Manufacturing Engineer
Lexington, KY - USA
Job Summary
ABOUT THE JOB:
This engineer is our first line of defense on the Imaging production floor. Embedded on the line they keep hardware moving by rapidly troubleshooting in-line issues driving down downtime and resolving the technical and process problems that stand between us and shipping product. This is a hands-on floor-dedicated sustaining rolefocused on the assembly integration and test of discrete electromechanical and optomechanical systems.
WHAT YOULL DO
- First Line of Defense:Embed on the production floor to rapidly respond to diagnose and resolve in-line production issues across assembly integration and test keeping downtime to an absolute minimum.
- Downtime & Ticket Management:Own the response process when the line goes drive and close production downtime & non-conformance issues coordinating engineering maintenance quality and supply chain to restore flow quickly.
- Digital Line Operations:Handle the essential digital administration of the line. Own the day-to-day updates and troubleshooting within our ERP and MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) to ensure accurate production tracking data integrity and inventory flow.
- Root Cause & Debugging:Perform rapid debugging testing and root-cause analysis (RCA) on failing hardware and processes. Implement containment drive corrective and preventive actions and escalate systemic issues to the design and quality teams.
- Floor Collaboration:Partner hands-on with technicians and assemblers every day capturing assembly friction points and feeding improvements back into process and design.
- Documentation & Training:Create update and maintain clear accurate work instructions SOPs and rework procedures so the floor always runs to the current standard. Ensure ECO/ECN change implementations are managed and executed on the production floor correctly and on time.
- Continuous Improvement:Analyze line data to surface recurring failures and bottlenecks and drive incremental improvements to yield throughput and first-pass quality.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree in a technical field such as mechanical electrical systems or industrial engineering or a related hard science.
- 5 years of hands-on experience supporting an active production line in manufacturing production process sustainment or industrial engineering.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience troubleshooting testing and assembling electromechanical hardware in a live production environment.
- Demonstrated experience utilizing and managing data within MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) and ERP platforms to track yields routing and inventory.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in aerospace/defense or another regulated high-reliability industry including familiarity with defense terminology and processes.
- Exposure to ISO 9001 / AS9100 quality systems.
- Familiarity with optical / opto-mechanical system integration and test.
- Experience in a high-growth or startup manufacturing environment combined with mature-production rigor (knows what good looks like).
- Familiarity with PLM and WMS platforms.
US Salary Range
$129000 - $171000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:
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