Junior Manufacturing Engineer

OUR COMPANY

As a manufacturing firm, ACDi's biggest differentiator is our people. We're here to do more than simply build "widgets". Our people offer solutions to challenging design and product development issues and are passionate about hitting customer delivery schedules and exceeding expectations. We approach each project understanding that achieving the highest quality possible is required for every step of the electronics design, engineering, and manufacturing process. What we do day-in and day-out has a lasting, meaningful impact across many industries and in the lives of everyday people. At ACDi we create a seismic measuring system that prevents people from getting stuck in elevators during an earthquake; we defend our nation by helping to build gun turrets for tanks, communication systems for troops, and military avionics; we support NASA programs with communications systems that converse with launched vehicles. We approach each project understanding that achieving the highest quality possible is required for every step of the electronics manufacturing process, because these projects help keep our country and people around the world safe, secure, and free. At ACDi, we’re more than just a contract manufacturer.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Junior Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for advising, assisting and improving manufacturing processes to promote efficient and economical utilization of personnel and facilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Other duties may be assigned.

• Develop, evaluate and improve current manufacturing methodologies, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods and quality control standards
• Confer with vendors and customers to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials or parts
• Estimate production times and assist with planning staffing requirements and costs related to tooling in the production quotation process
• Confer with management and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities and production schedules to facilitate production processes
• Analyze and plan workflow of surface mount, thru-hole printed circuit boards and electro-mechanical assemblies
• Design, sketch, implement and document the utilization of specialty assembly tools
• Configure and calibrate production equipment as necessary to support production needs
• Troubleshoot common equipment failures
• Repair equipment on the production floor using standard electrical and mechanical measuring equipment
• Develop procedures per ISO/AS9100D/J-STD-001 standards
• Manage and perform preventative maintenance on equipment, both electrical and mechanical
• Assist with the creation or create production software programs for the SMT machines, AOI’s or other production area equipment as required
• Contact equipment manufacturers and suppliers for equipment troubleshooting, evaluation of equipment for replacement and evaluation of new equipment manufacturers as needed
• Oversee and provide guidance on tasks associated with bonding adhesives, such as EP30AO and solder paste, and specialized processes, specifically conformal coating
• Develop and implement operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality
• Identify and evaluate new tools that allow each group to perform in the most efficient manner
• Verify new and existing machines and equipment to ensure fulfillment of contract specifications and requirements
• Other duties as assigned