Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Troubleshoot production machinery and test equipment

· Write machine specifications for the procurement of production machinery and test equipment

· Write test plans, design and construct mechanical testing apparatus, conduct testing, analyze data with statistical validity, and write test reports

Install, document and refine production systems to meet safety, quality, cost, and throughput requirements

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

· Manufacturing Systems Technology: Knowledge and application of lean manufacturing principles, and product/process variation reduction through DMAIC methodology. Experience mapping processes and writing operating procedures.

· Processing Technology: Experience in chemical or energetic materials processing. Melt/pour, mix/cast/cure, extrusion, consolidation pressing, milling, drilling, grinding, assembly, test, and packaging, or other related processing or manufacturing experience. Experience in CNC programming through HAAS conversational or Master CAM is desirable.

· Mechanical Technology: materials selection, simple stress and strain analysis, jig and fixture design, gage design, and simple machine design

· Control technology, including simplistic pneumatic and hydraulic control systems

· Communication Experience: Assembly and detailed drawings, machine specifications, test plans and reporting, project planning, capital expenditure proposals, standard operating procedures, and customer correspondence on technical issues

· Application Experience: MS Office Programs, Mini-tab, AutoCAD, and MS Project

Requirements:

Education and experience:

· 0 – 3 years of experience

· Bachelor’s Degree in area of specialty or related field, or related work experience

Training Requirements

· Amenable to additional training and/or instruction

Physical Job Demands:

· Moderate lifting required.

· Job may be performed while sitting or standing.

· Subject to random drug and alcohol testing under DoD regulations.