Advanced Manufacturing Engineer
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer
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$ 123200 - 219600
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
We are seeking a talented experienced and highly motivated Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to join the Intelligent Manufacturing and Operations Engineering team of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State. ARLs purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific engineering and technology problems in support of the Navy the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Intel Community (IC). In this role you will be responsible for developing and optimizing manufacturing processes ensuring seamless transitions from prototype to fullrate production and collaborating with crossfunctional teams to drive efficient and costeffective manufacturing solutions for complex stateoftheart weapon systems. Your work will directly impact the development and production of highquality products ensuring they meet performance quality cost and scalability requirements.
As a team member you will work closely with design engineering and production teams to improve manufacturability optimize production workflows and support prototype product development. Your expertise will help bridge the gap between research and realworld defense applications ensuring rapid scalable and highquality manufacturing solutions. A key focus of this role is reducing prototype development time by identifying manufacturability constraints early integrating design feedback efficiently and implementing rapid iteration strategies. Your contributions will accelerate the transition from concept to functional prototypes while maintaining highquality and performance standards.
Joining ARL means being part of a cuttingedge research environment that directly impacts national security. If you thrive in solving complex manufacturing challenges and working with multidisciplinary teams we encourage you to apply.
ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.
You will:
- Develop and optimize manufacturing processes including scaling production from prototype to fullrate manufacturing using standard and cutting edge industry processes and production equipment
- Work with design/build teams to ensure Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles are applied
- Plan and implement manufacturing strategies with a focus on reducing development time and improving production efficiency
- Identify and mitigate manufacturing risks during earlystage product development
- Assist in the selection of manufacturing equipment tooling and materials to support rapid prototyping
- Engage with government Department of Defense (DoD) customers to define requirements align objectives and provide technical insights for complex nextgeneration weapon systems
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance manufacturing capabilities and reduce lead times
- Support root cause analysis and problemsolving for production challenges
- Work within crossfunctional teams to align manufacturing objectives with system requirements
- Contribute to proposal writing and technical reporting to secure funding and support research initiatives
This position can be filled at multiple levels depending on education and experience. Minimally requires a Bachelors degree in an engineering or science discipline and 14 years related experience. Additional education and or experience is required for higher level positions. A degree Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
Additional responsibilities of a higher level may include:
- Leading largescale manufacturing projects and process improvement initiatives
- Developing advanced methodologies for highefficiency production processes
- Mentoring junior engineers and providing technical leadership of strategic manufacturing initiatives
- Driving automation and digital manufacturing initiatives
Required skills/experience areas include:
- Strong understanding of manufacturing process development and optimization
- Experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles
- Knowledge and application of Systems Engineering principles
- Manufacturing planning for prototype and fullscale production
- Ability to collaborate in a crossfunctional teamoriented environment
- Strong problemsolving skills and analytical mindset
- Experience with manufacturing process documentation and quality control
- Familiarity with ComputerAided Design (CAD) and ComputerAided Manufacturing (CAM) software for manufacturing applications
- Knowledge and experience with DoD weapon system acquisition processes and current trends and practices throughout the DOD industrial enterprise
- Understanding of design artifacts such as models and drawings and the ability to interpret Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Design of fullscale manufacturing systems that include robotics automation material handling test and inspection
Preferred skills and experience include:
- Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies
- Experience with automation and digital manufacturing technologies
- Understanding of Product Lifecycle Management and configuration management best practices for new product design and manufacturing
- Knowledge of material science modern electronics fabrication and advanced manufacturing techniques
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software experience for manufacturing planning
- Handson experience with CNC machining additive manufacturing or other production technologies
- Experience with cost analysis and production efficiency improvements
- Production system modeling & simulation
- Experience establishing facility Digital Twins
- Knowledge of smart manufacturing techniques including AIdriven process optimization Internet of Things integration and realtime data analytics
Your working location will be onsite in State College PA and may require periodic travel to remote locations to meet with research sponsors or conduct field testing as part of a small team of researchers engineers and technologists.
You will be subject to a government security investigation and you must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Employment with Penn State ARL will require successful completion of a preemployment drug screen.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL visit our web site at .
**The proposed salary range may be impacted by geographic differential.**
The salary range for this position including all possible grades is:
$123200.00 $219600.00Salary Structure additional information on Penn States job and salary structure.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
