Manufacturing Engineer - & CNC Programmer - Swiss Style Lathe Mill & Turn

Western New York

We are looking for someone with Swiss Lathe and/or Mill-turn programming experience.

This position requires access to United States Export Controlled information.

This position reports to a manufacturing engineering group leader along with Manufacturing Engineering Technicians, Senior Manufacturing Engineering Technicians, Manufacturing Engineer / Programmers, Associate Manufacturing Engineers, and Senior Manufacturing Engineers.

Responsibilities:
• Determine manufacturing procedures, establish operation sequencing, prepare tooling and gauging lists, prepare, and prove out N/C programs and write detailed operation sheets to produce complex machined parts and sub-assemblies to meet engineering drawings.
• Prepare engineered or estimated time standards for setup and run hours for each operation.
• Provides technical support to the production shops solving problems and improving processes associated with the parts he/she is responsible for.

These problems may arise for any number of reasons such as tooling, machine tool, gauging, heat treating, and plating. The solution of these problems may require the Manufacturing Engineer's decision alone or could result in contacting and working with other members of the Manufacturing Engineering Department, our Product or Design Engineers, Quality Assurance personnel, M & P Engineers, Inspectors, Production supervision, Purchasing, Production Scheduling, or our vendors. As a result, the Manufacturing Engineer must not only possess the human relations skills necessary to work effectively with a variety of people but must also have the initiative to contact and coordinate with other groups when a problem solution so requires.
• Use of computer systems in preparing operation sheets, N/C programs and standards. Additionally, the incumbent will work with various our engineering groups in an ongoing effort to
Manufacturing Engineer's Primary Responsibilities.
• Support the fabrication of complex machined parts and sub-assemblies by providing timely and accurate N/C programs and operation sheets.
• ssure compatibility of engineering drawings and specifications with manufacturing and fabrication capabilities by reviewing drawing and making suggestions for changes and revisions to enhance producibility.
• Coordinate with various departments and team members to assure the most effective design and use of manufacturing facilities and processes.
• Establishes standard times for setup and run of each operation on assigned parts.
• Originate and conduct studies directed towards more efficient manufacturing of parts.
Includes recommendations for changes in equipment, processes, methods, materials and designs.
• Establish tooling, gaging and fixture concepts. Review and approve tool, gaging and fixture design drawings.
• Estimates hours required to design and also fabricate tools and fixtures.
• Work with our suppliers to coordinate operation sheets containing outside and inside operations. Assist suppliers in resolution of problems related to the manufacture of our parts.

Basic Qualifications:
• B.S. Degree (ME or IE preferred).
• minimum of 3 years manufacturing engineering experience.
• dditional seasoned experience in manufacturing engineering that would be equivalent to what is learned in a degreed program would be an acceptable alternative to the B. S. Degree requirement.
• Swiss lathe and or Mill-turn programming experience is preferred.