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Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.

Currently Employed: 3,754

Yearly Projected Openings: 80

Typical Hourly Wage: $50.58 - $71.40

Typical Annual Salary: $105,200 - $148,500

• Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts.
• Determine root causes of failures using statistical methods and recommend changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods.
• Provide technical expertise or support related to manufacturing.
• Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations.
• Supervise technicians, technologists, analysts, administrative staff, or other engineers.
• Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving designs, materials, or processes.
• Review product designs for manufacturability or completeness.
• Train production personnel in new or existing methods.
• Communicate manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, or other information to facilitate production processes.
• Design, install, or troubleshoot manufacturing equipment.

• Binocular light compound microscopes
• Calipers
• Micrometers
• Notebook computers
• Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers

• Computer aided design CAD software
• Enterprise resource planning ERP software
• Industrial control software
• Internet browser software
• Project management software