Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Leonardo DRS - Madison, WI

Full-time - Mid Level

Madison, WI

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer at DRS Daylight Solutions plays a crucial role in bringing new products to production readiness and optimizing existing manufacturing processes. This position requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with leadership qualities, to ensure efficient production and high-quality standards in the manufacturing of photonic engine technology.

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing plans, manufacturing flows, test requirements, and capacity models.
• Create control plans, use SPC charts and other tools to control quality.
• Implement lean manufacturing tools on the production floor.
• Perform time studies, calculate tact time vs cycle time, develop manufacturing flow and capacity plans.
• Update or create documentation and systems to support AS9100, participate in AS9100 audits.
• Manage process validation and risk assessments using tools such as FMEA.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose problems with existing products and make assembly, tooling, and product improvements.
• Monitor yields, troubleshoot issues, and organize internal failure analysis.
• Review detail designs for manufacturability and producibility.
• Evaluate and recommend design approaches to meet production requirements for new or improved products.
• Communicate with senior production leadership to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing execution.
• Brief customers professionally as the manufacturing engineering subject matter expert.
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer.
• Lead accurate estimation and planning for manufacturing on all proposals and basis of estimates (BOEs).
• Examine, tender for, and install new equipment.
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values, and culture of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in an applicable engineering field with 5+ years applicable engineering experience (or equivalent combination of education/training and experience).
• Good understanding of quality control techniques such as DOE, SPC, FMEA, poka yoke, lean manufacturing, etc.
• Demonstrated application of quality control tools.
• Great communication ability both verbal and in writing, with a demonstrated ability to perform technical writing.
• Good understanding of mechanical assembly of small, precision mechanisms.
• Good understanding of statistics as it applies to industrial process control.
• Basic understanding of optics.
• Basic understanding of electronics, lasers, detectors, etc.
• Basic understanding of semiconductor fab operations.

Benefits

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