Manufacturing Engineer Job at Birdon America, Inc. in Bellingham

Our Values

Make It Happen ∙ Customer Driven ∙ Trust ∙ Family Culture

Our values are embedded in our organisation and form the basis of our business planning, recruitment processes, training, and leadership.

Our Vision

Creating certainty for our customers by engineering and delivering the right maritime solutions

The Manufacturing Engineer will assist with improving manufacturing flow and efficiency, system design for manufacture, Bill of Materials (BOM) management, build sequencing and fixturing, design, and solving production issues. As part of the Engineering department, the Manufacturing Engineer will work as an interface to improve production efficiency, bring new designs to the shop floor, and assist with updating current designs for manufacturability, reliability, and due to obsolescence. The Manufacturing Engineer will also redline prints and update CAD models accordingly and maintain configuration management.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Manufacturing Engineer with a relevant degree, or 6 years’ equivalent experience as a Manufacturing Engineer.
• Prefer experience in aluminum utility or boat manufacturing or maintenance, or equivalent work experience.
• Prefer experience in Vessel and/or Vehicle testing and trials.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent from an accredited college or university; work experience may provide equivalence.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Development of Condition Found Reports (CFRs) for vessels in production. CFRs are discrete line-item contracts that identify discrepancies with the boat outside of the base work required. Use of a provided format and Birdon developed methodology is required.
• Provide technical support and problem solving to all vessel production operations.
• Support in the development and management of the Manufacturing Bill of Materials for vessel production parts.
• Identification for and development of tooling and fixtures to improve vessel production.
• Support the development and validation of new vessel designs and features.
• Coordinate with other members of the program team and larger Birdon organization around program execution, technical and production matters.
• Support the development and execution of Engineering Change Orders.
• Support the management of vessel and production configurations.

Required Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, MS Project, Visio, Adobe
• Proficient in the use of personal computers and able to perform database data entry.
• Time Management: Manageown time in support of established work schedules.
• Effective Listening: Give full attention to what other people are saying, take time to understand the information presented, ask appropriate questions as needed, avoid making unnecessary interruptions, and avoid applying personal bias to the information presented.
• Speaking: Able to present complex technical information to a variety of audiences in a manner that allows the audience to understand the information.
• Complex Problem Solving: Identify complex problems including scope, and apply problem solving tools to aid in understanding, explaining, and solving the problem.
• Critical Thinking: Use logic and reasoning to understand problems, evaluate potential solutions, select, and implement appropriate solutions.
• Coordination of Efforts: The ability to align one’s actions to aid or complement the actions of others in pursuit of established goals.
• Active Learning: The ability to take in and comprehend new information, to understand its impact on existing products and processes, and to apply it appropriately.
• Reading Comprehension: Understand written technical manuals, procedures, specifications, checklists, and similar technical documentation.
• Tools and Test Equipment: Use common hand tools and power tools and become proficient in the use of test equipment such as multimeters, volt meters, antenna analyzers, flowmeters, load cells, and strain gauges.

Working Conditions

• Position requires use of computer, telephones and other office equipment, reading, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.
• Position requires ability to work in a manufacturing environment, in and around boats from the beginning of production through the sea trails. This includes mobility to work in and around incomplete aluminum hull structures.
• Ability to lift packages, equipment, etc. up to 50 lbs.

Birdon America Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Know Your Rights The Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affirmative Action Plan. This plan is available for inspection upon request by emailing hr@birdon.us. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact hr@birdon.us for further assistance.