Associate, Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title: Associate, Manufacturing Engineer

Job Code: 39774

Job Location: Camden, AR

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week 

Job Description: 

As a new graduate in the Manufacturing Engineering role, you will assist in supporting the production of high-reliability electronic hardware for Tactical Satellite equipment, including SMT(Surface Mount Technology) solder assembly, mechanical integration, and environmental testing. Responsibilities include establishing work instructions, developing process procedures, qualifying new tools/equipment, overseeing non-conformance reviews, implementing engineering changes, maintaining labor standards, and process controls. Additionally, the engineer will assist senior engineers with new product introductions, root-cause investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives.  

Essential Functions:    

• Implement and analyze manufacturing plans and projects. 

• Design, develop, and transfer manufacturing and engineering tools, strategies, and systems. 

• Develop manufacturing strategies for specific products and processes. 

• Interface with engineering to coordinate the release of new products. 

• Estimate manufacturing costs, determine time standards, and recommend tooling and process requirements for new or existing product lines. 

• Maintain records and reporting systems to coordinate manufacturing operations. 

• Work closely with cross-functional Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to oversee the development and transfer of new products from Engineering to Production. 

• Create work instructions, assembly routings, and establish labor/cycle time standards. 

• Perform economic analyses to identify and address variances in planned labor and cycle times. 

• Maintain manufacturing processes and oversee process equipment. 

• Develop/procure manufacturing tooling and qualify materials required for new product introduction (NPI). 

• Attend daily shift huddles and support product line key performance indicators (KPIs). 

• Support root cause analyses and implement corrective actions to address product non-conformances.

Qualifications:  

• To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical Engineering, chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related field or have completed their degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.   

Preferred Skills:   

• Experience with soldering and/or basic electronic manufacturing processes 

• Experience with basic CAD software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Creo, etc. etc.) 

• Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Yellow or Green Belt 

• Experience with Minitab, JMP, or other statistical software