Manufacturing Engineer Jobs

POSITION TITLE: Manufacturing Engineer
DEPARTMENT: Engineering
POSITON REPORTS TO: Director of Engineering
Position Purpose:
The manufacturing engineer determines the optimal manufacturing methods and processes for production parts. The engineer will oversee a product from the estimation stage through to satisfactory production, coordinating the manufacturing processes involved to meet customer requirements. The engineer will provide support for existing production of parts as necessary.
Background and Experience:
The ideal candidate will possess the following:
Education: BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Material Science or related field
Experience, knowledge and skills:
A manufacturing engineering professional with 2 – 5 years’ experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have experience and knowledge from a metal based manufacturing environment using metal forming (swaging, flow forming, forging), heat treat, NDT and CNC machining. Must be familiar with machining equipment (conventional and CNC Mills/Lathes). Familiarity with Inventor and Master CAM/Vericut software would be helpful. Candidate will have knowledge of lean manufacturing principles including 6S concepts, VSM, SPC, Standard Work etc.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Be present in manufacturing environment in order to analyze manufacturing needs and provide support with any technical issues
Investigate defects and provide corrective action
Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing methods and tools
Design/improve dies, tools and fixtures on CAD
Research and design manufacturing processes
Estimate: production times and costs related to each job
Apply statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements
Address customer inquiries
Preferred Skills:
Aerospace , Mechanical Forging or metal manufacturing background
Lean Manufacturing [CI]
Trouble shooting, Die & Process improvements
Knowledge of: tooling design, materials, and parts in the metal fabrication process, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, GD&T