Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Job DetailsJob Location: 1 MICROLUMEN WAY ML3 - OLDSMAR, FL 34677Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: 4 Year DegreeJob Shift: 1st ShiftJob Category: ManufacturingPosition Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer Department: Manufacturing Engineering Manager: Manufacturing Engineering Manager Tier Level: 35 FLSA: Exempt _____________________________________________________________________________________ Required Qualifications and Skills: •Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent Technical Degree (Master's preferred). •Experience: 7-10+ years in a manufacturing engineering role (or equivalent) within a highly regulated industry (aerospace, medical device, etc.). •Technical Skills: Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo) and GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing). •Methodologies: Strong knowledge of Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and root cause analysis (RCA). •Systems: Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). Essential Functions: •Process Improvement: Analyze and optimize manufacturing processes to reduce costs, scrap, and cycle times. •Production Support: Provide hands-on troubleshooting on the production floor to ensure continuity of operations. •New Product Introduction (NPI): Collaborate with Application Engineering teams to ensure product manufacturability (DFM). Develop manufacturing plans and create required work instructions/procedures. Ensure seamless design transfer to production. •Tooling & Equipment: Design, procure, and install manufacturing tools, jigs, fixtures, and automated equipment. •Documentation: Create and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOMs). •Leadership: Mentor junior engineers and technicians and lead cross-functional project teams. Provide temporary or permanent supervision as assigned. •Other duties as assigned. Other Skills and Abilities: •Apply logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. •Able to collaborate and communicate effectively with others. •Apply project management skills and manage multiple projects concurrently. •Employ root cause analysis to resolve complex technical and process issues and derive solutions. •Ability to travel to customer or supplier sites as needed. •Ability to understand and interpret specifications on drawings and translate into a workable process to meet customer design requirements. •Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language proficiently to ensure compliance with our ISO 13485 procedures. Leadership Competency Expectations: • Consistently demonstrate and hold team members accountable to The Roberds’ Way values. • Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintaining them over time. • Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. • Listening Actively — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others in a respective manner. • Leading by Example – Displaying reliability, holding oneself accountable for one’s actions, remaining open to listening to alternative viewpoints, maintaining a growth mindset and behavior. • Thinking Creatively — Identifying, developing, and implementing new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products. • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work within the department through personal effectiveness and delegation. Demonstrated Competencies: •Leading capital equipment projects/implementing •Develop and implement Lean /Six Sigma initiatives •Designing for manufacturability (DFM) troubleshooting •Write IQ/OQ/PQ validation protocols and conduct process validations (IQ/OQ/PQ) for new equipment and process changes and write summary reports for review and approval of all validations. •Work with vendors on product specifications and mechanical component selection for continuous improvement. •Ability to identify potential fixturing, tooling, or equipment upgrades and/or new equipment requirements, and the ability to complete cost analysis and justification for any capital request. •Train other personnel on new or existing manufacturing processes and procedures. •Identify, evaluate, and purchase non-capital expenditures to support engineering activity. •Create and complete a complex machine or equipment design in a CAD program and generate detailed drawings for assembly or fabrication (currently, using SolidWorks). •Consistently maintain status tasks using project management software. Physical Requirements: •Ability to lift 25 pounds. •Must be able to display fine manipulation by constantly using both hands and fingers to inspect, grasp, move, or assemble very small objects. •Must be able to operate a computer 50% of the time or more. •Must be able to frequently move about inside the manufacturing environment and access machinery.Qualifications