The position of Manufacturing Engineer provides operational support in their magnet manufacturing area relating to the Business Unit Goals and Objectives. This includes driving continuous improvement activities in the areas of Safety, Quality & Compliance, On Time Delivery, and Product Cost.
The sustaining Manufacturing Engineering team, based in Latham, NY, consists of 10 Manufacturing Engineers and 10+ other positions including Tool Designers, Industrial Engineers, IT specialists, etc. The Manufacturing Engineering team contains diverse backgrounds and expertise and is involved in a lot of exciting innovations in manufacturing processes and controls.
The Manufacturing Engineering team works in close collaboration with Design & Drafting, Design Engineering, Product Industrialization, Purchasing, and Quality team members. The Manufacturing Engineering office is co-located with R&D, so they may work hand in hand with Design to research and implement DFM ideas or improvements to our products that will improve our customer’s experience.
Your role:
- Providing technical support for the manufacturing area in the execution of world class operational performance
- Ensuring robust production process capability and control, including process specification documentation
- Leading process tooling development to optimize error proofing and safe and efficient labor application
- Initiating, facilitating, and sustaining support for continuous improvement activities (Kaizen events) in the assigned area of subject matter expertise
- Leading and/or supporting Structured Problem Solving to remedy deviations to short interval control (Daily Management) expectations
- Being responsible for area Technical Product (Standard Work) documents
- Collaborating with EH&S, Design, Quality and Operations colleagues to ensure effective Design transfer to production
- Establishing and assuring adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance
You're the right fit if:
You’ve acquired 5+ years of previous manufacturing engineering experience
Your skills include Software Tools – Microsoft Project, Visio, Excel (Advanced), LabView, Inventor, AutoCAD
You have a Bachelor’s Degree in applicable Engineering discipline, and/or demonstrated progressive experience in one or more of the abovementioned specific subject matter applications
You have experience working with cryogenics
You have experience working with ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code
You have the knowledge of Six Sigma and APQP concept applications.
You are an effective communicator
You have a strong working knowledge of manufacturing, including the underlying theories and concepts of manufacturing, quality, and product engineering
You have working knowledge of environmental, health, safety and quality regulations
You have a specific expertise in one or more of the following:
- Manual and semi-automated fabricated & welded assemblies
- Electro-Mechanical assemblies including winding and wiring
- High vacuum and cryogenic processes
- Automation implementation
You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.
Philips Transparency Details
The pay range for this position is $87,500 to $135,000, annually. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on multiple factors including, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.
In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.
At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.
Additional Information
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.
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This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.
Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veteran and maintains a drug-free workplace.