Junior Manufacturing Engineer

at  PDW

COMPANY OVERVIEW

At Performance Drone Works (PDW), we’re at the forefront of creating custom small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) for the modern warfighter. PDW is proudly American owned, with all design, engineering, and manufacturing of our products taking place domestically.

POSITION OVERVIEW

PDW is seeking a Junior Manufacturing Engineer to join our team, contributing to the next wave of manufacturing for our product lines. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in assisting the Production Manufacturing Engineer with daily tasks to enable the best in practice production operations.

REQUIREMENTS

• 2+ years of experience in a Manufacturing or Production Engineer capacity.
• 3D Modeling software tools background, SolidWorks experience is a plus.
• Mechanical drawing experience, including origination, maintenance, and improvements.
• Working knowledge of part numbering, BOM structures (both engineering and manufacturing), and how they integrate into a product.
• Established and working understanding of WI (Work Instructions), i.e., layout, drawings, instructions (how-to), illustrations (digital), torque settings, etc., and maintenance of same.
• GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) experience and usage.
• Fitment of electrical components such as PCBAs within products.
• Understanding of plastic molds and the injection molding process.
• History of supporting manufacturing/production, especially high-mix low-volume operations.
• Experience with 3D printing.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering.

• The ideal candidate will thrive in an innovative and fast-paced work environment, have strong critical thinking abilities, and deliver critically designed and highly adaptable solutions.
• Collaborate with the Sr. Manufacturing Engineer and other production personnel to make general and specific changes to the production line to address plant metrics targets.
• Assist with and update redline mechanical and cable drawings as directed.
• Assist with and update WI (Work Instructions) for the Production Operations.
• Perform assigned tasks to implement, maintain, and improve the Production Operations.