Manufacturing Engineer - Machining

Kansas City National Security Campus is seeking an experienced engineering professional to support complex manufacturing and machining projects. The role focuses on designing and developing manufacturing processes, evaluating manufacturability, resolving production issues, conducting engineering testing, and providing technical leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Designs and/or develops new products/processes, special instruments, and unique equipment to meet specific requirements of customer orders
• Develops and assesses production or inspection operations and sequences, equipment, tooling gages, or acceptance equipment and processing methods required to manufacture or inspect complex components and assemblies
• Estimates set-up times, operating times, and flowtimes, as well as production and acceptance need
• Plans and performs engineering testing and development programs and uses advanced statistical and scientific methods to address and resolve engineering and production problems and to assure product manufacturability
• Assesses designs for manufacturability to assure designs can be produced
• Interacts with design agencies and suppliers to assist in resolving design, development, production, and acceptance issues
• Assesses and prepares evaluation reports, analyzes discrepancies, makes recommendations for and initiates the most cost-effective improvements for product, test equipment, procedures, and manufacturing or operating processes that improve productivity and quality and reduce flowtime
• Provides project leadership and technical guidance on complex engineering projects

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET accredited program in Engineering or Physics
• 4+ years of relevant experience in engineering, analytical, or related technical activities
• United States Citizenship
• Ability to obtain and maintain, if required for position, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance (some positions require additional DOE designations)