Mechanical Engineer - Mechanical Engineer V

Mechanical / Manufacturing Engineer

Apex Systems, the Nation's 2nd largest Technical Staffing and Services Firm, has an opening for a Mechanical/ Manufacturing Engineer with a Fortune 500 Company in Redmond, Washington, Contract Position!

Location: Redmond, Washington 98052

Length: 12+ months contract

Payrate range: $64 - $70/hr.

Schedule: Onsite / (four days worked per week, 10 hours worked per day) Wednesday through Saturday, 6am to 4:30pm.

Job Description

The Project is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. As a First Line Support - Manufacturing Engineer, you will be directly responsible for building, testing, qualifying and producing next generation spacecraft. You will utilize innovative solutions and cutting-edge technology to solve difficult manufacturing and engineering problems on a daily basis, at both a systems and specialized level. You will be the first line of support for all manner of technical challenges to the production team, using your expertise to rapidly respond to, triage, and solve product issues which slow down factory throughput. You'll convert the first line troubleshooting into structural improvement projects to both improve the green-to-green recovery time for when line disturbances occur, as well as eliminate the generation of disturbances entirely through collaboration with other technical functions.

Experience: 3-8 years

Key Job Responsibilities

Support operations teams directly by being the first technical point of contact for production disturbances, unblocking production issues & finding structural solutions to prevent their recurrence

Process defective material for engineering evaluation to determine path forward

Modify shop orders to enable continuous production execution

Develop & Improve troubleshooting documentation for production test hardware

Normal Day

75% of time will be spent on-the production floor working with technician teams to solve all types of technical blockers, from test report reviews, defect material triage, ERP blockers, etc.

25% of time will be spent performing independent development work such as performing data analysis on disturbances, improving troubleshoot documentation, etc.

Required Skills

Familiarity with Low-Rate Manufacturing Environments & New Product Introduction

Knowledge of Lean manufacturing practices & principles

Experience with Root Cause Analysis Techniques such as Fishbone, Fault Tree, DMAIC, etc.

Strong analytical skills

Strong communication and writing skills

Experience with Electrical System Design & Metrology

Experience with Mechanical Design and Failure Analysis

Preferred Skills

Experience with SAP or similar ERP software

Experience with NX Unigraphics of similar CAD software

Experience with Aerospace &/or Optical Manufacturing

Experience with Python Programming Language

Experience with Fiber Optic Systems

Experience with Statistical Analysis Software such as Minitab

Education

BS/MS of: Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Optical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Optics/Optical Sciences

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at employeeservices@apexsystems.com or 844-463-6178.