Advanced Manufacturing Engineer Jobs

InVision is a Professional Recruitment Firm specializing in Engineering, Industrial/Skilled Trades, Information Technology and Professional Services within Canada and the U.S. We have a successful track record working on both small and large recruitment projects, across North America.

Our client develops and manufactures the advanced lighting automation and shading systems for residential and commercial markets. They currently have an opportunity for an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to join their Building Control Systems team in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

This position is the primary interface between New Product Development and Manufacturing for the design of new product processes including equipment and electrical function test fixtures. The Advanced Manufacturing Engineer functions as a liaison and primary contact between the design team and manufacturing partners.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the development team to ensure designs are aligned with manufacturing standards and capabilities. Ensure a smooth transition to manufacturing of new products by coordinating builds during product development as well as sustaining activities.
• Utilize and support individual, team, and quality/process/cost improvement efforts.
• Advocate for clearly documented product and test fixture designs capable of robust/cost effective/repeatable manufacture and assure manufacturing processes meet requirements for process capability, safety, customer service, and reliability.
• Develop, document, implement, and maintain manufacturing processes required to successfully manufacture new or existing products.

Main Activities:

• Organization: Individual Contributor competency model
• Budget: Provides input to departmental budgets. Manages projects to the established budget.
• Main Interface: Internal – product development teams, operations staff at all levels, engineering team. External – overseas contract manufacturers, tool/fabrication shops, suppliers, equipment vendors, quality auditors.

Main Job Duties:

• Performs other similar and related duties as required.
• Review new product designs for manufacturability and testability (DFM, DFT, DFMA, PFMEA). Design and maintain test procedures to insure valid operation of products once in full scale production.
• Plan and design activities related to manufacturing for New Product Development planning including samples runs, Pilot runs and Production runs.
• Develop and document manufacturing methods. Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products to promote efficient utilization. Draft and design layout of equipment, materials, and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency. Assure all documentation is archived and maintained in accordance with standard practice.
• Develop manufacturing process plans which meet all manufacturing requirements for capacity, safety, ergonomics, process capability, quality, and cost. Present process concept proposals and implement approved processes on schedule and within budget. Promote lean manufacturing, participate in, and/or lead process improvement initiatives, identify improvement opportunities for safety, cost, ergonomics, quality, and process capability improvements.
• Resolve emergent engineering related production barriers. Provide technical assistance to maintenance and operations as necessary to meet the needs of the business. Does what is required to safely get processes back online with minimum loss to the business.
• Provide project leadership and guidance to product design engineering and to our manufacturing engineering and production team members on issues related to manufacturing including product function testing.
• Design, improve, maintain and implement processes (equipment, machines, test fixtures, etc.) to meet operational needs through monitoring, feedback from manufacturing leaders, supervisors, maintenance activities, operators and personal observation.
• Monitor quality of production and assure assigned processes are capable of producing at or above required quality levels. Perform root cause analyses, take corrective action and design/implement engineered solutions when appropriate to maintain effective compliance.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering with an understanding of electronics as related to manufacturing fixtures.

• Experience: 5-7 years’ experience in a sustaining, design, test, or manufacturing engineering capacity. Lean and Six Sigma manufacturing experience preferred.

• Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Optional: Programming skills with LabView, Python, C#, MATLAB or similar are a plus.

• Ability to read circuit schematics and use test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, power analyzers

• Must possess excellent project management skills, including demonstrated ability to develop and manage to a project plan, establish priorities, work to deadlines and control several projects at various stages of work.

• Experience using Product Lifecycle Management “PLM” systems such as Arena. Experience using Material Resource Planning “MRP” systems such as JD Edwards, ePic or similar.

• Knowledge of DFM, DFMA, DFMEA and PFMEA activities and processes.

• Electrical Safety, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Skills sets.

• Experience working with UL for both new project submittal and follow up services a plus.

• Requires strong organizational and time management skills, close attention to detail and ability to effectively handle multiple priorities. Independent judgment is required to plan, prioritize, organize and accomplish a diversified workload. Is self motivated and enthusiastically executes responsibilities with high energy and without extensive external direction.

• Strong computer skills, proficient with word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software, e-mail and meeting/project management software. Ability to use internet and web-based resources efficiently and effectively.

• Must be highly collaborative and able to work in a team-based environment. Promote an environment that encourages cohesiveness and fosters trust and open communication with team, peers and all business partners.

• Must possess strong analytical skills and the ability to identify trends and establish proactive corrective actions. Must be able to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.

• Must have excellent verbal and written communications skills and be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization. Must be an effective listener, able to maintain focus extract necessary information and validate understanding of the information.

Employment Rewards:

• Competitive salary
• Long Term, permanent opportunity
• International organization

Application Process:

All Qualified candidates will be contacted.

InVision is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind:

It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and