliers and vendors to purchase the equipment.
• Collaborate with engineering and quality to resolve customer quality issues related to manufacturing process.
• Optimize process yield and productivity through continuous improvement programs. 
• Ensure processes comply with safety and quality standards.
• Assist technical and quality resources to develop, update and implement standard operating procedures (SOP) and work instructions (WI) for existing and new production processes as required.
• Work with Production Manager to identify and lead implementation of new and enhanced printed electronic manufacturing and testing capabilities.
• Participate in New Product Development process by defining, developing equipment needs and leading projects to modify or introduce new processes to deliver new and improved products. 
• Perform, take time, and cycle time studies and define, develop, and improve production efficiencies and expand manufacturing capabilities.

 Position Qualifications

Competency Statement (s)

• Adaptability - Adapts to change, open to new ideas and responsibilities.
• Communication – Ability to speak, write, and interact with others.
• Customer Service - Works well with customers, promotes a positive image of the company, strives to solve issues raised by customers.
• Ethics - Honest, accountable, maintains confidentiality. 
• Initiative – Ability to take on task before being asked.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve products/services.

 Experience and Skills

In compliance with federal law, all person hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment eligibility verification from upon hire. 

• 3-5 Years experience in a manufacturing environment
• Act as a liaison cross-departmentally verifying customer configuration matches documents and making necessary changes before starting production. 
• Experience with roll-to-roll, inkjet, adhesive, extrusion, or thin film coating experience.
• Experience with programming Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
• Ability to successfully multiple manage projects simultaneously delivering within scope, on time, and within budget.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems.
• Experience with mechanical and /or electrical design, preventative maintenance. programs, and machine shop practices.
• Experience with CAD and SolidWorks.
• Six Sigma Certification is desired, but not required.
• Familiar with CRM systems and practices.

 Education

• BS in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering or other relevant background

Antenna Research Associates, Inc. and its subsidiaries encourage diversity in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran

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