Location: Decatur,AL, USA
The ideal candidate possesses both a high level of technical expertise and an innate passion to build. You will play a critical role in creating and refining processes in order to improve manufacturing safety, quality, and productivity.
ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES
• Review proposed new tooling/tooling modifications and repairs to determine the level of validation necessary and coordinate with other functional departments to develop and implement machine, tool, fixture and equipment validation test plans.
• Develop validation protocols and reports (IQ/OQ/PQ - Installation Qualification, Operational Qualification, Performance Qualification).
• Prepare procedures related to process, equipment, test methods and product.
• The investigation of EC/DCN (Engineering Change/Document Change Notice) received in the Manufacturing Engineering department, their rejection or approval, development and implementation of any process changes and proper documentation of any such changes.
• Initiate improvements in current manufacturing methods and process to improve part quality, schedule performance and to reduce manufacturing costs.
• Routinely participates as member of Contract Review Team for relevant projects.
• Strong in authoring validation strategies, DOE, FMEA risk assessments, technical completion reports, data analysis and completion reports.
• Responsible for validation of equipment and fixturing.
• Ability to support manufacturing, engineering, and product development to implement new or changing processes.
• Ability to review production data and provide recommendations for process control and process parameters.
• Utilizes data from standards and profitability analyses to engage in problem solving and improve performance.
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
• BS degree, preferably Industrial, Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 4+ years' experience working as a process, validation, tooling, or manufacturing engineer in a manufacturing environment.