Mechanical Engineer (Manufacturing and Continuous improvement)

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Polaroid Mechanical Engineer (Manufacturing and Continuous improvement) at Polaroid supports and improves released products in mass production. The role focuses on mechanical product improvements, cost-down initiatives, and production productivity improvements.

Responsibilities

The Mechanical Engineer (Manufacturing and Continuous improvement) supports and improves released Polaroid products in mass production. The role focuses on mechanical product improvements, ECR/ECN execution, cost-down initiatives, quality issue resolution and production productivity improvements through better product design and manufacturability.
The engineer works closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Development, Process Engineering, tooling suppliers, component suppliers and manufacturing partners to keep production stable and continuously improve released products.
Own sustaining mechanical engineering activities for released products in production.
Support and drive ECR/ECN activities, including technical impact assessment, validation, drawing/specification updates and production implementation.
Lead product improvement and cost-down activities based on production issues, quality data, field feedback and supplier input.
Improve production productivity by improving product design, assembly flow, part robustness, tolerance strategy, fixture compatibility and manufacturability.
Investigate and resolve mechanical production, supplier and field quality issues using structured root cause analysis.
Support tooling and fixture topics, alternative materials/parts, supplier technical discussions and engineering documentation updates.

Qualification

Hands on experience using PLM systemsExperience with ECR/ECN processesFamiliarity with PFMEAAI in our hiring processOur Approach to AI

Required

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related technical field.
5+ years of experience in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, sustaining engineering or product support within consumer electronics or similar products.
Strong understanding of mechanical assemblies, injection molded plastics, small precision components, tolerance analysis, material selection and DFM/DFA principles.
Hands on experience using PLM systems.
Proficiency using CAD Softwares (Solidworks, Creo, Catia) for creating detailed 3D models, 2D drawings and Assembly drawings.
Practical understanding of manufacturing processes, assembly processes, tooling, fixtures, yield improvement and production troubleshooting.
Experience with ECR/ECN processes, validation, engineering documentation and working with suppliers or manufacturing partners.
Familiarity with PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, Lean Manufacturing, 8D or similar structured problem-solving methods.
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