About the Role
As a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer at MKS, you will partner with the NPI Team and Engineering to develop and implement manufacturing processes for electromechanical parts, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies for new product development. You will report to the Sr. Manufacturing Engineering Manager.
Responsibilities
- Transition products from Design to LCC Manufacturing centers.
- Represent the Technical Operations team in product development projects, communicating requirements and proposing solutions.
- Partner with design engineering and facilitate supplier value engineering in product development with strong influence in DFX (Design for Manufacturing, Assembly, and Service).
- Define and establish manufacturing methods, processes, and tools to streamline new and existing products.
- Review designs of PCBA’s, cables, metal, and magnetics for production manufacturability.
- Design and procure assembly tools and fixtures.
- Create, update, and maintain manufacturing process instructions.
- Structure product BOM’s and establish routings with associated labor standards.
- Coordinate product transfers to manufacturing.
- Support daily production demand.
Requirements
- BS (EE/ME/IE) with 5+ years of hands-on experience in mechanical or electromechanical systems.
- PCBA, Quality, Reliability, Manufacturing, Cable/Harness, and Magnetics experience is a plus.
- Written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
- Experience in problem-solving techniques relating to manufacturing process.
- Experience introducing new products from a prototype to a production environment.
- Collaboration skills with a passion for manufacturing and operations.
- Ability to train and mentor production personnel.
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs.
Skills
- Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement
- Kaizen methodologies
- Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
- Waste elimination and cost reduction
- Standard work development
- Automation
- Digital transformation initiatives
- Robotics integration
- PLC and controls understanding
- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
- Data analytics and manufacturing dashboards
- Quality Systems
- Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Corrective and Preventive Actions
- Supplier quality management
- New Product Introduction (NPI)
- Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
- Production readiness reviews
- Cross-functional product launches
- Project Management
- Managing multiple manufacturing projects
- Scheduling and resource planning
- Budget management
- Risk assessment
- Stage-gate processes
Location
- US
Work Type
- Onsite
- Office and laboratory environment
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- BS (EE/ME/IE)
Salary/Compensations
- $88,425.00 - $147,375.00 USD per year
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision)
- 401(k) with company match
- Life and disability insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- Sick time
- 15 paid vacation days
- 6 weeks fully paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
About the Company
- MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.
- We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.
- Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs.
- We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies.
- MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.
- MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
Equal Opportunity
- MKS is an equal opportunity employer, including disability, veteran status and all categories protected by law.
- Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds.
- Applicants for positions requiring access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) may need to be “U.S. persons.”
- “U.S. persons” are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as asylees and refugees.
