About the Role
This position is responsible for running and maintaining the process as well as seeking to continually improve the process; continually finding ways to improve quality and efficiency, both of which lead to a better product and reductions in the cost of producing the product.
Responsibilities
- Independently identify, plan, and manage projects to improve and expand upon Production, Design, and Manufacturing processes.
- Maintain oversight of Production process efficiency with the goal of increasing capacity through process improvement.
- Provide guidance to Assembly and Test Technicians on approved manufacturing methods.
- Oversee production manufacturing processes and identify optimization opportunities for product manufacturing technologies.
- Utilize industry standard techniques to evaluate workflow accuracy, product quality, and compliance to program requirements.
- Act as a liaison between Engineering and Production to ensure production processes satisfy current demand and support future growth.
- Responsible for process qualification including compilation of data or evidence used to justify new processes or revised methodologies.
- Support NPI efforts for new manufacturing technologies and their development into standard processes.
- Generate necessary engineering documentation to communicate manufacturing, design, and related information.
- Determine and review Production requirements to support manufacturing and program capacity.
- Review and identify operational risks and single point failures, and present improvement opportunities to management.
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair equipment to reduce impacts to the production schedule.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
- Minimum 5 years of Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with sensing technologies with hands-on experience in their implementation and usage.
- Ability to lead and navigate projects related to manufacturing and process improvements.
- Proficient in effective communication (verbal and written) with internal and external parties.
- Ability to generate end-to-end documentation required for product launch.
- Background in electrical and mechanical design theory.
Skills
- Process improvement
- Project management
- Manufacturing processes
- Production oversight
- Quality control
- Cost reduction
- Sensing technologies
- Electrical design
- Mechanical design
- Documentation generation
- Risk assessment
- Equipment troubleshooting
- Communication
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 5 years of Engineering experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent
About the Company
- Rapid growth of the aerospace industry has caused greater demand of flight qualified hardware that builds upon heritage flight requirements.
- Stellar’s processes are continually evolving to offer advanced solutions for design and manufacturing of next generation flight sensors.
- Product quality and functional performance of these sensors are critical to the success of manned space flight missions requiring continuous improvement in all aspects of manufacturing and test.
Equal Opportunity
- This position is restricted to US Citizens, Permanent Residents or Green Card Holders.
- EOE/M/F/Veteran/Disability.
- Stellar Technology is a Diverse Work Force Employer.
