Job Title:  Manufacturing Engineer

About Us:

Join AMETEK Power Quality Solutions, a leader in safeguarding sensitive equipment from power disruptions like spikes, blackouts, and electrical noise. As part of our team, you’ll help ensure smooth, reliable power for critical systems worldwide. This is your chance to create innovative solutions and make a real difference in keeping vital systems running strong.

Job Summary:

The Manufacturing Engineer ensures the release, maintenance, and continuous improvement of effective manufacturing processes. This role integrates assembly, inspection and test elements into lean, error-free process designs. As a pilot run leader for new product development, the Manufacturing Engineer collaborates with the design team to optimize manufacturability and leads ongoing process improvement efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Production and Quality to complete non-standard product work orders with efficient assembly procedures and integrated test and inspection steps.
• Participate on new product development teams, ensuring the product design ease of assembly and test early on, then ensuring all assembly, test and inspection steps are integrated to a smooth, lean process end-to-end.
• Serve as a pilot run leader for each new product release, ensuring all issues are identified, documented and communicated to project leader and management.
• Identify and implement manufacturing process improvement opportunities, collaborating with various departments.
• Troubleshoot production problems related to equipment or process/documentation failures, identifying and completing corrective actions. Interact with external reps or customers on manufacturing-related SCARS or FAs, as assigned by QA.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing process design for electro-mechanical assembly and test operations in a low volume/high mix job shop environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio.
• Due to the nature of Power Quality Solutions’ programs and products, applicants must have the legal right to work in the U.S. and additionally must be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.

Desired Qualifications:

• LEAN/5S training.
• Macola experience.
• Creative ability, independent judgment, and documentation skills necessary to perform job accurately and on schedule.
• Good organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills both oral and written.
• Ability to work alone or as a team member.

What’s in It for You:

• Competitive compensation, holiday pay, and paid time off.
• Great benefits package that includes health, vision, and dental insurance.
• 401(k), plus matching.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health savings account (HSA) with AMETEK contribution, life insurance, disability insurance, and family medical leave.
• Employee referral program.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Employee assistance program.
• Exciting, fast-paced environment where you could make a true impact.
• Opportunities for career advancement within our business unit and across all other AMETEK business entities.

Additional Details:

Location:

This position is located in Waukegan, Illinois, approximately midway between Chicago and Milwaukee. Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, Waukegan offers year-round special events and an emphasis on the arts. The historic Genesee Theatre hosts touring Broadway shows, along with headliner comedians and musical shows. Waukegan also features award-winning golf courses, parks and recreation, as well as an active charter fishing fleet sailing out of Waukegan Harbor. This is a place where big-city amenities and small-town charm combine to create a community that is culturally rich, economically secure and family friendly.

To learn more about our company and our job opportunities, visit us at:

https://www.ametek.com/careers

To learn more about the business unit you’ll be joining, visit us at:

https://www.powervar.com/