Job Description

Senior Manufacturing Engineer 

Who We Are:

We are driven by a passion to design and manufacture the highest quality grid-scale power converters available.  Rooted in this passion, we provide our customers with inverters and DC/DC converters from 250 kW to 6 MW.  EPC’s products are designed in house and manufactured in the USA.  Power electronics are the core technology behind decarbonization. With major growth sectors such as renewable energy, energy storage, and electric vehicle charging, EPC is growing fast.

What We Do:

EPC is located in the center of a high-tech commercial park in Poway, CA to meet the demands of its rapidly growing customer base.  We are focused on developing and manufacturing robust and reliable power conversion solutions to solve real-world customer problems, and doing it in a smaller, more powerful footprint than anything else available today.  We enjoy what we do, and we encourage a creative, healthy, and highly collaborative environment.  Our goal is to work together as a fun, creative, and professional team; learning from and encouraging one-another as we push the state of the art forward in power electronics.

The Role:

EPC Power is looking to add a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to our manufacturing team. As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will be working with the creative and technical forces behind the design and development team of new power conversion systems. Your knowledge of manufacturing processes, material tolerances, tooling, proactive strategic planning, complex problem-solving skills, and high-quality standards that will help us in the production of these systems. You will see how our creativity, passion, and outside-the-box thinking helps us take ideas from conception and bring them into reality in EPC’s manufacturing facility. This position requires solid interpersonal & team skills, demonstrated talent, a strong self-motivation and self-starting attitude, and an enthusiasm that starts within.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Director of Manufacturing to implement or create processes, procedures, company policies, and maintain a safe work environment for all
• Supervises the team to ensure timely completion of tasks
• Design and Implement automation programs and processes to improve efficiency and throughput
• Monitor and improve machine processes, develop to create or improve work instructions and train employees
• Work closely with the team to drive manufacturing work orders to a successful completion
• Create and update routing and build slides
• Launching work orders, resolving process issues, and evaluating components
• Ability to work from verbal instructions
• Interface with Engineering team for BOM management and wiring diagrams
• Assist with a wide range of skilled repetitive mechanical assembly operations in support of production projects, and tool design
• Performs clean-up, organization, and tool inventory activities
• Assist in determining root cause and provide corrective action with customer product complaints

Requirements:

• Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering discipline; preferably Manufacturing, or Mechanical
• Minimum of 10 years of work experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in manufacturing Electro-mechanical products in the power electronics and/or high voltage electrical equipment field
• Knowledgeable with torque and calibration tools, fabrication processes like machining and sheet metal
• Requires experience in manufacturing processes like BOM structures, ECOs, FMEA’s, 5S and Process Optimization
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including problem-solving skills
• Ability to multi-task and self-starter able to work independently
• Strong interpersonal skills to drive actions necessary to accomplish assigned tasks with a cross functional team
• Ability to comprehend layout sketches/drawings of where to place components
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to work alone, or in a team environment with a hands-on approach
• ERP & data analysis experience is a plus
• CREO or SolidWorks experience is a plus
• Presents a professional, positive image that reflects well on the organization
• Willing to travel when needed

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental and vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance 
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement

COVID-19 considerations:

In order to ensure the safest environment possible for all team members during the COVID-19 pandemic, team members are provided hand sanitizer, gloves, face masks, alternative work schedules and whenever possible isolated work areas.

All non vaccinated employees must wear a mask at all times while on the premises. 

EPC Power is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.