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Manufacturing Engineer – Aerospace Composites

Position Details:

This composites Manufacturing Engineering role reports directly to the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas facility, requiring the candidate to be on site to fulfill the job responsibilities.

Duties:

• Participate in and lead continuous/process improvement initiatives. Refine and enhance product processes by applying continuous improvement and key lean manufacturing and production principles and techniques to all areas of production.
• Ensure mechanics are following best practices as well as planning operations throughout the entire bond operations value stream.
• Provide day to day support working closely with production operators, supervisors, and other functional teams to resolve technical issues and perform root cause corrective action.
• Works under occasional supervision from senior engineers and program leadership in a team environment, support manufacturing production of composite components and assemblies to ensure timely delivery of products that meet customer expectations.
• Work with mechanics throughout the bond process to help identify defect contributors and implement corrective action to prevent recurrence of bond defects.
• Analyze engineering designs in a new product introduction process and make recommendations for design improvements.
• Utilize Practical Problem-Solving techniques such as A3, 8D, Root Cause Corrective Action, 5 Why, Fishbone Diagrams, and Parato Analysis to determine the origin of a failure, its impact to overall business, and determine containment and countermeasure actions to eliminate recurrence of nonconformances.
• From engineering requirements, develop manufacturing plans, defining sequence of operations, tooling requirements and quality inspection plans for the guidance of production workers.
• Accountable for development and execution of thermal profile plans for composite tooling and parts.
• Experience in Design for Manufacturing (DFMA) principles is a plus.
• Use Lean/Six Sigma Tools to predict and improve process yield. Examples of these tools include Statistical Process Control, Variable Control Matrix, and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis.

Education and Experience:

• The candidate will be proficient in the Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in CAD based systems, especially CATIA V5 is preferred.
• Experience in planning and manufacturing execution systems within aerospace fields is required.
• The individual must be a dedicated and motivated and possess good communication skills with good problem-solving skills.
• The successful candidate will have a Bachelor of Science in a relevant field (such as mechanical, manufacturing or aerospace engineering), or combination of education and experience. Candidates having significant work experience in similar roles will be considered.
• A minimum of five years of experience in manufacturing support of aerospace composites fabrication is required.
• Must possess effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Requires a thorough knowledge of multiple engineering applications and manufacturing procedures.
• Knowledge of relevant technology is a plus.
• Working knowledge of Process/Product Configuration Control and Change Management.