Job Type

Full-time

Description

DEPARTMENT: Engineering

REPORTING TO: Tony Jepson, General Manager - Dallas

PRIMARY FUNCTION OF POSITION:

The Manufacturing Engineer (ME) is a critical member of Libra's Customer Focus Team (CFT), responsible for bringing customer new product designs into realization. The ME is a key technical participant with responsibilities to develop, implement, and maintain methods, operation sequences, and processes in the manufacture of printed circuit board sub-assemblies, final assemblies, and integrated systems for highly-regulated market segments (Aerospace & Defense, Medical, SemiCap, Tech Industrial). Customers see the Libra ME as an extension to their engineering team, proposing DfX solutions and recommendations to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and improve quality. In collaboration with the production team, the ME will work to analyze and resolve a variety of technical issues related to supplier quality, SMT and PTH manufacturing, and backend mechanical assembly. The ME interfaces with customers, outside suppliers, and internal teams (program management, supply chain, manufacturing, engineering, quality assurance, logistics, operational excellence, finance), coordinating the release of new high-reliability products.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• Participate as process/manufacturing engineering representative on Customer Focus Teams (CFT) for new product introduction activities including product & process reviews, scheduling, and management of new product introduction launches.
• Interface with customers, outside suppliers, and internal teams (program management, supply chain, manufacturing, engineering, quality assurance, logistics, operational excellence, finance) in coordinating the release of new products.
• Serve as technical advisor for internal and external stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, and all internal departments.
• Provide DfM/DfA/DfX feedback to customers, post build reports, and train personnel responsible for product integration.
• Analyze customer documentation such as assembly drawings, CAD, Gerbers, and BOMs to ensure that all information is analyzed and absorbed into internal documents.
• Develop labor time estimates for all processes and maintain knowledge of tools, including collaboration with quote and business development teams.
• Define the assembly process, product flow, materials, methods, and tools necessary to bring new products to the company portfolio.
• Develop Manufacturing Process/Work Instructions with sufficient detail to support repeatable and consistent manufacturing processes.
• Configure BOMs/routings according to the product structure and ensure customer and internal engineering changes are properly implemented, maintaining configuration management in the change management system through the customer product lifecycle.
• Submit related customer and internal engineering change information into the product lifecycle management system.
• Establish effective and efficient manufacturing processes, work instructions, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), and process control plans.
• Coordinate time studies, line setup, and line balancing/line capacity, and develop and implement tooling and other process improvement-related projects.
• Support sustaining engineering activities, including support of production teams and root cause analysis of manufacturing non-conformances.
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills in interacting with customers, outside suppliers, and internal team members.
• Demonstrate detail orientation, teamwork, flexibility, and self-motivation with strong interpersonal skills.
• Prioritize and execute multiple tasks in a demanding environment, demonstrating good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

Requirements

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• BS Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing) with a minimum of 5-7 years' experience supporting high-reliability electronics and system manufacturing.
• Knowledge of PCBA/CCA processes and manufacturing.
• DFM, PFMEA, and Lean/Six Sigma fundamentals required.
• Strong analytical and statistical analysis skills; Statistical Process Control software skills.
• Applied knowledge of industry-accepted manufacturing, quality, and technical standards (IPC-A-610, IPC-J-STD-001, IPC-7711/7721, ANSI ESD S20.20).
• ISO 9001, AS9100, and ISO 13485 QMS and regulatory experience.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of engineering documents, including schematics and technical drawings.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, SolidWorks, 3D modeling and printing, and additive manufacturing is a plus.
• Working knowledge of process automation is a plus.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and use hands to handle or feel parts, tools, and equipment. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to adjust focus for detailed inspection of components and documentation.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• This position operates in a manufacturing/production environment as well as an office setting. The employee may be exposed to ESD-controlled work areas, moving mechanical parts, and standard manufacturing floor conditions. Appropriate PPE is required in designated areas of the facility.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.