Electronic Engineer

A Day in Your Life at MKS:

We are looking for an exceptional Electronic Engineer within our Global Supply Chain group who has a strong desire to learn and grow with an innovative company. We are a team of collaborators who value fresh thinking and believe in mutual respect, constructive candor, diversity, and inclusion. We believe in creating technology that transforms our world and are looking for like-minded individuals to join our team.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in an international environment navigating multiple technologies, systems, processes, organizations, sites, cultures, and practices to understand and validate issues and facilitate solutions. The Electronic Engineer will report to the Senior Manager, Global Cost and Value Engineering and will work with cross-functional teams that identify value/cost improvement opportunities and develop business cases and build implementation plans with the appropriate functions to enable value while minimizing risk. Ultimately, to ensure our customers’ satisfaction.

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Implement Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VA/VE) methodologies in collaboration with functional organizations (Engineering, Category Management, Sourcing Management, Project Management, Lean, etc.) on both released and newly developed products.
• Taking apart and thoroughly comparing different parts and products. This includes looking closely at how they are built, their functional elements, and how they perform, to identify subtle differences and gather valuable insights to improve and optimize them.
• Create the VAVE process, develop and maintain cost models for products or projects, considering various factors such as manufacturing processes, materials, and labor for leveraging in contract negotiations with suppliers.
• Provide support to project teams in formulating target costs for projects, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Analyze the material value of different product categories such as electrical, mechanical and optics, or the result of sourcing events and summarize financial opportunities along with business recommendations.
• Execute Category Management strategies, including developing cost models from new suppliers in new markets.
• Utilize data analytics tools to analyze cost data, trends and patterns.
  
  

Skills You Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineering or other Technical Engineering field.
• 5 years of relevant Electronic Engineering experience working in a diverse and global organization
• Comprehension and interpretation of 2D and 3D CAD drawings, coupled with proficiency in utilizing 3D CAD software
• 5+ years of experience in VAVE, or New Product Introduction, or similar Design / Technical Engineering experience
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing and ability to define key value streams
• Field experiences in electronics engineering, manufacturing process and electronics design is preferred
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Reliability and Manufacturing teams to ensure successfully achieving project milestones.
• Capability to deconstruct and conduct comparative analysis.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills to build supporting networks.
• Knowledge of should-cost modeling in manufacturing environment, create cost models and understand cost drivers is Preferred
• Skill in operating Siemens Product Cost Management software or other costing software, is Preferred
• Negotiation skills for open book costing, cost reduction, cost avoidance, and other terms & conditions, is Preferred
• Microsoft Office skills in Excel, PowerPoint, Smartsheet and Power BI
• This position will be 100% Remote, anywhere in the United States.
• Ability to participate in meetings/calls with different time zones
• Fluent in English
• Flexibility to travel up to 20% of the time
  
  

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary Pay Range: $112,000 to $135,000 per year. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law.  At MKS, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role.

Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, in an amount to be determined by MKS [or as applicable].

Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision), 401(k) with company match, life and disability insurance, 12 paid holidays, sick time, 15 paid vacation days, [6 weeks fully paid] parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement [and for participation in any stock programs, signing bonus, etc.].

We are interested in qualified candidates who are eligible to work in the United States. However, we will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time.