Manufacturing Engineer

The Judge Group

(Gaithersburg, Maryland)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

About The Judge Group

The Judge Group services the IT and engineering needs of its clients. Founded in 1970, The Judge Group is a privately owned leading global professional services firm specializing in technology consulting, staffing solutions and corporate training. Their solutions are successfully delivered through a workforce of 4,500 professionals and an international network of over 32 practice offices.

Summary

Our client is currently seeking a Manufacturing Engineer.

Responsibilities

This job will have the following responsibilities:

Pivotal role in New Product Introductions
Driving Cost Savings and Cost Avoidance through Strategic Sourcing of Raw Materials
Generating Quality, Productivity & Efficiency Improvements through direct production support
Operational Improvement Identification and Implementation
Delivering Project Management Expertise to Global Sourcing of Manufacturing Operations
Insuring Proper and Timely Delivery of Vendor Service and Repair Training

Ideal Candidate

**Qualifications & Requirements:**
 
* Development and Training of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

* Maintain a safe work environment

* Define and recommend purchase of capital equipment

* Provide conceptual design input for new products and provide recommendations to modify existing products for manufacturability

* Initiate Kaizen Improvement Projects

* Work with Quality to resolve product quality issues

* Participate in Customer, Supplier, and Regulatory Inspections

* Participate in product and process audits

* Work collaboratively with all other functions during process qualification and validation activities

* Work collaboratively with all other functions to identify and implement DFM improvements and review ECNs for approval

* Transfer new products, processes and parts into full scale production and identify opportunities to optimize the process and procedures to achieve this

* Support production from a technical perspective (own the floor) by providing the necessary tooling/fixturing/equipment and analysis of design for assembly to accurately and repeatedly assemble and test products

* Root Cause analysis for customer complaints and production related issues

* Bachelors/Masters in Engineering REQUIRED (Mechanical Preferred)

* Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office-Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Access)

* Excellent team working/building skills

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate and work collaboratively with all levels internally and with external customers/contractors/partners/suppliers

* Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines and standard accepted practices

* Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, advanced technology manufacturing organization

* ERP working knowledge

* 5-8 Years of Progressive Growth in Engineering Roles & Responsibilities

* Manufacturing experience REQUIRED

Qualifications & Requirements:

Development and Training of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Maintain a safe work environment
Define and recommend purchase of capital equipment
Provide conceptual design input for new products and provide recommendations to modify existing products for manufacturability
Initiate Kaizen Improvement Projects
Work with Quality to resolve product quality issues
Participate in Customer, Supplier, and Regulatory Inspections
Participate in product and process audits
Work collaboratively with all other functions during process qualification and validation activities
Work collaboratively with all other functions to identify and implement DFM improvements and review ECNs for approval
Transfer new products, processes and parts into full scale production and identify opportunities to optimize the process and procedures to achieve this
Support production from a technical perspective (own the floor) by providing the necessary tooling/fixturing/equipment and analysis of design for assembly to accurately and repeatedly assemble and test products
Root Cause analysis for customer complaints and production related issues
Bachelors/Masters in Engineering REQUIRED (Mechanical Preferred)
Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office-Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Access)
Excellent team working/building skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate and work collaboratively with all levels internally and with external customers/contractors/partners/suppliers
Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines and standard accepted practices
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, advanced technology manufacturing organization
ERP working knowledge
5-8 Years of Progressive Growth in Engineering Roles & Responsibilities
Manufacturing experience REQUIRED