Principal Manufacturing Engineer Job Description
Principal manufacturing engineer
provides root cause analysis and Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) for facilities systems to drive improved reliability.
Principal Manufacturing Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Support suppliers with Machining processing and methods required to manufacture complex jet engine parts
Support suppliers with Forging Manufacturing processes and methods required to manufacture complex jet engine parts
Leads and/or participates in project teams coordinating the efforts of engineers, technicians and other professionals of various disciplines/departments to design, develop, and continuously improve product, equipment, fixture processes
Participate in new laser development core teams and execute the functional deliverables and provide technical influence to ensure that the project teams are designing for manufacturability in the development phases of the project
Create, review or complete engineering documentation related to assigned engineering tasks, such as project plans, component and assembly drawings, BOMs, and Assure that all MFG documentation complies with the quality system requirement, applicable government regulations and applicable national and international standards
Participate in the MRB (Material Review Board) team for disposition of discrepant materials and assemblies
Production Transition and Facility Planning using available software tools
Ensure appropriate documentation is in Configuration Management system
Communicate effectively through verbal, email, presentations
Determine and report on risks and opportunities
Principal Manufacturing Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Principal Manufacturing Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, J-STD-001, IPC, LSS, DFLSS, PMI, APM, TTMS, SUBARU, A&P
Education for Principal Manufacturing Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the principal manufacturing engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Science, Manufacturing, Technology, Math, Technical, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Associates, Industrial Engineering
Skills for Principal Manufacturing Engineer
Desired skills for principal manufacturing engineer include:
Root cause / corrective action processes and techniques
Production control systems
Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
Military and commercial aircraft systems
Related disciplines
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
3-D Solid Modeling
PowerPoint
Solid-Works
Word
Desired experience for principal manufacturing engineer includes:
Thorough understanding of BAC acceptable rework processes regarding bare metal surfaces, chromate conversion processes, applicant of sealants / adhesives, surface preparation, cleaning chemicals and their applications in accordance with the appropriate BACS
Experience in developing tooling and fixtures focused on the manufacture, protection, and transportation of airframes and fuselages for the aerospace defense and commercial aerospace industry
Experience using TIPQA and Oracle BOM
Coordinate, support and/or attend design, production, build, test and production reviews
Coordinate multi-site engineering support to support Supply Chain, Metal Parts operations, and provide technical disposition on non-conforming product from internal and external sources
Support the planning and preparation for production and customer acceptance
Principal Manufacturing Engineer Examples
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Principal Manufacturing Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a principal manufacturing engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for principal manufacturing engineer
- Serve as the SLS Booster Thrust Vector Control (TVC) System Value Stream Element Team (VSET) leader
- Converting and Preparing Work Authorizing Documents to assemble and test the SLS Booster TVC system (heritage system form STS SRB) and lead other engineers in doing the same
- Nonconformance disposition preparation
- Converting and Preparing Work Authorizing Documents to assemble and test the SLS Booster hardware and assist other engineers in doing the same
- Work directly with OEMs creating, characterizing, implementing, and optimizing new processes including leading the design, procurement and qualification of manufacturing equipment
- Work directly with OEMs to address specification and quality issues
- Provide technical expertise for strategic sourcing projects, including evaluation of supplier capability, part qualification plan, specification review, product implementation and part transition to manufacturing
- Work in a high energy, cross functional design team environment which includes R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to ensure project objectives are met
- 25% domestic travel to OEM/contract manufacturer sites
- Provide manufacturing line support for product disposition and evaluation of tool health
Qualifications for principal manufacturing engineer
- Strongly Preferred Certification and Experience with Defense, Military and Boeing Manufacturing Standards (BAC5001 – 14, BAC 5504, BAC 5739, BMS5-45, MIL-D-5541)
- Firsthand knowledge of the assembly of the STS Solid Rocket Booster and associated heritage requirements and procedures utilized at the Booster Fabrication Facility (formerly the ARF)
- Partner with marketing, R&D, RA, quality, and operations to develop process changes
- Monitor balloon component yield on a regular basis
- A bachelor's degree in a related engineering field such as mechanical, or manufacturing engineering is required
- Project and risk management
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a principal manufacturing engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for principal manufacturing engineer
- Optimize equipment utilization
- Provide technical leadership and individual contribution for engineering tasks to support laser manufacturing lines
- Leads and/or participates in project teams coordinating the efforts of engineers, technicians and other professionals of various disciplines/departments to design, develop, and continuously improve product, processes, equipment, fixture
- Performs work that involves conventional engineering practice but may include a variety of complex features such a conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of standard materials, and unconventional manufacturing processes
- Create, review or complete engineering documentation related to assigned engineering tasks, such as project plans, component and assembly drawings, BOMs, Master Validation plan/reports, pFMEAs, Work Instructions Assure that all MFG documentation complies with the quality system requirements, applicable government regulations and applicable national and international standards
- Communicating and coordinating activities with the US and Europe based technical teams and the foundry teams
- Facilitate and drive development priorities, ensuring timely coordination and execution of experiments
- Use experience to work closely with ON engineers and foundry fab engineers to improve yields, quality
- Operation metrics, expedite, supply, forecast
- Troubleshoots for manufacturing processes assembly processes and equipment downtime issues, with the understanding of the cost impact
Qualifications for principal manufacturing engineer
- Experience with synthesis/manufacturing process and scale-up of chemicals such as zeolites, zirconium compounds, activated carbon, alumina, ion-exchange resins
- Strong working knowledge of the latest manufacturing engineering and related product design practices with a familiarity in Lean and Kaizen activities preferred
- Exceptional math and analytical skills to adequately analyze manufacturing needs from equipment selection to the detailed lean process flows required for high volume manufacturing
- Ability to perform Make vs
- Execution oriented, driven, and self-motivated
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience in wafer processing and process development, preferably in magnetic head manufacturing
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Principal Manufacturing Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a principal manufacturing engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for principal manufacturing engineer
- Enable compliance with state and federal environmental regulations
- Author planning and procedures
- Design processes for new waste streams when needed
- Identify and reduce risk in current processes
- Provides engineering support with regard to troubleshooting efforts for any process issues in designated area
- Serve as role model/mentor to other staff members as appropriate
- Responsible for Operational efficiency Improvement, Productivity Improvement and Lean initiatives across sites aligning to company goals
- Partner with site leaders to formulate and identify equipment efficiency improvement initiatives
- Joined develop and providing manufacuring requirement to integrated dispatching and scheduling systems with Operational Improvement project team, in order to drive productivity improvement
- Lead cross functional team in project management that drive waste reduction/elimination and to achieve improvement in operational cycle time
Qualifications for principal manufacturing engineer
- Ensure R&D processes are characterized and scaled up utilizing new technologies
- A minimum of 8 years of experience (with bachelor's degree) or 7 years experience (with Masters degree) in medical device manufacturing is required
- Expand knowledge in domain of expertise (including staying current on advances in manufacturing processes, industry standards, available software, and materials) and act as subject matter expert within Thoratec
- A minimum of 8 years of experience (with bachelor's degree) or 7 years of experience (with Masters degree) in medical device manufacturing is requried
- In depth experience working with OEMs/contract manufacturers to establish and/or transfer new manufacturing processes
- Experience with SQL and /or PL/SQL XML
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Principal Manufacturing Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of principal manufacturing engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for principal manufacturing engineer
- Deliver BKMs from benchmarked site/Industry Best-In-Class to BE Network
- Provide Mentoring and Build Networks to Deliver Tactical Solutions
- Display a passion for consistent data analysis and presentation approaches that can be shared with MFG/IE/OI departments
- Support or provide training for the Manufacturing Science/Constraint optimization skillset development of the Network MFG Team
- Implement and manage strong manufacturing engineering principals to ensure robust production process and high product quality
- This position executes and occasionally plans the robust scale-up and implementation of new Downstream and Drug Product manufacturing processes and equipment by performing process design reviews and experimentation on specific aspects of the process
- This position executes and occasionally develops plans independently to determine the root cause of process related deviations in the Downstream and drug product areas in a timely and conclusive manner
- This position frequently executes and occasionally leads Initial Facility Fit assessment subtasks for the Downstream and Drug Product portions of the GMP Manufacturing facilities
- This position identifies and proposes continuous process improvements to management
- This position executes and occasionally develops plans for continuous improvement in innovation and technology and contributes to a stronger IP position for BI
Qualifications for principal manufacturing engineer
- Experiencewith industry-leading ETL tools, preferably Ab Initio
- Experience and expertise with modern Relational Database Systems
- Experience with modern programming languages, preferably JavaKnowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) concepts and processes
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Solid State Physics or related field of engineering study
- Applicant must be a US Citizen, Lawful permanent resident of the U.S. , or Protected individual as defined by 8 U.S. C
- Understanding of semiconductor processing and plasma etch
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Principal Manufacturing Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of principal manufacturing engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for principal manufacturing engineer
- Organize and lead readiness reviews
- Evaluate and correct anomalies son flight hardware
- Create production readiness plans
- Resolve issues that may threaten schedule compliance
- Applies advanced engineering principles to perform complex functions in the design, fabrication, modification and/or evaluation of manufacturing operations Prepares complicated plans, conducts complex support studies and provides analysis or tests in the development of manufacturing operations May plan, conduct, and/or technically direct a project or portion of Analyzes complex technical problems and recommends corrective actions
- Responsibilities are complex in scope where detailed analysis of situations or data involves variable factors
- Acts independently, is able to determine methods/procedures on new/special assignments
- Independently develops clear and specific objectives for given assignments that may require the investigation of several alternative solutions
- Applies metal machining expertise to lead moderate to large scope assessments of new manufacturing equipment or processes
- Evaluates current manufacturing equipment and processes and justifies recommendations for future solutions based on key factors like part cost, net present value
Qualifications for principal manufacturing engineer
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in electronics engineering, computer science, physics or equivalent
- 6/8 years minimum experience with optics
- Work with new product teams and advise on robust design and design for manufacturability of new products
- Translate customer (internal and external) expectations into project plans
- Drive the use of scientific molding to develop standard processes
- Maintain compliance to the Quality Management System (QMS) requirements