When a bachelor's degree is not held, three years of directly related manufacturing, mechanical, equipment, tooling or process-engineering experience is preferred.
Working knowledge of 2D or 3D CAD such as SolidWorks or AutoCAD is preferred.
Exposure to equipment installation, commissioning, process development, validation and production troubleshooting is preferred.
Exposure to DOE, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, process capability, Lean Manufacturing and structured root-cause analysis is preferred.
Knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, industrial utilities, robotics, automation or PLC-controlled equipment is beneficial but secondary to the mechanical and process focus.
Experience with advanced Excel, data visualization or statistical-analysis software is beneficial.