Engineering Change (EC) Engineer - Mechanical

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Experience 2-5 years

Job Description:

Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for the development and management of the Engineering Change Order process for assigned groups and/or product families or lines from documentation of initial problem statement through implementation and execution of the engineering change. Mediates problems across division lines to remove barriers preventing effective implementation of engineering changes. Ensures rapid and efficient processing of ECOs, resulting in cost-effective change implementation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prioritizes Review of ECOs and expedites release of ECO, in the implementation cycle.
• Review ECO's for content completeness, Structure of Bill of Material, customer impact (internal and external), organizational impact, and functional product impact
• Determines effect of ECOs on products and processes; adequately ascertains who needs to be included in the evaluation, disposition, assignment, definition, approval, and implementation of the ECO; routes ECOs.
• Interfaces with other engineering functions to coordinate the release of product improvements and/or new products. Create, releases, approves and implements or issues engineering change requests as required to support design engineering and Operations with new and existing products.
• Coordinates with other impacted EC analysts; verifies that appropriate CIB (Change Implementation Board) members are included on the ECO based on Product Family, Product Line, Change Category, planner/buyer and product option tree, as applicable.
• Communicates issues logged with EC Analysts or EC engineers to ensure for correctness of the ECO
• Analyzes part structure to determine the scope / impact of product changes; conducts where-used searches.
• Trains / coaches ECO participants in their functional areas; advises ECO participants on possible solutions for ECO related problems, issues or situations; routinely mediates conflicts between ECO participants. Evaluates ECO process for continuous improvement opportunities; assists in KPI development and document the process.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of Engineering Change Order (ECO) processes, forms, instructions, and policies
• Knowledge of ECO roles and responsibilities.
• Knowledge of PDM and BOMs & item master theory.
• Knowledge of supplier manufacturing processes and the ability to engage with suppliers to resolve issues.
• Knowledge of manufacturing methods and materials to include basic lean philosophy and principles.
• Knowledge of safety procedures and cleanroom protocol.
• Knowledge of cross-cultural communications.
• Requires demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing engineering discipline, theories, practices and principles.
• Requires knowledge necessary to perform the job function such as DFx (Design for Excellence) engineering principles, product development process, Value engineering, Engineering Specification Waiver process, Producibility / manufacturability analysis, product structure, product safety requirements, material handling, and root cause analysis.

Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to write and track ECOs.
• Experience in Material Planning and Material Management
• Must have experience in Manufacturing Process
• Good to have experience in Shop Floor
• Good experience in GD&T
• Must have experience in UG NX
• Knowledge of design tools
• Exposure in Reverse Engineering
• Good BOM Management skills
• Exposed to detailing and drawing
• Expert in drawing Review
• Working Knowledge on different Engineering change management software packages like, Oracle, SAP etc.,
• Knowledge on PLM software like, TCE (Team Center Engineering), Wind chill.
• Demonstrated computer skills to include MS Office, Lotus Notes, Visio and/or other software / systems necessary for the performance of the job

Project management skills:

• Ability to work with Cross Functional Teams.
• Time management skills.
• Effective negotiation skills.
• Effective presentation skills.

Functional Knowledge:

• Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field 
• Business Expertise
• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services
• Problem Solving
• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
• Impact
• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view.

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