About the job
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will play a crucial role in driving product enhancements tailored to customer specifications while effectively addressing manufacturing challenges. This position emphasizes collaboration across various departments, including operations, production, supply chain, and research and development. The ideal candidate will thrive in a team-oriented environment, focusing on improving manufacturing methods, systems, and processes to deliver high-quality products at optimized costs.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate with customers and internal project teams to coordinate product enhancements.
- Evaluate high-level design requirements for alignment with Nextern's core competencies and vision; analyze design needs to determine the required Bill of Materials (BOM).
- Partner with the supply chain team to acquire BOM pricing from both internal and external vendors.
- Oversee manufacturing issues related to product quality and cost efficiency.
- Assist in customer calls and presentations to support product sustainability initiatives.
- Generate comprehensive documentation to facilitate product development and manufacturing processes, including timelines, responsibilities, engineering protocols, and various reports.
- Conduct testing protocols for components and devices.
- Develop strategies to assess process repeatability and stability through equipment qualification and process validation.
- Collaborate with quality, supply chain, and product development teams to ensure compliance with QSR and internal standards.
- Work alongside internal manufacturing teams and outsourced partners to establish metrics such as labor time, yields, statistical analyses, and qualification of processes, tooling, and equipment.
- Facilitate the transition of engineering projects into manufacturing as necessary.