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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 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 Systems Engineer”
- Redesign packaging for manufactured products to minimize raw material use or waste.
- Design, install, or troubleshoot manufacturing equipment.
- 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.
- Purchase equipment, materials, or parts.
- Prepare reports summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance.
- 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.
- 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.
- Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations.
- Design testing methods and test finished products or process capabilities to establish standards or validate process requirements.
- Evaluate manufactured products according to specifications and quality standards.
- Review product designs for manufacturability or completeness.
- Apply continuous improvement methods such as lean manufacturing to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.
- Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving designs, materials, or processes.
- 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.
- Analyze the financial impacts of sustainable manufacturing processes or sustainable product manufacturing.
- Estimate costs, production times, or staffing requirements for new designs.
- Communicate manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, or other information to facilitate production processes.
- Supervise technicians, technologists, analysts, administrative staff, or other engineers.
- Provide technical expertise or support related to manufacturing.
- Investigate or resolve operational problems, such as material use variances or bottlenecks.
- Train production personnel in new or existing methods.
- Prepare documentation for new manufacturing processes or engineering procedures.
- Determine root causes of failures using statistical methods and recommend changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods.
- Design layout of equipment or workspaces to achieve maximum efficiency.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop computers
- Laptop computers
- Scientific calculators
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Personal computers
- Digital calipers
- Programmable logic controller PLC software
- Digital micrometers
- Optical compound microscopes
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Product lifecycle management PLM software
- Microsoft Visio
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Web browser software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Microsoft Word
- Geometric CAMWorks
- Computer numerical control CNC software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Microsoft Excel
- CNC Mastercam
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- SAP
- Minitab
- Microsoft Office
- C
- Siemens NX for Manufacturing
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Microsoft Access
- SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
- IBM Notes
- Microsoft Project