Sun Technologies is hiring: Manufacturing Engineer in California

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Location: California

Duration: up to 12 months contract with possible extension

Job Description

Pay Range: $40-$46/hr. The pay rate may differ depending on your skills, education, experience, and other qualifications.

Featured Benefits:

• Medical Insurance in compliance with the ACA.
• 401(k).
• Sick leave in compliance with applicable state, federal, and local laws.

Work Schedule: 9/80

Responsibilities include:

• The Supplier Manufacturing Engineer creates statements of work, processes, procedures, and production layouts for the manufacturing of tooling assemblies, machining, and material handling equipment.
• Knowledge of composite manufacturing is highly preferred.
• Will work closely with tooling design team and in-house fabrication group to translate complex tooling designs to instructions suppliers can bid and fabricate.
• Responsible for tooling liaison support between Manufacturing Suppliers and Tooling group.
• Will coordinate directly with suppliers to ensure all aspects of the build process are understood and responsible for suppliers meeting quality, cost, and schedule.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes such as machining, welding, composites, GD&T, grinding, laser cutting, water jet, and shop aid building are needed for the role.
• Knowledge of CAD software such as NX and Catia and laser inspection is preferred but not required.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Support development of tooling packages for supplier bid process through procurement group. Read and analyze complex GD&T drawings and help analyze existing drawings to identify shortcomings or missing information.
• Track supplier performance and answer all technical questions related to the manufacturing of tools.
• Utilize computer-aided design (CAD) equipment to support suppliers in manufacturing of tooling.
• Identify design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommend revisions and/or improvements in tool design layout to fellow responsible engineers or designers.
• Interact with design and development teams (teams include specialists in Design, Analysis, Quality, Materials, Manufacturing) to meet all design tooling requirements (technical, cost, schedule).
• Support activities related to estimating, RFQ/RFP/RFI, and ROM pricing.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related engineering/scientific discipline.
• 5+ years’ experience in a manufacturing engineering facility or equivalent.
• Composite experience is a plus.
• CAD solid modeling (experience with NX/CATIA) and drafting experience are a plus.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement with a focus on customer service excellence.
• Experience with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Proficiency with GD&T best practices.
• Must be a self-starter and possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with tooling design, mechanical assemblies, and manufacturing is a plus.
• Oral and written communication, computer, documentation, and presentation skills are required.
• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively.

Must Have:

• Manufacturing engineering knowledge, machining knowledge, GD&T, process improvement, working with suppliers.
• Project management, technical writing experience (nice to have).
• Someone who is detail-oriented that has experience in manufacturing process and machining that is comfortable explaining complex technical issues to suppliers.
• BS in Engineering.
• Working with design engineering and fabrication team to develop statements of work, review drawings for manufacturability, coordinate meetings with suppliers for progress updates, update internal metrics and present to leadership.