Manufacturing Process Engineer
Hexagon Geosystems
- Torrance, CA
- $101,300-162,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Improve quality and efficiency within Operations and Manufacturing processes
- Develop and improve manufacturing processes by creating work instructions, fixtures, and shop aids
- Lead New Product Introduction (NPI), driving pilot builds of new products. Write reports and resolve issues to enable effective Production release
- Lead and support implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles
- Provide Design for Manufacturing (DFM) feedback to product design engineers
- Identify and resolve product quality issues
- Validate and execute process and engineering changes
- Provide technical training on NPI and changes to processes
- Partner and collaborate with other departments to increase quality and efficiency within Operations
- Minimum five years of experience as Manufacturing Engineer (or similar role) or Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (or related discipline)
- Minimum three years of experience in leading manufacturing process improvement projects
- Formal training and strong experience in Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) or other problem-solving tools
- Strong experience in creating documentation for work instructions, procedures, and technical reports
- Strong experience in creating shop aids such as fixtures and visual aids
- Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and CI
- Experience in using CI tools such as Value Stream Maps, SPC, and PFMEA
- Excellent communication skills; Ability to clearly and concisely explain technical and conceptual ideas
- Efficient knowledge of MS Office including Visio
- Familiarity with SolidWorks, Creo, or other 3D modeling software
- Ability to travel within the U.S. and internationally for typically less than one week at a time
- Applicants for select positions that require access to information controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) must be US Persons per ITAR §120.15 and EAR §772.1 (i.e., a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or admitted to the U.S. as an asylee or refugee), or be otherwise eligible to obtain required authorization from the U.S. Government to access controlled information. Employment is contingent upon Antcom’s ability to obtain such required authorization for the applicant
- Possess a strong sense of ownership and urgency; Self-motivated and hands-on
- Ability to coordinate and lead cross-functional projects and initiatives
- Ability to thrive in a cross-functional environment and to have the ability to influence a cross-cultural demographic
- Strong written and spoken communication skills to work effectively with people from multi-functional and diverse backgrounds
- Excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
- Strong planning, organizing, and executing multiple activities with competing priorities
- Drive to meet external and internal customer requirements, thinking creatively to solve problems and to achieve goals
- Ability to define and analyze complex problems, collect data, develop solutions, and gain support from stakeholders
- Ability to adapt to organizational needs, and willingness to take on new projects as required
- Self-motivated and an excellent team player
- Collaborate with team members from across our Hexagon division to develop and implement efficient manufacturing processes
- Operational Excellence or CI certifications (i.e. Lean Six-Sigma, Black Belt, Green Belt, Lean Bronze, etc.)
- Experience leading standardized Kaizen events
- Experience in providing training and coaching on process improvement
- Certified in IPC-J-STD-001
- Experience with electronics assembly or antenna manufacturing
- Experience with plastic injection molding or CNC machining
- Experience using Syteline or other ERP systems
- Knowledge of robustness standards (MIL-STD-810G, DO-160G)
- Experience working with products for the aerospace or defense industries