Manufacturing Engineer

RBC Bearings Incorporated - Marion, NC

Full-time

Marion, NC

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Manufacturing Engineer at RBC Bearings is responsible for providing engineering support to the production unit, focusing on the development and improvement of manufacturing methods, materials, and tooling. This role involves analyzing and designing equipment layouts for efficiency, collaborating with various teams to ensure effective production processes, and estimating production times and costs to aid management decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support to business/production unit
• Develop, evaluate, design and improve manufacturing methods, materials and tooling
• Analyze, plan, and design layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency
• Confer with planning and design staff concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods
• Quote internal and external business opportunities
• Confer with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts
• Estimate production times and related costs to provide information for management decisions
• Confer with management, engineering, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes
• Apply statistical methods to evaluate and improve process capability and estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required
• Knowledge of CNC machine tools, programming, controls, and capabilities
• Knowledge of cutting tools, work-holding, and fixturing methods
• Skilled in manufacturing process review/development
• Strong understanding of lean process improvements
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Knowledge of Auto-Cad, Pro-E, or Solid-Works design software, Word Processing, Spreadsheet and Project Management software