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Eaton Corporation Senior Manufacturing Engineer in Los Angeles, California

Eaton’s IS AER FMC division is currently seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer. This role is based out of our Los Angeles, CA facility. With 250 employees, the Los Angeles facility designs and manufactures quality valves, regulators, and other fluid controls used mostly by the Aerospace Industry.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $92287.53 - $135355.04 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

To be technical support for application development and sustaining production engineering of components and/or systems with emphasis on hydro-mechanical and electro-mechanical products. To assist manufacturing, manufacturing engineers, focus factory personnel, project lead engineers, and/or Operations management in determination of work scope, tasks, and budgets. To provide methods of cost reduction for production and production-related activities.

In this role you will:

  • Apply technical skills for performance and production problem resolution of Hydraulic, pneumatic and electro-mechanical products and related components with relatively little guidance.

  • Cost reduction, Standardization of similar products, Robustness and quality improvement of design

  • Implement Lean Manufacturing principles and utilize Six Sigma methodologies to develop and maintain robust manufacturing processes in order to increase productivity, reduce variation, and eliminate waste.

  • Utilize technical skills to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to product non-conformance and performance test failures for hydraulic, pneumatic, and electro-mechanical products. Leverage leads within the team.

  • Serve as a technical contact with internal and external customers, manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, quality assurance, product support, material, and suppliers ensuring their satisfaction.

  • Implement performance, cost, quality and consistency improvements in products and process during and after their design phase.

  • Lead root cause and correction action for manufacturing issues by utilizing problem solving tools such as 8D analysis and PFMEA’s. Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis

  • Ability to work on a cross-functional team to execute projects and ensure internal and external customer satisfaction.

  • Be prepared to work some extended hours, when necessary, to complete a task.

  • Be able to work in a team environment and demonstrate support of Eaton lean and continuous improvement principles, teamwork, cooperation, respect, and integrity.

  • Create new and revise existing manufacturing process plans to accomplish manufacturing with the least amount of waste and best quality possible.

  • Develop technical expertise on hydraulic and pneumatic products with emphasis on producibility and first-time pass.

Qualifications:

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution OR in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree, we will also consider a High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) from an accredited institution combined with a minimum ten (10) years of experience in manufacturing, as a CNC machinist in a complex machine shop environment.

  • Minimum of three (3) years’ experience with manufacturing activities of products and components in a manufacturing environment.

  • Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future.

  • No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within the immediate geographical area (50 miles 90039) will be considered for this position. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

  • This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e., 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Aerospace experience

  • Mechanical, electrical, machining experience

  • Industry 4.0 implementation

  • Experience in low volume / high mix product environment

  • Knowledge in Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen events, and continuous improvement techniques.

  • Familiarity/experience with continuous improvement and Six Sigma methodology.

  • Familiarity with Statistical Process Control (SPC) principles and methods

  • Ability to logically solve problems and to keep projects moving in an orderly and structured fashion.

  • Working knowledge of ISO-9001 and/or AS9100

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