Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Gearing

Komatsu is an indispensable partner to the construction, mining, forestry, forklift, and industrial machinery markets, maximizing value for customers through innovative solutions. With a diverse line of products supported by our advanced IoT technologies, regional distribution channels, and a global service network, we tap into the power of data and technology to enhance safety and productivity while optimizing performance. Komatsu supports a myriad of markets, including housing, infrastructure, water, pipeline, minerals, automobile, aerospace, electronics and medical, through its many brands and subsidiaries, including TimberPro, Joy, P&H, Montabert, Modular Mining Systems, Hensley Industries, NTC, and Gigaphoton.

Job Overview

This is an onsite position located in Milwaukee.

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer- Gearing provides leadership and technical expertise to the gear manufacturing operations and gear inspection teams, applying engineering knowledge to optimize quality standards for gears and splines.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Provides technical assistance in Gear Manufacturing and Gear Inspection. Is versed in all the quality standards for gears and splines
• Designs hobs, cutters and grinding wheels.
• Understands and uses UTS Gear Engineering software for calculating sizes, creating dxf files, designing long lead tooling, plots of gear teeth and other data necessary for creating process sheets.
• Uses solid models to create setup sheets.
• Analyzes engineering drawings, solid models, sketches, and quality standards to determine program requirements.
• Develops new and improved manufacturing methods (DFMA).
• Creates and maintains NC programs for; Gear Hobbers, Gear Shapers, Gear Grinders and Gear Inspection machine tools.
• Creates and maintains all cutting parameters on process sheets used to machine a gear.
• Maintains a catalogue of gear hobs, cutters and grinding wheels and establishes sourcing of the tooling.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvements and carries out improvement actions.
• Evaluates equipment and processes to ensure capability of meeting part requirements. Leads projects to upgrade, replace, and procure new equipment. Prepares appropriation requests for capital projects.
• Identifies opportunities to reduce cost, improve productivity, safety, quality, velocity, OTD, etc.
• Requisitions all gear cutting tools. 
• Identifies product design drawing errors and improvement opportunities and facilitate changes through the RFPD system and other means.
• Assists with routing operation sequence, PFMEA’s and cost estimates.
• Develops, maintains, and documents setup sheets using Solid Works for numerically controlled machines. 
• Establishes machine speeds and feed rates and configuration of cuts using vendor software unique to each machine tool. 
• Writes manufacturing operating procedures and instruct hourly employees. 
• Participates in pre-production product design reviews and engineering efforts to ensure manufacturability of new product design. 
• Performs reverse engineer gearing.
• Provides technical support for reworking gearing. 
• Supports maintenance by providing instructions for inspecting machine geometry and writes preventative maintenance plans. 
• Provides technical support for rebuild, upgrade, and enhancement of existing equipment, replacement of worn-out equipment, and procurement of new equipment to support manufacture of P&H products. 
• Evaluates vendor proposals and make recommendations. 
• Write CEAs, perform acceptance tests and manage new machine tool requisitions.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial) preferred. Will consider Associate’s degree or equivalent from a Technical College and Journeyman’s status OR 10 years of experience in the machine trades
• A minimum of 10-15 years of gear manufacturing experience required
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook), UTS Software, CAD Design software
• Good communication skills (verbal, written, presentation)

• Ability to work with the engineering team and other manufacturing departments together cohesively. 
• Ability to multitask.  Good time management/organization skills

Additional Information

Komatsu is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applica