Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer Date: January 2025

Reports To: Director of Engineering FLSA: Exempt

The Manufacturing Engineer (Industrial Engineer) has the primary responsibility to ensure that Production Operations is ready to go at the scheduled start of production date.

Other responsibilities include:

Preparing standardized work instructions and floor layouts.

Setting up stations with proper tooling and equipment.

Leading manufacturing improvements, complex process changes, and technology changes including developing a core team, efforts involved with implementation and identifying impacts to the business.

Coordinating and communicating technical information to and from all levels of the organization including vendors, project managers, production team members, and operations management.

Developing departmental procedures to improve business and engineering transactions.

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:

Required experience: At least 3 to 5 years of experience planning production (heavy equipment).

B.S.M.E. or B.S.I.E. Degree

Required travel: up to 10%

Other Requirements:

o Experience reading engineering drawings and gaining an understanding of manufacturing process requirements such as job sequence, workflow, fixture requirements, cell layouts, etc.

o Firm project management skills , including developing project plans, timelines / schedules, budgets, proposed layouts, resource requirements, calculating ROI, etc.

o Practical knowledge of the lean tool box and ability to utilize lean principles to reduce waste.

o A history of "hands-on" approach to problem solving and countermeasure implementation within own areas of responsibility.

o Demonstrated knowledge of the structure and make up of machinery, including welding activities, fabrication and assembly, electrical subassembly, finishing and paint, and final assembly.

o Demonstrated understanding of tooling and fixtures for manufacturing and its impact to dimensional accuracy and welding quality.

o A history of driving projects in adverse conditions.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:

Preferred education and focus: Bachelor's Degree or higher in Mechanical or BIE in Industrial Engineering.

Other Preferences:

o Experience using complex Factory Planning Methods such as defining high level manufacturing plans, identifying / analyzing new technologies required, creating a value stream analysis, performing total space needs analysis, performing total capacity needs analysis, implementation planning, etc. preferred.

o Experience developing technology roadmaps for a range of automation options from spot welding, to robot welding, to using new material @types such as SST, Aluminum, etc. preferred.

o Experience transferring technical knowledge, manufacturing knowledge, and proprietary technologies from lead factories to market factories preferred.

o Knowledge of MRP / ERP systems is required.

Dyson Corporation

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