Job Title: Specialist, Manufacturing Engineering

Job Code: 15059

Job Location: Tempe, AZ

Job Schedule: 1st shift- 4/10 schedule: Employee works 10 hours a day, 4 days a week

Job Description:

The candidate will contribute to the company’s success by performing a variety of engineering work in the development, improvement, and optimization of multiple processes and techniques utilized in the manufacture of I2 tubes, including vacuum deposition of inorganic and metallic films, glass processing, chemical etching and handling, materials analysis, and characterization. The work will include optimizing current processes and materials management targeting increased new image intensifier capabilities, manufacturing yield, and/or reduced variance. Emphasis will be in improvement of component performance, implementing manufacturing standard work, best practices, and developing optimized process recipes and methodologies.

Success in this role will be measured by the timely process optimization and supporting implementation of new processes into production, resulting in cost-savings associated with reduced tool down time, improved component level yield, and/or enhanced product performance.

Essential Functions:

• Under limited general direction, determine approaches to objectives demonstrating a complete understanding and application of engineering principles, concepts, and practices.
• Emphasis will be in improvement of component performance, implementing manufacturing standard work and best practices, and developing optimized process recipes and methodologies. 
• Performs a variety of engineering work in the development, improvement, and optimization of multiple processes and techniques utilized in the manufacture of image intensifier tubes, including vacuum deposition of inorganic and metallic films, glass processing, chemical etching and handling, materials analysis, and characterization.
• Requires proficient knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience
• Experience with particulate material characterization/modification.
• Experience with heat treatment of different metal alloys.
• Strog problem solving skills
• Ability to communicate project status and risks to the leadership team

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Expertise in making data driven decisions to introduce process efficiencies
• Strong leadership, strong verbal, written, presentation, and team-working skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is required
• In-depth knowledge of project management and use of project management tools including Microsoft Project and PowerBI
• Experience using DFM, Six-Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Experience using DMAIC process and associated tools (8D, Ishikawa, etc.)
• Experience with using statistical softwares (e.g. Minitab)
• Experience using SQL
• Secret Clearance