Manufacturing Engineer - EDM

$75,000 - $115,000/Yr

Moog - Buffalo, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Buffalo, NY

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work. The Manufacturing Engineer - EDM will provide Manufacturing Engineering and N/C programming support to the fabricating operations within the Division under the direction of the Manufacturing Engineering Group Leader.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed manufacturing instructions and programming data to produce machined parts and sub assemblies to meet engineering drawings and specifications.
• Determine manufacturing procedures and operation sequencing and establish tooling, gauging and machine requirements to fabricate parts and sub assemblies for various products.
• Spend time in the production shops solving problems and improving processes associated with the parts he/she is responsible for.
• Support timely and efficient processing of parts through the shop by generating operation sheets and manufacturing procedures on assigned parts.
• Assure compatibility of engineering drawings and specifications with manufacturing and fabrication capabilities by reviewing drawing and making suggestions for changes and revisions to enhance producibility.
• Provide accurate and usable N/C programming tapes by converting detailed N/C program outlines into specific coded machine instructions.
• Establish standard times for setup and run of each operation on assigned parts.
• Originate and/or make studies directed towards more efficient manufacturing of parts.
• Follow up jobs during initial stage of manufacturing to ensure processing and effect revisions to tooling and processing as necessary.
• Consult with the Manufacturing Engineering Group Leader in resolving processing details on more complex parts.
• Prepare rework operation sheets for salvage of discrepant parts.
• Establish tooling, gaging and fixture concepts and review and approve tool, gaging and fixture design drawings.
• Estimate hours required to design and also fabricate tools and fixtures.
• Prepare detailed operation sheets and N/C programs, make estimates of setup and run hours for production parts and estimate design and build hours for tooling.
• Assist Group Leader to prepare cost estimates for new proposals.
• May technically guide or train Associate Manufacturing Engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or an associate degree and minimum of 6 years relevant professional experience or a High School diploma and minimum of 8 years relevant professional experience.
• 3+ years' EDM experience.
• Hands-on experience setting up and operating machines.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills to work effectively with a variety of people and teams.

Benefits

• Annual bonuses
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Open paid time off policy
• Region-specific benefits