Engineer III, Manufacturing

About the Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of 4,8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Voith Hydro is hiring for:

Engineer III, Manufacturing
York, PA

Summary -

The Manufacturing Engineer 3 supports the safe and efficient manufacturing of hydroelectric components to be delivered on time with zero defects. They provide manufacturing solutions from project inception through production while performing under minimal supervision or mentorship. An Engineer 3 uses existing procedures, instruction and guidance to solve routine manufacturing problems. The Engineer 3 is capable to be assigned as lead engineer for all projects and able to perform tooling design and troubleshooting for rehab and new components with little to no direct supervision.

Responsibilities -

• Support the manufacturing of hydro turbine/generator products in the Voith Hydro York facility
• Perform manufacturing process analysis of turbine/generator components and develop changes to process based on safety, quality, schedule, and cost
• Design shop tooling as necessary to support manufacturing processes

• Performing necessary design calculations (as required) by employing common engineering principles and using hand calculations, proprietary Voith design tools.

• Provide direct support to other manufacturing engineering processes such as estimation review and development, raw plate and NC tape review, routing review, design/calculation review for peers, machine programming review and engineering support, and cost control analysis for management
• Drive manufacturing innovation by investigating emergent and existing technologies and their potential application in VHY manufacturing processes, developing business cases for investment, and supporting through implementation
• Suggest design changes, modifications, and standardization to product engineering to facilitate manufacturing at an economical and competitive level
• Participate in product and manufacturing design reviews
• Assist Maintenance personnel with engineering support and design
• Assist Safety team in addressing safety issues through tooling or design updates
• Incorporate problem solving skills, methods, and procedures to reduce cost of manufacturing (5S, Lean manufacturing, OPEX, etc.)
• Operates CAD equipment to complete work assignments
• Provide leadership and direction to less senior Engineers within the department

• Review and release engineering documents and Bill of Materials.
• Keeping supervisors abreast of progress on assigned work (milestones reached, workload, challenges, and delays).

• Supporting the quality department with continuous improvement and problem solving activities.

Required Skills/Abilities -

• Effective teamwork and collaboration skills
• Ability to lead a small group of other Engineers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks based on business needs
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines

Education and Experience

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field
• Typically at least 7 to 10 years of relevant manufacturing, engineering, or mechanical experience
• Demonstrate effective collaboration teamwork skills
• Ability to multi-task based on business needs
• Excellent time management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Strong CAD experience

• Where required by local regulations, an engineering license may be required

Physical Requirements -

• The employee is required to talk and/or hear in an office and manufacturing setting. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk in an office and manufacturing environment from 4-8 hours. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; lift; stoop, or crouch.
• The vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception and adjust focus.
• The employee is also required to occasionally travel to power plants and walk-through units with a requirement to crawl, climb, and get into confined spaces.
• The job may require travel.

* This job description is not all encompassing, however, is intended to be a general description of the responsibilities of this position.

Voith US Inc. is an EEO/AA/VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color, LGBTQI+ community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), Veterans, people of any age or family status. We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent