Manufacturing Engineer

Laurel Technologies Partnership - Madison, WI

Full-time - Entry Level

Madison, WI

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The entry-level Manufacturing Engineer at DRS Daylight Solutions will assist in transitioning new products to production readiness, focusing on opto-mechanical products. This role involves hands-on work with prototypes, assembly integration, and testing, as well as collaborating with the CAD design team to develop tooling and optimize manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Hands on build of prototypes and troubleshooting of each build process.
• Assembly integration and testing of custom manufacturing equipment.
• Define tooling and fixturing requirements and work directly with the CAD design team to develop, manufacture, and commission in support of manufacturing operations.
• Develop and optimize manufacturing flow and capacity plans.
• Organize and optimize manufacturing spaces.
• Create production documentation to support AS9100.
• Create and maintain control plans, SPC charts and use other tools such as FMEA to control and improve product quality.
• Perform design of experiments (DOEs) to improve production and quality, analyze data, suggest assembly, tooling, and product improvements.
• Develop alternate vendors for key components.
• Develop training collateral and train technicians.
• Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an applicable engineering field and 0+ years of experience or equivalent combination of education/training and experience.
• Outstanding manual dexterity, ability to manipulate small objects under a microscope.
• Great communication ability both verbal and in writing, a demonstrated ability to perform technical writing.
• Demonstrated, hands on, ability to build things.
• A good understanding of mechanical assembly of small, precision mechanisms.
• A good understanding of statistics as it applies to industrial process control.
• A basic understanding of optics.
• A basic understanding of electronics, such as the ability to use an oscilloscope.
• A basic understanding of quality control techniques such as DOE, SPC, FMEA, poka yoke, lean manufacturing, etc.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k match
• 9/80 work schedule
• Tuition Assistance