Manufacturing Engineer

Join the Honeybee Robotics Motion Control team in Longmont, Colorado, and become part of a 40-year legacy as pioneers in space robotics. We specialize in creating advanced motion control solutions for NASA, defense, and commercial programs, and our work has played a critical role in thousands of projects spanning from conceptual design studies to flight missions, including NASA's Artemis I Mission and the Roman Space Telescope. We are seeking technically brilliant individuals who are passionate about their work, thrive in collaborative environments, and have a laser focus on the details that drive excellence.

Honeybee Robotics is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer II/III to join our world-class manufacturing team in Longmont, CO. Our Manufacturing Engineers develop, evaluate, and improve industrial manufacturing methods of high-precision aerospace assemblies by utilizing their knowledge of product design, materials, fabrication processes, tooling, production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards to build complex assemblies successfully.

Responsibilities

• Works with the design team to improve designs for manufacturability and assembly.
• Develops new manufacturing processes and trains the clean room team to execute successfully.
• Directs the design and fabrication of custom tooling for manufacturing processes.
• Analyzes new equipment and provides business justification for acquiring it.
• Procures new equipment to support production.
• Analyzes and plans workforce utilization, space requirements, and workflow. Designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Estimates production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
• Communicates manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, or other information to facilitate production processes.
• Confers with vendors to determine specifications of products and arrange equipment, material purchase, and parts.
• Participate in teams using quality control tools such as 5S, Kaizen, Lean Six Sigma (DMAIC), VSM, and Statistical Process Control (SPC) to reduce process variation and process improvement evaluation.
• Evaluates products based on specifications and quality standards.
• Participates in failure investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• May provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to a subordinate group 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Ability to perform work under general supervision.
• Ability to handle moderately complex issues and problems and refer more complex issues to higher-level staff.
• Possesses solid working knowledge of the subject matter.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing hands-on support to manufacturing in the assembly of complex PCBAs (SMT and through-hole technology), component staking and conformal coating, Electronic sub-assemblies, and box level/controller final assemblies.
• Desired knowledge in automating in-process PCBA testing.
• Experience with Ionograph Testing and Spray/ Automated Conformal Coating.

Compensation and Benefits

• Employee Benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and short and long-term disability.
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and a 4.5% company match (100% on the first 3% and 50% on the next 3%)
• Education Reimbursement for certificate, undergraduate, and graduate programs
• Paid Time Off includes 4 weeks per year, paid parental leave, two floating, and 11 company holidays.

This job posting is anticipated to close on 10/1/2024.

Applicants for employment at Honeybee Robotics, LLC must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Honeybee Robotics, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.

Note: This job posting is intended for direct applicants only. We request that outside recruiters do not contact us regarding this position.