Manufacturing Engineer

With more than 1,000 patents and the largest team of industrial machine vision experts anywhere in the world, Cognex has set the standard for innovation in the machine vision industry. But our innovation goes beyond technology, we are also known for the creative programs we have designed to recognize and reward the employees whose efforts keep us at the top of our field. Our 'work hard, play hard, move fast' culture is challenging, stimulating and rewarding.

As we continue on our successful journey, we are looking to add more talented, innovative and dedicated individuals to our team. So, if you are someone who enjoys work because of the sense of accomplishment that it gives you, and if you want to be part of a high impact team working for a financially strong, global company that is the leader in the machine vision industry, then contact us, because working at Cognex is not just a job....it's a passion!

The Team:

Our NPI Manufacturing team in Operations is responsible for leading the charge to achieve the cost, quality and delivery requirements of our customers globally. They partner with all product business units on product design and development to ensure all new products meet high quality standards, release at volume on-time, and at or below the cost targets. This team also works with the business unit engineering teams to develop the most sophisticated vision systems anywhere.

After New Product Introduction, Operations is responsible to design and manage the supply chain that ensures we can lead the industry on product availability and service to our customers, while driving continued improvements in quality and cost. This includes supplier selection and qualification, production planning, manufacturing, procurement and order fulfillment. They also provide continuation engineering support, failure analysis, and corrective action for all released products.

Essential Functions:

• Support the development of new products by ensuring that products are designed for manufacturability, that possible failure modes are eliminated, and that processes and procedures drive high quality and low cost.

• Develop assembly processes and equipment to support new product development. Analyze and debug early manufacturing issues and develop solutions to meet quality and availability goals.

• Collect production data, analyze, report, take corrective action and drive continuous improvement during the NPI phase so that the product can move into series production.

• Understanding supplier capabilities to aid design discussions and deliver new product components on time while meeting quality and cost objectives.

• Provide engineering support to the rest of the organization including new product training as required

• Support assembly, test, and inspection methods for products

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Design new and improve on existing assembly fixtures and processes.

• Hands on experience with electro-mechanical systems.

• Perform root cause analysis on production and product field failures and drive corrective actions.

• Knowledge of manufacturing, assembly techniques, die castings, injection molding, cable assemblies, and surface treatments

• Excellent communicator that can work directly with suppliers, contract manufacturers, and designers located around the world

• Demonstrated success in setting challenging goals and achieving them when working on multiple projects

• Ability to drive results quickly with attention to detail.

• CAD experience (SolidWorks is preferable).

• DFM and FMEA best practices.

• Experience with document control

Minimum education and work experience required:

• Bachelor's Degree in manufacturing, mechanical, electrical, or equivalent engineering.

• 3 - 5 years of experience in relevant, high-tech, electronics and electro-mechanical products.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cognex is an equal opportunity employer. Cognex evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.