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Job Description
Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2199.04
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Manufacturing Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Manufacturing Engineers
- Process Engineer
- Plant Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineering Manager
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Manufacturing Director
- Facility Engineer
- Process Manufacturing Engineer
- Methods Engineer
- Manufacturing Systems Engineer
- Manufacturing Process Engineer
- Manufacturing Applications Engineer
- Lean Manufacturing Engineer
- Foundry Process Engineer
- Engineer, Process
- Engineer, Methods
- Engineer, Foundry Process
- Continuous Improvement Manager
- Automation Engineer
- Applications Engineer, Manufacturing
Tasks for “Manufacturing Engineer”
- Provide technical expertise or support related to manufacturing.
- Train production personnel in new or existing methods.
- Analyze the financial impacts of sustainable manufacturing processes or sustainable product manufacturing.
- Redesign packaging for manufactured products to minimize raw material use or waste.
- Design testing methods and test finished products or process capabilities to establish standards or validate process requirements.
- Estimate costs, production times, or staffing requirements for new designs.
- Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving designs, materials, or processes.
- Determine root causes of failures using statistical methods and recommend changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods.
- Design, install, or troubleshoot manufacturing equipment.
- Design layout of equipment or workspaces to achieve maximum efficiency.
- Prepare documentation for new manufacturing processes or engineering procedures.
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, participate in educational programs, attend meetings, attend workshops, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in the manufacturing field.
- Prepare reports summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance.
- Apply continuous improvement methods such as lean manufacturing to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.
- Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts.
- Evaluate manufactured products according to specifications and quality standards.
- Purchase equipment, materials, or parts.
- Investigate or resolve operational problems, such as material use variances or bottlenecks.
- Evaluate current or proposed manufacturing processes or practices for environmental sustainability, considering factors such as greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, water pollution, energy use, or waste creation.
- Develop sustainable manufacturing technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, minimize raw material use, replace toxic materials with non-toxic materials, replace non-renewable materials with renewable materials, or reduce waste.
- Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations.
- Review product designs for manufacturability or completeness.
- Supervise technicians, technologists, analysts, administrative staff, or other engineers.
- Communicate manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, or other information to facilitate production processes.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laptop computers
- Scientific calculators
- Personal computers
- Digital micrometers
- Digital calipers
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Desktop computers
- Programmable logic controller PLC software
- Optical compound microscopes
- Microsoft Word
- PTC Creo Parametric
- SAP
- Microsoft Project
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Web browser software
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Siemens NX for Manufacturing
- Microsoft Excel
- SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- IBM Notes
- Computer numerical control CNC software
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Microsoft Office
- Product lifecycle management PLM software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- CNC Mastercam
- Geometric CAMWorks
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Access
- C
- Microsoft Visio
- Minitab
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS