Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

SUMMARY OF POSITION:
 
Senior Manufacturing Engineer responsibilities include development and implementation of best practices and new processes, identifying and driving process improvements, ownership of new product launches, serving as a technical expert for the company and customers, leadership and mentoring of less experienced peers, and new equipment and process specification and design.  The candidate for this position must have demonstrated the application of best practices and lessons learned, complex mechatronics design / quoting / implementation experience, process development, value stream mapping and improvement, and creativity to develop World Class Processes with our Operations, Tool & Die, QA, HR, and Facilities teams.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
 
Includes, but may not be limited to the following:

•  Utilization of complex data analysis techniques to identify and correct process variances.
• Mechanical design, analysis, and documentation of tooling and processes.
• Solving complex technical problems that require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
• Representing the Check-Mate Engineering organization as a technical leader on projects to internal and external customers.
• Leading and managing teams during product and process development.
• Providing operations and supplier support domestically and internationally.
• Leading and participating in design reviews, owning and resolving action items.
• Interacting with senior external personnel (customers / suppliers) on significant technical matters requiring coordination within and between organizations.
• Must have thorough understanding of ERP systems including process specific data collection, validation, and presentation.
• Key expectations for this position include high level problem solving, along with technical leadership in the development of new processes. Senior engineers will be required to make sound technical decisions, provide mentoring and leadership to junior engineers, and manage expenses and requirements of assigned tasks.
• This position will require effective communications with other engineers, tooling designers, maintenance, operators, engineers from other disciplines, along with line and program management and Customers, and our Executive Team.
• This position has no supervisory responsibilities

• B.S. degree in Systems, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent manufacturing education and experience
• 7+ years experience in technical process support of manufacturing operations
• High Level project management, value stream metric analysis, process control
• Must be able to communicate efficiently and effectively (verbal, written, and electronic) to all levels of the organization
• A3 Communication or other CER / Project justification methods
• Completely qualified with MS Office, ERP systems, 3D modeling (SolidWorks, Inventor, or Creo).  CNC machine operation and / or setup a plus.
• Proven project leadership / planning / communication – must give specific examples
• Problem solving skills and familiarity with multiple methods are a must – Shainin / L6S / 5-Why / PDCA
• Attention to detail and time management, deadline driven
• Must be able to thrive in a team setting with cross functional teams
• Must be able to handle multiple projects and maintain deadlines for same