Job Title:  Manufacturing Engineer

This key, high potential growth position is responsible for maintaining manufacturability and existing design support of released products and assisting with transition of products from R&D to manufacturing.

 Responsibilities will include:

• Drive continues improvement projects aligned to Opex  
• Implementing and sustaining cost-effective methods of testing and troubleshooting equipment and systems.
• Process optimization, identify and implement process efficiency improvements and cost saving initiatives with focus on manufacturing processes.
• Design changes to existing products as required due to obsolescence, performance, performance, or cost reduction.
• Technical problem-solving, troubleshooting/repair manufacturing equipment and electronics to the board level.
• Develop test methods and procedures to verify product compliance to published specifications for new and released products.
• Act as liaison between R&D and manufacturing for efficient product release to manufacturing.
• Actively involved with new designs to implement design for manufacturing techniques aimed at lowering final product costs.
• Assist in the development (design and machine) of new and existing fixtures. Create, debug, and enhance test software using National Instruments LabVIEW.
• Construct and maintain digitalized manufacturing processes and databases.

Qualifications:

• BS degree in Engineering or two-year technical degree with at least three years of manufacturing experience in an electronic manufacturing environment (Electrical or Computer Engineering Field preferred).
• Experience in designing and building automated test equipment.
• Working knowledge of digital and analog circuitry (design, test, troubleshooting).
• Test equipment used: oscilloscope, multimeter, power supply, environmental chamber, load dump tester, etc. 
• Experience in using methodologies in support of manufacturing process improvement efforts.
• BS degree in Engineering or a technical field (ME, IE, or EE preferred).
• Experience using automated test equipment.  Design and development of tools, jigs and fixtures for production operations.  Need to be able to modify and write automation programs.

Preferred Skills/Experiences:

• Experience in electronics manufacturing, preferably in process control or test and measurement instrumentation.
• Design and program PCB bed of nails test fixtures.
• Able to modify and write automation programs.
• Utilized programming languages: Basic, C, Java and others
• NI LabVIEW development experience.
• Working knowledge of software and design platforms including but not limited to: CADStar, PADS and AutoCAD and/or Solidworks.