Manufacturing Engineering level 4

We have an outstanding Contract position for a Manufacturing Engineering level 4 to join a leading Company located in the Canoga Park, CA surrounding area.

Pay Rate: $60/hr

**US Citizenship is required.**

**Candidate must possess an Active Secret Security Clearance.**

May manage large projects or processes that are both inside and outside of immediate job area. Typically responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees. Typically responsible for managing complex projects at this level, involving delegation of work and review of work products.

Job Responsibilities:

• The manufacturing engineer's work is performed with general oversight.
• The manufacturing engineer communicates within and outside of own function or business area and has responsibility for communicating with parties external to the organization (e.g., customers, vendors, etc.) when necessary.
• Explains, interprets, and gains cooperation on policies, procedures and practices.
• The manufacturing engineer work consists of making moderate to substantial improvement or enhancements to systems and processes to improve performance of job area.
• Opportunities for problem solving and innovation are complex and may require comprehensive information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem.
• Problems typically involve consideration of multiple issues, job areas or specialties.
• Problems are generally solved through creative solutions, drawing from prior experience and in-depth analysis of issues.
• The manufacturing engineer works to achieve operational targets with direct impact on the departmental results. Contributes to the development of goals for the department and planning efforts (budgets, operational plans, etc.).
• Developing/Designing Support Hardware and Review Engineering Drawings: The candidate will utilize design and business software (ProE, CATIA, VisMockup, and/or other similar CAD/virtual manufacturing tools/software, MS Office applications such as Word, Excel) to develop, design, review and fabricate hardware in support of the Operation and enabling support processes, and Engineering customer.
• Developing and Implementing Manufacturing Fabrication and Assembly Processes and Systems. The candidate will develop and implement the process of precision turning operation of complex configurations on a wide range of material types which will include the following:
• Determining tooling requirements to safely facilitate optimum positioning of surfaces for machining, cleaning, packaging and protection for the milling process, support and maintain dimensional requirements, determine machine loading, setups, hardware handling instructions and scheduling.
• Perform risk assessments to ensure risks to personnel and the environment are eliminated and risk to hardware and facility are accurately assessed and communicated to management.
• Determine clean and etching process for a wide variety of materials.
• Support design reviews - CDR, CoDR PDR.
• The candidate will manage processes in accordance with the Lean methodology, which will include process certification, process improvement methods (e.g. Kaizen, 3P, VSM, etc.) and other Bluebook elements. They will also prepare Basis of Estimates (BOE) develop and defend to management key strategic manufacturing plans, risk assessments and proposals that target customer and business goals; and differentiate between suppliers based on their technical process (Repeatability, Reliability) and business (Reliability, Rates, CSP, ISO compliant) capability.
• The candidate will determine complex design geometric dimensioning and tolerancing for various machining and measuring methods that meet specifications, tooling and equipment requirements.
• The candidate will develop and implement the process of welding of complex configurations on a wide range of material types. They will also determine tooling requirements for the welding process, and support and maintain dimensional requirements.

Basic Hiring Criteria:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• May have broad knowledge of project management.
• Requires strong knowledge of job area.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including public speaking.
• Enhance value stream flow and ensure product value streams are effective at meeting customer and company goals.
• Develop relationships across value stream and enabling department resources to effectively manage product value stream.
• Candidate must be able to thrive in a team environment, work independently, and embrace continuous improvement.

Benefits offered vary by contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, and affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

Job Requirements

Minimum Security Clearance:

Secret

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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