ZipRecruiter is hiring: Manufacturing Engineer in Huntsville

Job DescriptionJob Description

The Manufacturing Engineer will provide manufacturing engineering support to facilitate the successful development of new systems and products. The position offers a variety of engineering opportunities, including fixture design, analysis, 3D modeling, plant layout, line layout, process evaluation, machine programming, and testing.
Primary Duties:

• Contributes to team efforts by accomplishing related results in a cooperative and supportive manner.
• Analyze production processes, schedules, methods, and other data, and then provide management with reports containing the data and statistics to enable management to better understand future requirements needed for the manufacturing process.
• Create/edit models and drawings using SolidWorks.
• Create/edit routings, work cells, and BOM’s using SAP software.
• Design various fixtures for process improvements.
• Review engineering drawings for manufacturability; review Engineering Change Orders.
• Partner with design engineering to provide input in the manufacturability of product and drive through production.
• Create and optimize work cells and shop floor utilizing LEAN principals, tools, and methods.
• Adhere to company practices and ISO processes.
• Interpret specific system and product design requirements which ensure conformance to functional, customer, and operations/manufacturing criteria.
• Interface internally with all facility associates, management, and staff.
• Interface externally with customers and/or vendors for the purpose of furnishing, obtaining and/or clarifying information.

Skills/Experience

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering/Technology, or similar.
• 3-5 years experience in a similar technical role.
• Military/ defense experience .
• Product development experience- concept through production release.
• Demonstrated experience with work cell layout and production line setup.
• Experience in a sheet metal and metal fabrication production environment using primarily steel and aluminum alloy, structural shapes, and extrusions.
• Experience with metal fabrication equipment, welding processes, metal prep, and finishing processes.
• Experience designing weld fixtures and other assembly improvement fixtures.
• Experience in DFMA analysis, time study, and test reports .
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• SolidWorks experience is required; SW certification is a plus, and AutoCAD experience is helpful.
• SolidWorks CamWorks experience a plus.
• Robotic Welding experience a plus.
• SAP experience a plus.
• LEAN/ Six Sigma certification a plus.

Must be a US or Naturalized to support defense-related programs.  The position offers generous benefits and paid time off.

Company DescriptionTriMech Services specializes in the placement of qualified technical candidates for both temporary and direct hire opportunities. TriMech Services offers a unique approach to matching the specialized skill sets of our candidates specific industries.Company DescriptionTriMech Services specializes in the placement of qualified technical candidates for both temporary and direct hire opportunities. TriMech Services offers a unique approach to matching the specialized skill sets of our candidates specific industries.