Job Description

At Doncasters we have an exciting opportunity for a Continuous Improvement Engineer to join our team in Groton, CT.

The CI Engineer will be responsible for leading and working with operations to deliver product yield improvement across all manufacturing processes.

Why join us?
Did you know that every time you take a flight, drive somewhere, or switch on a light, there’s a chance Doncasters played a part in making that happen?

As a leading international manufacturer of specialist superalloys and high-performance alloy components, we provide critical solutions to some of the world’s most demanding industries, including aerospace, Industrial Gas Turbines, automotive, medical, and other specialist sectors.

With a heritage spanning nearly 250 years, we’ve built a global reputation for technical excellence, innovation, and engineering that performs where it matters most. Today, we operate across 20 sites worldwide, employing almost 3,000 professionals. This includes engineers and production teams to HR, marketing, and other support functions, who are united by a shared sense of purpose.

At Doncasters, we believe in doing things the right way. That means acting with integrity, delivering with commitment, and working as one team to achieve more, together. Whether you're developing precision-engineered components, running world-class manufacturing operations, or supporting our people and processes, your role is part of something much bigger.

Join us and contribute to a legacy built on performance, precision, and the values that drive us forward - excellence, commitment, teamwork, and integrity.

What we can offer you:
• An interesting and varied field to work in
• An environment where you can learn and grow through constant development opportunities
• PTO
• Competitive 401K
• Competitive medical insurance

The Role:

As a key member of the manufacturing operations team,The Technical CI Engineer is responsible for leading and working with operations to deliver product yield improvement across all manufacturing processes. This includes taking control of data collection, analysis of data and creating projects based on results to improve site performance. Additionally, the CI engineer will contribute to other departments by helping to simplify and/or streamline various processes and procedures to create a lean environment.

• Create and design trials for the continuous improvement of plant yield.
• Implement new procedures and tools to improve yield based on trial results.
• Develop and maintain KPIs related to the manufacturing yields of superalloys.
• Lead root cause analysis and deploy countermeasures using DMAIC methodology.
• Support quality in corrective action investigations.
• Advocate standard work and change management.
• Produce clear SOP/ WI to support change, new projects and corrective actions.
• Create, manage, and control technical drawings.
• Support maintenance team in design, preflight deployment, and best practices.
• Support purchasing in defining critical quality.
• Support site safety and advocate for safe working environments.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize concurrent long-term projects while supporting unpredictable, short-term countermeasure projects.
• Flexible work capacity to run investigations/trials on production schedules that run 24/7 work weeks.
• Relentless root cause analysis skills.

Interested?
If you have any of the below skills, we would love to talk to you about your next career move:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline or equivalent work experience
• Preferred degrees include: Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and PC applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Some training in Solidworks or AutoCAD preferred

Equal opportunities:
Doncasters is committed to achieving workforce diversity and we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, national origin, race, age, sex, gender identity, disability- physical or hidden, sexual orientation, veteran status, religious belief, or any other characteristics protected by law. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We encourage all applicants to reach out if they require any support or accommodations to enable them to thrive throughout our recruitment process. Please contact careers@doncasters.com.

Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline (Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical) or equivalent years of work experience.

We are keen to hear from individuals who are proficient in Microsoft Office and PC applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and previous Green or Black belt training.

If you have a minimum of 3 years work experience in manufacturing environment within a metallurgy environment; ideally within aerospace, then we'd like to hear from you.