Manufacturing Engineer

About Ultra Maritime

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Evaluate product designs for production suitability and support lead-time improvement and scrap reduction.
• Design and implement manufacturing processes, procedures, systems, production layouts, jigs, and fixtures; lead implementation and training.
• Balance work cells and production lines, conduct time-and-motion studies, and estimate costs, production times, and staffing needs.
• Apply design-for-manufacturing principles and standardize design criteria across product lines.
• Lead engineering-to-manufacturing transitions, including routings and structures for procurement and production, while maintaining quality and configuration traceability.
• Investigate process failures and product non-conformances, identify root causes, and recommend corrective action.
• Develop and update work instructions and conduct process reviews to address deficiencies.
• Reduce scrap, rework, inventory, and non-value-added activities; work with procurement and production support to improve material flow.
• Identify product improvement opportunities and investigate relevant manufacturing techniques and equipment.
• Act as a change agent by educating and influencing production teams on process implementation and improvement.

Required qualifications

• Degree in Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical, or another Engineering discipline, or significant manufacturing experience.
• Experience as a Manufacturing Engineer or in a similar role in an industrial environment.
• Must be able to obtain the required Canadian government security clearance and meet requirements for Canadian Controlled Goods projects.

Desired skills

• Desired: continuous improvement techniques such as Lean, Six Sigma, and TQM; work measurement and standardization.
• Aerospace and defense experience is an advantage.
• Desired: in-depth Microsoft Office knowledge, including Excel and Visio, and ERP competency including routings and bills of material.