Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Dover Corporation is a leading global manufacturer with a strong presence in the industry. We are seeking an experienced Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to join our team.

The Advanced Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for executing the manufacturing roadmap for optimizing machining processes, ensuring proper use of equipment, design specifications, setup reviews, and new control strategies. This role will lead and ensure that new equipment purchases are specified, sourced, qualified, and properly transitioned into mass production, meeting Dover and customer requirements and timing.

• Support and partner with Operations to drive improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) through initiatives such as Single-Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), etc. for new and existing equipment.
• Work on Dover corporate strategy to drive productivity by internalizing spend (Buy2Make) on new capital expenditures and existing equipment by maximizing machine utilization.
• Lead SMED events and site CNC technology assessments, project manage site improvement activities.
• Support and partner with Operations to support the maturity journey for the Machining Excellence Playbook.
• Provide technical development and deployment for new technologies related to machining to drive productivity improvements.
• Drive and support machining strategy on productivity improvement by maximizing asset utilization.
• Assist in the evolution of equipment and perform acceptance evaluations accordingly.
• Identify, recommend, procure, and install machine shop equipment, ensuring all equipment is thoroughly maintained and calibrated.
• Support workforce utilization, space requirements, workflow, and design layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Continuously improve and provide recommendations on upgrading equipment to maximize asset utilization.
• Interface with tooling suppliers to ensure use of proper tooling for production, work with suppliers to develop better cutting tools for specific product applications.
• Develop machining capability in-house while making changes to enhance machine functionality.
• Identify, develop, and deploy new machining methods (or refine existing) to improve quality, reduce cost, and optimize build schedules.
• Utilize lean manufacturing methodology for process development and problem-solving.
• Perform root cause analyses when non-conformances are identified and deploy corrective actions.
• Help and support manufacturing to achieve safety, quality, efficiency, and throughput goals, identifying opportunities to improve.
• Apply project management skills and tools to lead and support capital equipment/improvement projects.
• Investigate equipment performance and identify any problems for corrective actions and solutions.
• Write and revise user requirement specs, functional requirements, design specs, qualifications, etc.
• Support factory and site acceptance tests, machinability studies, and validation protocols.
• Responsible for reviewing and approving Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), ensuring manufacturing and operations comply with.
• Utilize continuous improvement methodology to improve internal processes.
• Must be able to interact constructively across the whole organization to identify issues and implement improvements.
• Hands-on support of new products and new process launches.
• Must be able to handle multiple projects and multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Travel up to 70% may be required.
• Ability to perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or manufacturing engineering, industrial technology, or equivalent mix of education and experience.
• Minimum five (5) years' experience in manufacturing engineering directly working with machining processes.
• Experience setting up and operating state-of-the-art machining equipment.
• Extensive experience in machining and maintenance.
• Well-versed in standard machine shop manufacturing processes and setups.
• Strong experience with SolidWorks or another mechanical CAD system.
• Highly experienced with a variety of precision conventional and advanced metrology systems (photogrammetry, CMMs, 3D imaging).
• Strong commitment to proper safety precautions in design and practice.
• Strong understanding of Lean concepts.
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills to interact with other departments.
• Ability to multi-task and perform in a dynamic environment.
• Strong sense of urgency, accountability, and highly objective-oriented.
• Highly organized and efficient in approaching tasks, a self-starter with the ability to problem-solve.
• Clear, concise, and articulate communication skills - verbal, written, and listening.
• Strong team player, work ethic, and commitment to win the right way.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to think big, act small, and scale fast.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates. We consider several job-related, non-discriminatory factors when determining the pay rate for a position, including, but not limited to, the position's responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, a candidate's education/training, the position's location, and the key skills needed for the position. Pay is one of the Total Rewards that we provide to compensate and recognize employees for their work.

Job Function: Engineering; Manufacturing & Operations