Manufacturing Engineering Specialist

Kontron Canada is looking for a Manufacturing Engineering Specialist to act as the point of contact between designers and production. 

Kontron's embedded computing systems interact with a wide variety of devices in rugged environments such as avionics and telecommunications.

Our corporate culture is nourished by intellectual curiosity, innovation, effort you put into practice which pushes you to implement solutions that seem impossible for others.

To get a taste of the work environment at Kontron Canada, watch the following video in French: https://youtu.be/YQQIQ_8R_yo

AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHALLENGES AHEAD:

• Design and Prototyping: Actively participate in all design stages of chassis, mechanical components, and electronic boards to ensure optimal manufacturing;
• Strategies and Processes: Evaluate the feasibility of new designs in terms of cost, production time, and complexity;
• Lead Manufacturing Reviews: Maintain the design guide (DFM/A) and define the sequence of production activities with standard assembly times;
• Coordination: Act as a liaison between designers and production for manufacturing aspects and coordinate the development and qualification of product packaging;
• Support and Product Introduction: Actively participate in the introduction and qualification activities of new products during their transfer to manufacturing subcontractors. Provide technical support to internal and external production, with occasional travel;
• Continuous Improvement: Work on reducing production costs while improving quality. Collaborate with operations and quality departments to evaluate and qualify new manufacturing sites and suppliers and track their continuous performance improvement;
• Innovation and Maintenance: Evaluate, recommend and implement new equipment, assembly methods and technologies. Oversee preventive maintenance activities of production equipment and review the layout of the production floor if necessary;
• Training and Collaboration: Manage the training and qualification of employees for new processes and equipment.

YOU WILL IMPRESS US IF YOU HAVE:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, or industrial engineering, or DEC;
• Experience: Ideally a minimum of 5 years in new product introduction and support;
• Knowledge: Manufacturing processes, industrialization concepts, and DFM/A for electronic products and CAD file reading tools;
• Assets: Knowledge of assembly and manufacturing processes for mechanical parts, experience in problem-solving with suppliers of mechanical components, cables, and printed circuit boards, proficiency in statistical process control methods;
• Profile: Excellent communication, analysis, writing, organization, and planning skills; ability to solve technical problems;
• Languages: Proficiency in French and functional English for communication and audits with international suppliers, as well as communication with worldwide sister companies.

HOW ABOUT AN EXCEPTIONAL WORK ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING:

• A competitive salary;
• A generous vacation policy and a large number of personal days;
• An advantageous collective insurance program, including telemedecine;
• A collective RRSP program in which Kontron Canada contributes;
• Good balance between work-family-personal life, including working from home if desired;
• Social and sports activities, including access to a volleyball and soccer field;
• Various training for your professional development;
• A stimulating career path in various sectors of activity;
• Dedicated days for individual and team innovation projects;
• A modern facility with state of the art equipment;
• And much more…

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