Manufacturing Systems Engineer

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At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Your Impact

Dedrone is growing and responding to the increasing demand. With this we are transitioning from small scale manufacturing to higher volume manufacturing facilitating excellence in efficiency and quality. The role of the Manufacturing Engineer is pivotal to drive a smooth and far aiming transition.

Location: Kassel, GermanyReporting to: Dr. Gerd Fehlauer, Sen. Director of Operations

What You’ll Do

• Drive completeness of product assembly instructions collectively with the R&D team.
• Structuring of the production flow to accomplish high product flexibility for a 4x output capability over the next 12 months.
• Implement lean and WIP reduction as result of optimized setup in layout, flow and planning.
• Develop, implement, and maintain equipment and tooling to enable manufacturing e.g. customized jigs, electrical screwdrivers potentially up to small automatization and robotics.
• Close collaboration with the production team, R&D and QA enabling effective response to manufacturing challenges or quality issues.
• Maintain knowledge of state of the art in industry as well as level with Axon manufacturing to support an harmonized approach.
• While reporting to the senior management at the Kassel location you maintain close interaction with your peer Manufacturing Engineers at Axon.
• Guiding progress goes jointly with sharing knowledge an promoting the concepts of Lean, 5S and Six Sigma.

What You Bring

• Degree in Manufacturing engineering, black belt, lean or and equivalent working experience.
• Structural improvements of the manufacturing flow I a medium volume (thousands per year) electrical units assembly setup. Proven record of implementation of production and intralogistics, process definition and documentation.
• Experience with production setup, matrixes to assess performance and evaluate potential solutions.
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Methodologies.
• A good way to explain the pros and cons of changes and why it might help.

Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Important Notes

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.

Axon’s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon’s impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.

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