Description and details of activities Industrial engineer or mechanical \- 10 years’ experience \-high volume \-hands\-on \-good English \-understanding of quality system, basic statistics, medical or aerospace environment \-VSM, CAPA, fishbone Reports to: **Plant Manager** Description Summary: The Manufacturing Engineer establishes and directs manufacturing practices, processes, procedures, facilities, tools and equipment for production. This position utilizes “lean manufacturing” principles to minimize inventory, maximize throughput, and optimize facility utilization. The position requires broad technical experience in a fast growing manufacturing environment. This will include manufacturing of raw materials (such as custom glass, polymer and acrylic materials), machining, polymeric processing, glass finishing, thin film coatings, optical bonding, opto\-mechanical assembly and optical metrology. The senior manufacturing engineer will also be supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) of multiple products in a short time to the market environment. This position supports Optical Products business unit. The senior manufacturing engineer should have the ability and desire to progress on a defined career path at Cevians. **Job duties:** * Develop and maintain work instructions, process control procedures and operating procedures. * Support introduction of new products onto the production floor, ensuring manufacturing readiness. * Improve existing and new manufacturing processes and equipment including preventive maintenance program. * Work closely with product development teams to ensure products are designed for manufacturability. * Establish appropriate methods, tools, equipment, etc. required to produce products in keeping with the Quality Management System and related standards * Conduct time studies and establish labor standards for products. Experience and requirements * BS degree in Material Science and Engineering **Minimum of 3\-5 years of relevant experience preferably in aerospace industry** * Demonstrated ability to improve processes and resolve technical problems * Familiar with Visio software, AutoCAD, and SolidWorks * Good sense of planning and project management skills * Experience with opto\-mechanical assembly, liquid and dry optical bonding, various types of adhesives, cleanroom practices, environmental test equipment * Proven experience in low volume high mix aerospace and defense industry * Knowledge of optical thin film coating design, process, inspection and knowledge of spectro\-radiometer and photometers * Knowledge of Military environmental specifications and aerospace lighting specifications is a plus * Understand the Minimum experience with CNC machining of glass, aluminum and polymers, plastic transformation processes * Demonstrated ability to perform PFEMA, DOE, SPC, Six Sigma continuous improvement tools Benefits * Benefits according to LFT Apply for this position directly through our portal APPLY **Number of vacancies** 1 **Area** Production/Manufacturing **Contract** Permanent **Modality** In-person **Shift** Daytime **Workload** Full-time **Schedule*** Full-time **Education** Professional degree **English** Spoken: Advanced, Written: Advanced **Travel availability** No