Lean Engineer

About Us

Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation a family owned business for over 75 years takes pride in powering progress in health security and quality of life. We are key partners with the worlds leading medical devices semiconductor scientific analytics and industrial systems manufacturers. When they want to push the limits of whats possible with high voltage applications they turn to us to make it happen.

While Spellman is not a household name our products are used to make and often power many of the most advanced technologies that make modern life possible. With design and manufacturing sites in North America Europe and Asia we have become the preferred provider of high voltage power solutions for OEMs pushing the boundaries of technology around the world by designing and producing the products they need to power progress.

About the role

Lean Engineers are required to apply proven principles to systematically reduce and eliminate wastes which detract from efficiency quality and costs. They are expected to be knowledgeable in manufacturing processes and have knowledge of a variety of Lean and Six Sigma Tools. The Lean Engineer position is a support role whose expertise can be applied to every functional department in the company. This role will work under Engineering oversight but should be selfdirected in the process of initiating and driving projects to their successful completion.

What you will do

• Employ Lean methodologies to systematically reduce and/or eliminate wastes
• Wastes in Transportation Inventory Motion Waiting Overprocessing Overproduction Defects Failure to utilize Skills should be targeted
• Collaborates with any and all departments in the function of performing Lean Projects
• Expected to train coworkers on Lean concepts and lead Kaizen events driving selected improvements
• Ensure return on investment by tracking value of project. Showing current and future states and establishing controls to monitor performance after event completion
• Develop manufacturing processes that will improve the efficiency repeatability and quality of end products and subassemblies
• Utilize DFT/Lean/Six Sigma principals to lead project teams in improving processes product flow OTD and product quality
• Plan design and implement manufacturing and assembly processes for new product development
• Work with design engineers to determine criticaltofunction features and determine best methods to ensure quality and reliability while maintaining ease of manufacturing/assembly
• Review detailed fabrication and assembly drawings for accuracy and tolerances
• Determine parts equipment and tools needed to achieve manufacturing goals according to product specifications
• Work closely with Manufacturing and Engineering groups to develop coordinate and implement technical training of employees
• Generate time/labor standards and routings to enable an understanding of capacity load and efficiency
• Analyze existing processes recommend and implement process improvements
• Design assembly fixtures and tooling to aid in the manufacture of assemblies and subassemblies
• Create manufacturing instructions and procedures as well as generating ECNs to correct errors or improve manufacturability
• Identify improvement opportunities in cost quality and repeatability
• Develop and maintain operational procedures
• Generate manufacturing instructions and procedures in support of product build requirements and generate ECNs as required
• Support the introduction of new products through DFM reviews product readiness reviews process and fixture development and assembly documentation
• Review defect data analyze potential root causes and implement corrective actions as required
• Help to identify areas needing improvement and select projects which are impactful to the overall improvement of the company

What you need

• Bachelors degree in mechanical Industrial or Electrical Engineering
• 3 years of Lean Manufacturing experience preferred. Experienced earned via schoolwork is acceptable
• Six Sigma certification is a plus
• Prior experience supporting cross functional teams through Lean projects
• Microsoft Project Word Powerpoint Excel Visio AutoCad LT ERP systems

Our good faith estimate of salary for this role is $75614 $95115. Exact compensation may vary based on skills experience and other factors. In addition to base pay we offer a full benefits package.

This position requires onsite presence at Spellman High Voltage Headquarters in Hauppauge NY.

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