Manufacturing Engineer

Overview

ME/EPM designs and implements efficient, high-quality manufacturing processes for aerospace products, ensuring compliance with regulations and customer requirements. Collaborate with various teams to optimize production, resolve quality and efficiency issues, and drive continuous improvement. Acting as a key member of the engineering team and working closely with all departments within product manufacturing to ensure that all engineering and other technical requirements are met, and that any problems or issues are communicated and remedied quickly and accurately. This position is also responsible for managing, monitoring, and overseeing new and existing projects through the entire scope of the manufacturing process by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

Process Development: Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, including tooling, materials, and assembly methods, while adhering to regulations and industry standards.

Manages and monitors entirely new products and programs awarded to PMC of significance, with exclusions that may include detailed components or small packages not requiring program management resources.

Ensures PMC production planning is accurate, up to date, and represents the processes required to produce quality products without concern.

Develop objectives by reviewing project plans

Completes technical studies by studying plans and specifications and calculating time requirements

Works closely and in cooperation with quality control, engineering, and document control on quote updates, revision changes, corrective action measures, and engineering changes

Problem Solving: Identify and resolve production issues, such as defects, material problems, or equipment malfunctions, using analytical skills and technical expertise.

Demonstrates the authority to stop any production order for quality concerns

Reviews planned operation support requirements, which includes tooling and vendors

Documentation: Create and maintain documentation for manufacturing processes, including work instructions, inspection plans, and quality control procedures.

Prepares engineering cost estimate and status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends, and by recommending actions.

Collaboration: Work closely with Engineering, Programming, Planning, Tooling, Quality, and Production teams to ensure seamless integration of manufacturing plans and processes.

Continuous Improvement: Implement lean manufacturing principles and identify areas for process optimization and efficiency gains.

Quality Assurance: Ensure that manufactured products meet quality standards and regulatory requirements, through inspection and delivery to customer.

Technical Expertise: Possess a strong understanding of aerospace materials, manufacturing methods, and relevant regulations.

Leadership & Teamwork: May lead or mentor manufacturing teams and collaborate effectively with cross-functional groups.

Documentation Management: Maintain and update manufacturing documentation, including work instructions, inspection plans, and assembly build sequence planning.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Performs other similar or related duties as necessary.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

Due to ITAR regulations, this position requires that the employee be a US Person (US Citizen or Permanent Resident)

Previous manufacturing experience related to mechanical components for aerospace preferred

3 - 5 years experience with Assembly and Manufacturing processes required

Bachelor's degree in engineering field highly preferred

Work onsite

Ability to read and interpret aerospace drawings, specifications, and customer requirements, including contracts

Sound analytical and problem-solving skills within a production environment

The ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure, deadline critical production environment

Ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients.

Strong attention to detail, organizational, time management and follow-up skills.

Utilization of Microsoft Office applications including Teams and other

Utilization of CATIA and Enovia software

Possess a high degree of initiative and be self-motivated, ability to work with minimal supervision.