Manufacturing Engineer III

PURPOSE

• The Manufacturing Engineer III is a senior individual contributor responsible for developing, industrializing, controlling, and improving manufacturing processes for Lourdes precision fluid-control, electromechanical, and electrical products used in military and commercial applications. Product families include precision fittings, valves, pressure switches, dehydrators, swivel assemblies, and harness, connector, and PCB-based assemblies. The role leads new-product introduction, production readiness, process documentation, tooling, validation, problem solving, and continuous improvement while providing technical guidance to engineers and production personnel. As a senior technical leader, the position is expected to develop the business, people, and departmental leadership capabilities for potential advancement to Engineering Manager within two to five years, subject to sustained performance, demonstrated readiness, and business need.
• Location Requirement: This position is based in Hauppauge, NY. Candidates who currently reside within a reasonable commuting distance are strongly preferred. Applicants must be able to reliably commute to the facility for the required work schedule.
• 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: We cover 100% of your health, dental, and vision insurance premiums.
• PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/AUTHORITY
• · Manufacturing Process Ownership: Develop, qualify, document, and improve machining, cleaning, assembly, joining, soldering, potting, inspection, and functional-test processes appropriate to assigned products.
• · NPI and Production Readiness: Lead design-for-manufacturability and assembly reviews, process development, make-versus-buy input, capacity planning, pilot builds, first articles, and transfer of new or revised products into controlled production.
• · Work Instructions and Knowledge Capture: Work directly with engineers, technicians, inspectors, and experienced assemblers to convert proven methods and institutional knowledge into accurate routings, visual work instructions, manufacturing BOMs, setup sheets, labor standards, and training materials.
• · Tooling and Test Equipment: Define, design, source, qualify, and sustain fixtures, gauges, assembly tooling, test equipment, and error-proofing devices; establish maintenance and calibration requirements with Operations and Quality.
• · Risk, Validation, and Process Control: Develop and maintain PFMEAs, process flows, control plans, key-characteristic controls, capability studies, process trials, measurement-system studies, equipment qualifications, and manufacturing-readiness evidence.
• · Production Support and Corrective Action: Provide timely floor support; lead structured root-cause and corrective-action activities for defects, escapes, rework, scrap, test failures, and process interruptions; support MRB with technically sound recommendations.
• · Continuous Improvement: Improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, throughput, labor efficiency, flow, and capacity using data analysis, standard work, Lean methods, and disciplined change control.
• · Technical and Project Leadership: Lead cross-functional engineering and manufacturing projects, establish priorities, milestones, resources, and risks, communicate status, mentor less-experienced engineers and technicians, and coordinate assigned supplier or customer technical actions.
• · Engineering Leadership Development: Develop readiness for broader engineering leadership by supporting department workload planning, project and design reviews, engineering metrics, proposal priorities, talent development, and issue escalation; provide defined Engineering Manager backup coverage after completing required development objectives and demonstrating readiness.
• · Authority: Stop or contain work for an immediate safety, quality, or compliance concern and initiate corrective action; process manufacturing, design, or configuration changes through established review and approval requirements.
• ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
• · Provide manufacturing estimates, technical assumptions, process concepts, and risk input for RFQs, proposals, and business cases.
• · Support engineering-change implementation, configuration control, ERP item-master/BOM/routing accuracy, and production-document release.
• · Participate in supplier reviews, audits, and technical meetings; promote product integrity, ESD/FOD controls, workplace safety, and applicable export-control compliance.
• · Perform other related duties consistent with the position and business needs.
• KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
• Category
• Representative Measures
• Product Integrity
• Safe and compliant processes, documentation accuracy, first-pass yield, escapes, scrap, rework, corrective-action effectiveness, and capability.
• Delivery and Readiness
• NPI milestones, first-article readiness, issue-response time, schedule recovery, throughput, and capacity attainment.
• Cost and Productivity
• Labor efficiency, standard accuracy, tooling effectiveness, cycle-time reduction, and validated cost savings.
• Technical Leadership
• Project closure, risk retirement, knowledge capture, mentoring, leadership-development progress, and cross-functional action completion.
• EDUCATION
• · Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a closely related engineering discipline is required.
• EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATION:
• · Seven or more years of progressive manufacturing-engineering experience in aerospace, defense, fluid controls, electromechanical products, or another high-reliability regulated manufacturing environment.
• · Demonstrated experience industrializing and supporting at least one relevant product family, such as precision valves, pressure switches, fluid fittings, mechanisms, harnesses, connectors, PCB-based assemblies, or comparable aerospace hardware.
• · Demonstrated ownership of NPI, process development, tooling, work instructions, PFMEA/control plans, production problem solving, and corrective action.
• · Ability to interpret product requirements, engineering drawings, GD&T, schematics, specifications, BOMs, and technical data packages.
• · Working knowledge of AS9100/ISO 9001 principles, configuration control, first-article requirements, special-process controls, and manufacturing validation.
• · Proficiency with CAD and engineering documentation tools and with ERP/MRP and Microsoft Office applications.
• · At least two years of technical-lead, project-lead, mentoring, or comparable leadership responsibility, with demonstrated business judgment, prioritization, technical writing, and potential to progress into engineering management.
• · Ability to satisfy applicable export-control requirements and obtain required customer or facility access.
• Preferred:
• · Experience with hydraulic, pneumatic, or fuel-system components; pressure, leakage, and flow testing; precision machining; sealing systems; or electromechanical assembly.
• · Experience with SolidWorks, Inventor, AutoCAD, or comparable 3D CAD software and fixture or test-equipment design.
• · Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent applied continuous-improvement experience.
• · Familiarity with IPC/WHMA-A-620, J-STD-001, or other workmanship standards applicable to assigned electrical products.
• PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
• · Hands-on and comfortable working directly with production employees, equipment, and hardware.
• · Uses sound technical judgment, structured problem solving, disciplined follow-through, and attention to detail.
• · Communicates complex issues clearly, builds effective relationships, coaches others, and demonstrates the judgment, accountability, and learning agility required for broader engineering-management responsibility.
• · Balances urgent production needs with long-term process control and product integrity.
• PHYSICAL AND WORK REQUIREMENTS:
• · Regular on-site presence is required at the Hauppauge manufacturing facility.
• · Ability to work in office, laboratory, and manufacturing environments, use required personal protective equipment, and occasionally lift or move items up to 30 pounds using available assistance.
• · Occasional travel to customers, suppliers, or other company facilities may be required.
• · Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.
• REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
• · Reports to: VP of Engineering.
• · Direct reports: None initially; provides technical direction and mentoring to engineers, technicians, and project teams and may assume defined Engineering Manager backup responsibilities when authorized.
• · Works closely with Design Engineering, Quality, Operations, Program Management, Supply Chain, Sales, customers, and suppliers.
• · FLSA classification: Exempt.
• EOE-(D/V)

Pay: $100,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• 1. Do you have a bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a closely related discipline?
• . Do you have experience manufacturing or supporting precision components, valves, fittings, pressure switches, electromechanical assemblies, harnesses, connectors, or PCB-based products?
• Do you have experience developing manufacturing documentation, including work instructions, routings, manufacturing BOMs, or setup sheets?
• . Do you have working knowledge of AS9100 or ISO 9001, configuration control, and first-article inspection requirements?
• . Are you proficient in interpreting engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, schematics, and technical data packages?

Work Location

In person