Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Gearing
Komatsu
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Job Overview
This is an onsite position located in Milwaukee.
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer- Gearing provides leadership and technical expertise to the gear manufacturing operations and gear inspection teams, applying engineering knowledge to optimize quality standards for gears and splines.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Provides technical assistance in Gear Manufacturing and Gear Inspection. Is versed in all the quality standards for gears and splines
- Designs hobs, cutters and grinding wheels.
- Understands and uses UTS Gear Engineering software for calculating sizes, creating dxf files, designing long lead tooling, plots of gear teeth and other data necessary for creating process sheets.
- Uses solid models to create setup sheets.
- Analyzes engineering drawings, solid models, sketches, and quality standards to determine program requirements.
- Develops new and improved manufacturing methods (DFMA).
- Creates and maintains NC programs for; Gear Hobbers, Gear Shapers, Gear Grinders and Gear Inspection machine tools.
- Creates and maintains all cutting parameters on process sheets used to machine a gear.
- Maintains a catalogue of gear hobs, cutters and grinding wheels and establishes sourcing of the tooling.
- Identifies opportunities for process improvements and carries out improvement actions.
- Evaluates equipment and processes to ensure capability of meeting part requirements. Leads projects to upgrade, replace, and procure new equipment. Prepares appropriation requests for capital projects.
- Identifies opportunities to reduce cost, improve productivity, safety, quality, velocity, OTD, etc.
- Requisitions all gear cutting tools.
- Identifies product design drawing errors and improvement opportunities and facilitate changes through the RFPD system and other means.
- Assists with routing operation sequence, PFMEA’s and cost estimates.
- Develops, maintains, and documents setup sheets using Solid Works for numerically controlled machines.
- Establishes machine speeds and feed rates and configuration of cuts using vendor software unique to each machine tool.
- Writes manufacturing operating procedures and instruct hourly employees.
- Participates in pre-production product design reviews and engineering efforts to ensure manufacturability of new product design.
- Performs reverse engineer gearing.
- Provides technical support for reworking gearing.
- Supports maintenance by providing instructions for inspecting machine geometry and writes preventative maintenance plans.
- Provides technical support for rebuild, upgrade, and enhancement of existing equipment, replacement of worn-out equipment, and procurement of new equipment to support manufacture of P&H products.
- Evaluates vendor proposals and make recommendations.
- Write CEAs, perform acceptance tests and manage new machine tool requisitions.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial) preferred. Will consider Associate’s degree or equivalent from a Technical College and Journeyman’s status OR 10 years of experience in the machine trades
- A minimum of 10-15 years of gear manufacturing experience required
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook), UTS Software, CAD Design software
- Good communication skills (verbal, written, presentation)
- Ability to work with the engineering team and other manufacturing departments together cohesively.
- Ability to multitask. Good time management/organization skills
Additional Information
Komatsu is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.