Manufacturing Engineer

As a key member of our cross-functional team, you'll drive process excellence, focusing on assembly operations. Your role is critical to ensuring robust performance in safety, quality, delivery, and cost. We seek a candidate with a relentless drive for improvement and expertise in problem-solving. Work is performed on site.

Lead process development and improvement, ensuring robust performance in SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost).

Collaborate with area leadership to define, stabilize, and improve existing processes.

Conduct root cause analysis, experimentation, and implement mitigations for process issues.

Apply Lean thinking and tools to reduce waste and enhance value flow in the shop.

Provide 'second responder' support to resolve complex technical process challenges.

Evaluate innovative manufacturing process technologies and manage their implementation.

Work closely with product engineering to evaluate and enhance product designs for manufacturability.

Design and implement processes for new product introductions, including tooling and instructions.

Ensure timely execution of new process qualification plans.

Support customer-facing issues and safety concerns.

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering Technology from an accredited university.

Demonstrated competence in improving fabrication and assembly of mechanical and electrical systems.

Proven track record in systematic problem-solving.

Preferred: 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, with 2+ years working directly with production equipment and maintenance.

Experience in implementing Lean thinking and tools, and in design and application of precision production tooling.

Proficiency in creating and maintaining production routers and work instructions.

Strong project management skills for problem-solving and project execution.

Proficiency in CAD, Solidworks preferred.

Proficiency with MRP systems such as JDE or Oracle preferred.

Ability to travel domestically to NOV offices and customer locations.

Commitment to observing safety regulations and attending safety training.