Smart Manufacturing And Automation Engineering

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will be involved in designing, operating and improving manufacturing or integrated systems of manufacturing. You will be researching and developing newer manufacturing technologies, systems and process for better utilisation of raw materials and other resources used in manufacturing.

You will be responsible for sourcing and procurement of manufacturing technologies; sourcing, selecting, purchasing & installation of machinery and equipment, commissioning of machinery and equipment and helping in the operations of manufacturing. Your job will include responding to breakdown, defects or investigating other errors that result in production problems.

Besides engaging in supervision tasks, you will also make improvements to current operations to enhance efficiency. When you work as a manufacturing engineer, you will also work with commercial and industrial designers so as to refine product design. You may also work with computer networks, robots, machine tools and material handling equipment for designing and modifying mechanical products.

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Search and locate product problems involving designs, materials, or processes.
• Investigate or resolve operational problems.
• Implement changes to improve manufacturing processes or products, using technical knowledge and skill
• Apply waste minimization methods to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.
• Provide technical expertise or support.
• Incorporate new manufacturing processes to improve existing operations.
• Determine root causes of failures or recommend changes using statistical procedures.
• Prepare reports summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance.
• Design layout of equipment or workspaces to increase efficiency.
• Supervise technicians, administrative staff, or other engineers.
• Design or install  manufacturing equipment, and check for defects
• Evaluate manufactured products according to quality standards.
• Estimate costs, production times, or staffing requirements
• Train production personnel in new or existing methods.
• Test finished products to evaluate capabilities
• Purchase equipment, materials, or parts.
• Evaluate and develop manufacturing processes or practices for environmental sustainability.

National Center for O*NET Development. Manufacturing Engineers. 17-2199.04. Retrieved January 27, 2019, from https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/17-2199.04

• Investigative: You should have interests for Investigative Occupations. Investigative occupations involve working with ideas and quite a lot of thinking, often abstract or conceptual thinking. These involve learning about facts and figures; involve use of data analysis, assessment of situations, decision making and problem-solving.

• Realistic: You should have interests for Realistic Occupations. Realistic occupations involve more practical and hands-on activities than paperwork or office work. Realistic occupations often involve physical activities for getting things done using various tools and equipment. 

• Conventional: You should have interests for Conventional Occupations. Conventional occupations involve repetitive and routine tasks as well as fixed processes or procedures for getting things done. These occupations involve working more with data, systems, and procedures and less with ideas or creativity.

Abilities

• Abstract Reasoning: The ability to understand ideas which are not expressed in words or numbers; the ability to understand concepts which are not clearly expressed verbally or otherwise.

• Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules and common logic to specific problems to produce answers that are logical and make sense. For example, understanding the reasons behind an event or a situation using general rules and common logic.

• Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information from various sources, concepts, and theories to form general rules or conclusions. For example, analysing various events or situations to come out with a set of rules or conclusions.

• Inter-Personal: The ability to build and maintain good relationships with others at workplaces and elsewhere.

• Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.

• Mechanical Reasoning: The ability to apply basic physical principles and theories to understand how mechanical objects such as tools and machinery works and the ability to understand the rules or laws governing the work of machinery, tools and bodies in motion.

• Numerical Reasoning: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and perform other basic numerical calculations correctly.

• Spatial Ability: The ability to visualise three-dimensional objects by looking at the objects in paper or visualise objects mentally in three dimensions.

• Speed of Closure: The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.

• Verbal Reasoning: The ability to think and reason with words; the ability to reason out ideas expressed in words.

• Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Knowledge

• Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of various applications of one or more branches of Engineering Science & Technology to manufacture and produce various goods or construct or erect various structures. This include knowledge about design, development, prototype testing, manufacturing, construction, installation, repair and maintenance.

• Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, trigonometry, statistics, and other mathematical disciplines and their applications.

• Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production machinery, production systems, production processes, quality control, and other techniques for manufacturing or construction and distribution of goods.

• Technical and Engineering Design: Knowledge of various techniques, methods, specifications and tools for creating, developing and laying out designs of various machines, equipment, devices, manufacturing plants, structures, systems and processes. This includes developing blueprints, drawing and models.

Skills

• Active Learning: Focused and continuous learning from various sources of information, observation and otherwise for application in getting work done.

• Communication in English: Skills in communicating effectively in writing as well as verbally with others in English language.

• Coordination: Skills in working together with other people to get things done.

• Critical Thinking: Skills in the analysis of complex situations, using of logic and reasoning to understand the situations and take appropriate actions or make interpretations and inferences.

• Judgment and Decision Making: Skills in considering the pros and cons of various decision alternatives; considering costs and benefits; taking appropriate and suitable decisions.

• Operations and Process Analysis: Skills in the analysis of operations and processes such as industrial manufacturing, chemical processing, etc. so as to device better and more efficient operational processes and systems.

• Problem Solving: Skills in analysis and understanding of problems, evaluating various options to solve the problems and using the best option to solve the problems.

• Process and Operation Controlling: Skills in controlling processes and operations of various machines, equipment, devices and systems using different types of electrical and electronic control instruments and systems.

• Reading Comprehension: Skills in understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

• Supervising: Skills in Supervising and monitoring the performance of others, businesses, and different projects.

• Technical: Skills in using various technologies and technical methods to get things done or solve problems.

• Technical Design and Drawing:  Skills in creating and developing designs and drawings for various structures, machines, equipment, and devices.

• Troubleshooting: Skills in determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Personality

• You are always or mostly organised in your day-to-day life and activities.

• You always feel secure in your surroundings and in most situations.

• You are imaginative sometimes.

• You prefer to experience new things and have new experiences sometimes.

• You act independently sometimes but do not do so in some other times.

• You are friendly and outgoing sometimes, but not always. You prefer the company of people sometimes but not always.

• You are always practical or in most situations.