Manufacturing Engineer

CPI Canada - State College, PA

Full-time - Entry Level

State College, PA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

With a history spanning more than seven decades, Communications & Power Industries' thousands of products have impacted people's lives in numerous unseen ways every day. Our highly engineered products serve as the backbone of modern-day commercial and military communications systems, aid in the treatment of cancer, assist in diagnosing medical conditions, support and protect soldiers, sailors, and pilots, empower scientific discoveries and space exploration, help ensure the safety of imported foods and materials, and much more. CPI is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and is a global manufacturer of electronic components and subsystems. We have manufacturing locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. With a heritage of technological excellence, our team serves customers in the communications, defense, medical, industrial, and scientific markets.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain methods, operation sequence and processes in the manufacture or fabrication of parts, components, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies.
• Interface with design engineering in coordinating the release of new products.
• Estimate manufacturing costs, determines time standards, and makes recommendation for tooling and process requirement of new of existing product lines.
• Maintain records and reporting systems for coordination of manufacturing operations.
• Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of product design materials and parts, fabrications processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards.
• Document procedures, process qualifications, work instructions, shop aids, routings, etc.
• Monitor product yield, provide product factory / field failure root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
• Provide engineering support for the development of test jigs, fixtures, and gauges.
• Drive continuous quality improvement and cost reduction processes.
• Identify opportunities for preventing waste and inefficiency during production.
• Research and test design ideas to determine feasibility, utilizing lean manufacturing, kaizen, Six Sigma, and root-cause analysis to formulate and support innovation, corrective actions, and improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gain insights and direction.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering - prefer Manufacturing, Electrical, or Electro- Mechanical Engineering
• Experience with analytical tools, workflow time studies, and process balancing
• 3-5 years' experience
• Experience with building small prototypes
• Solid knowledge of manufacturing engineering concepts, principles, and theories
• Solid understanding of lean manufacturing principles
• Ability to clearly recognize and export information relevant to sound manufacturing engineering design.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, problem solving techniques, and quality processes
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Travel as needed to customer and/or vendor sites
• Proficient with MS office
• Familiarity with ERP systems
• Experience programming ATE in Phyton
• Labview experience an asset
• Solidworks experience an asset
• Microwave RF experience an asset

Benefits

• Attractive compensation package with competitive salaries
• Comprehensive benefits, including health and wellness programs
• Career development
• Generous retirement savings plan with company match