Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

Quantum Fuel Systems / www.qtww.com

Reports to: Vice President, Operations

Location: Lake Forest, CA (onsite at company headquarters)

Employment type: Full-time

FLSA: Exempt

Pay Range: $90,000.00 - $120,000.00/year

Quantum Fuel Systems is engineering the future of alternative fuel solutions. For over 25 years, we've been at the forefront of clean energy innovation, designing, developing, and delivering industry-leading storage systems and transport trailers for compressed natural gas (CNG), renewable natural gas (RNG), and hydrogen.

Based in Lake Forest, California, we're driving clean energy forward by helping our partners meet ambitious net-zero targets with safe, reliable, and sustainable solutions. Our product line includes next-generation fuel storage systems for commercial vehicles and virtual pipeline trailers that offer industry-leading capacity with advanced composite technology.

We are seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer with a passion for lean principles to design, implement, validate, and document manufacturing processes for the mechanical components of our industry-leading CNG, RNG, and hydrogen fuel storage systems.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Design, develop, integrate, and debug production tools and product testing equipment.
• Develop, implement, and maintain production processes in accordance with lean manufacturing methods and principles.
• Create routers and visual instruction sheets (VIS’s) to ensure assembly of parts meet product requirements.
• Provide discrepant material disposition, assists in root cause analysis, and the creation and follow-up of corrective action plans.
• Work with the R & D Engineering and Quality Engineering in the development of production processes and related documentation.
• Conduct training classes for shop operators and supervisors to understand new or revised product and process changes.
• Analyze and measure the manufacturing processes to achieve maximum performance to meet the company goals and objectives of cost reduction and on time deliveries.     
• Create Process Failure Mode Effects Analyses (PFMEAs) for process risk analysis and implement required actions based on severity, occurrence, and detection.
• Evaluate current and potential supplier’s capability to provide parts to specification. 
• Due to the hands-on nature of this role and the need for close collaboration with our production team, this position is 100% onsite at our Lake Forest, CA headquarters. The Manufacturing Engineer will work directly with manufacturing equipment, prototypes, and cross-functional teams on the production floor.

Requirements

Work Authorization:

This position does not offer visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

Education and/or Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related
• 5-10 years of experience as Manufacturing Engineer, Industrial Engineer, Project Manufacturing Manager, or related, excluding internships or college work
• 5-10 years of experience of industrial experience in a production assembly / test environment in the automotive industry, excluding internships or college work

1 year experience in the following:

• Lean manufacturing implementation
• Data acquisition systems, programming PLCs and programming filament winding machines
• MES and/or OEE software and/or paperless manufacturing 
• 6 Sigma green belt certification

Physical Job Requirements:   

The employee will spend a lot of their time on the production floor, working with the production personnel in development and documentation of their responsible production processes.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee will primarily be required to stand for long periods of time, kneel, and crouch.  In the office, the employee is regularly required to use their hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone keypad or to write, as well as talk and hear.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus.  This position involves occasionally lifting to 40 pounds.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Quantum Fuel Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniform service member and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance where applicable.

Benefits

Benefits - What We Offer:

• Comprehensive Health Coverage – Choose from 2 HMO or 2 PPO medical plans, plus dental, vision, and life insurance
• Financial Benefits – 401(k) with company match and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Paid Time Off – Vacation, sick leave, and company holidays