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Manufacturing Engineer

Leonardo DRS
Madison, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 1/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/7/2025

DRS Daylight Solutions business provides industry-changing photonic engine technology for government and commercial markets, including defense and security, quantum information sciences, life sciences, and industrial process control. As a laser technology pioneer, Daylight Solutions has delivered more mid-IR systems to more applications world-wide than any other company. Daylight laser solutions span the full spectrum from UV to visible to NIR to mid-IR.

At DRS Daylight Solutions, you will be eligible for competitive pay, great benefits, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k match, 9/80 work schedule, and Tuition Assistance. Our Daylight family-oriented culture allows you to receive hands-on training, professional development, career advancement and exposure to the latest and greatest technology, where our motto is "To protect with Light". Come join the family!

Job Summary

The entry level manufacturing engineer will assist in bringing new products to production readiness. Will be intimately involved in all aspects of bringing cutting edge opto-mechanical products from engineering prototypes into full rate production.

Job Responsibilities
  • Hands on build of prototypes and troubleshooting of each build process.
  • Assembly integration and testing of custom manufacturing equipment.
  • Define tooling and fixturing requirements and work directly with the CAD design team to develop, manufacture, and commission in support of manufacturing operations.
  • Develop and optimize manufacturing flow and capacity plans.
  • Organize and optimize manufacturing spaces.
  • Create production documentation to support AS9100.
  • Create and maintain control plans, SPC charts and use other tools such as FMEA to control and improve product quality.
  • Perform design of experiments (DOEs) to improve production and quality, analyze data, suggest assembly, tooling, and product improvements.
  • Develop alternate vendors for key components.
  • Develop training collateral and train technicians.
  • Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization.

Our ideal candidate will have
  • Outstanding manual dexterity, ability to manipulate small objects under a microscope.
  • Great communication ability both verbal and in writing, a demonstrated ability to perform technical writing.
  • Demonstrated, hands on, ability to build things.
  • A good understanding of mechanical assembly of small, precision mechanisms.
  • A good understanding of statistics as it applies to industrial process control.
  • A basic understanding of optics.
  • A basic understanding of electronics, such as the ability to use an oscilloscope.
  • A basic understanding of quality control techniques such as DOE, SPC, FMEA, poka yoke, lean manufacturing, etc.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in an applicable engineering field and 0 years of experience or equivalent combination of education/training and experience
  • Specialties may include manufacturing, production, industrial, welding, tooling, testing, processing, software, and robotics

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates are equal opportunity employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.#LI-SF1 #INDDAY

 

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