Manufacturing Engineering Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION: MANAGER, MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

I. JOB FUNCTION

Responsible for the coordinated efforts of the Manufacturing Engineering team to develop, improve and maintain manufacturing equipment and processes for high quality and low-cost production of advanced heat pumps and accessories.

II. ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP

Reports to VP of Operations

III. FUNCTIONS

• Oversee the design and development of manufacturing equipment, processes and procedures.

• Responsible for plant layout and manufacturing facilities planning.

• Assistance in the preparation of strategic plan and budget.

• Supports engineering, purchasing and quality with sourcing and costing manufactured and purchased components from qualified vendors.

• Works with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery of parts.

• Assist with product designs and specifications, evaluate the feasibility and manufacturability of designs, and drive completion and oversight of Process FMEAs.

• Assist in the development of Bills of material, Routings and work instructions for production.

• Assist in FMEA's pre-production planning and initial samples moving into production.

• Work cooperatively with Quality to develop and maintain manufacturing and purchased part quality standards, audit procedures, and in-line quality checks.

• Actively contribute to the machine design from the manufacturing/assembly engineer’s
  perspective and liaise with other engineers in the team during the design and manufacturing process to ensure that the manufacturing/assembly process requirements are adhered to.

• Design test apparatus and equipment and develop procedures for testing products, components and sub-assemblies.

• Coordinates prototyping projects with product engineering manager and engineers, including support for material and component sourcing.

• Direct or indirect supervision of technicians.

• Ensure further development of associates through performance evaluation, development of training plans, and feedback.

• Perform troubleshooting and repair on equipment when necessary.

• Some travel required.

IV. REQUIREMENTS

• BSME, IE, or EE from an ABET accredited university.

• Seven or more years of related experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying engineering principles and practices to company product development needs, such as thermodynamics, engineering mechanics, strength of materials, material science, heat transfer, combustion, and fluid mechanics.

• Experience in sheet metal design, tooling design, and equipment design, which includes interfacing with multiple departments to coordinate project activities. Experience in business practices and financial analysis of engineering projects is highly desirable.

• Experience with large scale, multi-departmental manufacturing is desired. Experience desired in welding, robotic welding, vacuum brazing, automation design, and assembly cell creation.

• Familiarity with Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Finite Element Analysis FEA, Computational Fluid Dynamics CFD, Design of Experiment and Reliability Engineering is desirable.

• Strong working knowledge and experience in Lean Manufacturing and six sigma tools is desired.

• Familiarity with AutoCAD and 3D modelling software packages is desired. Experience with Solidworks ® is preferred.

• Experience with Microsoft Office software and project management software.

• Highly developed oral/written communication skills, technical reporting and business correspondence.

• Previous Project Management experience with demonstrated:

• Self-directed performer who does not require constant supervision.

SMTI is an Equal Opportunity Employer