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About * Big Metal Additive *:

Big Metal Additive (BMA) is an advanced manufacturing company serving aerospace, defense, energy, and other industries. BMA has the largest and most sophisticated hybrid metal additive manufacturing capability in the industry. We model, analyze and program using the finest CAD/CAM software package available. Our machines combine MIG welding and CNC machining to produce finished products for customers ranging from testable prototypes to production components. Every day our people work at the cutting edge of manufacturing, implementing the highest standards of quality manufacturing.

We make amazing parts. We produce submarine components, torpedo shells, munitions, space structural parts and more. We at the front of our industry in achieving customer quality acceptance for wire arc DED products. Our end-use customers are Navy, NASA, Army, Air Force, and Space Force. We are scaling production, adding machines and bringing new parts into our digital inventory. With AS9100 quality certification, NIST 800-171 CMMC compliant System Security Plan, export control compliance and an enterprise management system created for production of additive manufactured parts from a digital inventory and model-based enterprise practices; BMA is growing to a factory of 100 machines to support production demand.

About a * Manufacturing Engineer *:

A Manufacturing Engineer works on the shop floor. This is a safety glasses, steel toe shoe, work gloves, laptop, calipers, soldering gun, needle nose pliers, forklift, dry-erase-marker kind of engineering job. You make things. You build things. You solve problems with your brain, your hands and your teammates. It’s an ideal place for a hands-on engineer working at the forefront of digital manufacturing, operating the world’s largest CNC based metal additive manufacturing machines, performing expert in-process inspections, making important decisions and documenting everything with the discipline of meticulous record keeping. A rewarding element is bringing leading edge manufacturing to new products across a dynamic range of interesting and important applications. The ideal candidate has strong discipline toward manufacturing protocols, strong teamworking abilities and good mechanical aptitude. This position requires constant collaboration with other team members for product quality assurance and meeting customer requirements.

Key information:

• Machines are used to produce metal products using hybrid additive manufacturing
  • Machines perform metal additive deposition using MIG welding
  • Machines perform multi-axis CNC cutting using a machining spindle
• Products include prototypes, test articles, build-to-print customer parts and production
• This is a 2nd shift position working Monday-Friday; 2:00pm to 11:00 pm
  

Job Responsibilities:

The Manufacturing Engineer Associate (ME Associate) shall operate machines to produce parts, repair and maintain machines, upgrade machines with additional process monitoring hardware and integrate machines from components. The ME Associate shall use engineering knowledge, project management tools and business acumen to achieve daily project performance and weekly status reporting. The position will report to the Production Manager.

• Manufacturing focus (40%)
  • Part production according to customer requirements
  • In-process inspections and dispositions
  • Mentoring and coaching Technicians
  • Understanding and performing production schedules
  • Collecting and recording data to chart process history
• Engineering focus (40%)
  • Problem solving to keep machines operational
  • Equipment upgrades to machines and integration of new machines
  • Continuous process improvements
  • Interpreting drawings, specifications and engineering instructions
  • Mounting, installing, configuring and operating sensors
  • Sensors include temperature measurement, cameras and process monitoring devices
• Additional responsibilities (20%)
  • Metal fabrication, welding, fixture design
  • Mechanical assembly, part finishing
  • MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
  • Reports and technical presentations
  • Some non-traditional functions as needed

Requirements:

• Must be a US citizen and pass background check
• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• 2 years’ experience:
  • Working in manufacturing production environment
  • Engineering/manufacturing project execution
  • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook
  • CNC machines or industrial robots
  • MIG welding or additive manufacturing
• Experience with:
  • CAD solid and surface modeling
  • Reading and interpreting drawings / GD&T
  • Project schedules or GANTT charts
  • Demonstrated ability and accountability to safe work practices
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Additional candidate advantages
  • Proficiency with hand tools
  • Good mechanical aptitude

Benefits:

• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off
• Health, dental and vision insurance premiums covered 100%
• You will see, work with, and produce more 'high-speed' products at BMA than anywhere else