Forces To Invent The Future

PrincipalEngineerProcess

$99–148k Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Principal Engineer Process at Forces To Invent The Future. Skills: Process Engineering, EOIR Production, Manufacturing. Interpret new design drawings/CAD models. Generate manufacturing work instructions”

What You'll Achieve.

Reduce assembly complexity and costs; Reduce cost, cycle time, and defects

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Problem solvers; Root Cause Corrective Action

Eligibility Requirements

Relocation assistance: No, Clearance required: Yes, Clearance type: SAP, Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time, US Citizenship required, Contingent upon funding/contract award, Contingent upon special access program, Contingent upon maintaining US Government security clearance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical, Electrical Engineering or related STEM field with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work OR a Master of Science (MS) degree in equivalent fields and minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience, Experience with opto-mechanical assembly and alignment, including related equipment and processes such as alignment telescopes, interferometers, optical potting, clean room protocols, optical inspection, lens manufacturing, etc., Experience interpreting mechanical drawings and specifications, Experience in managing small to medium scale projects or leading continuous improvement projects, Ability to obtain and maintain a minimum of a Secret Clearance with additional customer specified clearance prior to start, US Citizenship required

Nice to Have

5 or more years of experience in electronic hardware Manufacturing environment, Experience in creating process work instructions or developing/improving manufacturing processes, Experience performing earned value/CAM efforts, Demonstrated successful experience in Capital Project Management, Experience with Manufacturing software planning tools such as SAP, Experience in facilities planning, Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action methods

What You'll Do.

Interpret new design drawings/CAD models

Generate manufacturing work instructions

Generate manufacturing routers

Generate tooling/fixturing

Generate equipment for opto-mechanical assemblies

Identify design improvements for manufacturability

Reduce assembly complexity and costs

Engage with Design Engineering to incorporate changes

Coordinate with Design Engineering

Production technician

Provide solutions to support nonconformance repair procedures

Review quality metrics

Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives

Lead day-to-day process engineering efforts

Provide executive level presentation on current state of

Provide executive level presentation on plan to resolve

Perform earned value on non-recurring activities

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross functional groups; Design Engineering; Production technician; Project Management; Manufacturing Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Quality organizations

Communication Scope

Executive presentations; Verbal communication; Written communication

Process & Methodology

Project management, Earned value

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