Job Description

Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) is one of the most technically advanced designers and manufacturers of lightweight composite aerospace structures, subassemblies and components. For more than 50 years, AEC has innovated advanced composite solutions for defense and commercial industries in applications from large commercial transports to fighter jets and commercial and military rotorcraft.

Our composite design and fabrication expertise can be found on many defense programs. AEC provides a wide range of products including complete structural assemblies, flight critical components, primary and secondary structural elements for platforms such as the F-35 Lightning II, the CH-53K Heavy-lift Helicopter and the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM).

AEC is committed to delivering high-quality, economical composite solutions to our customers. Significant investment in infrastructure and automation ensures AEC is positioned to maximize that value, offering the right processes to meet our customer’s needs.

The Manufacturing Engineer implements and maintains well defined, documented, and controlled manufacturing processes pertaining to the layup, cure, and rework of advanced aerospace composite structures. This engineer is responsible for both manual and automated layup processes across multiple defense and/or commercial programs. Works cooperatively with other teams including operations, quality, planning, and tooling to support production and optimize the process. Applies theoretical knowledge and engineering techniques to the solution of manufacturing engineering production problems.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain current layup, cure, and rework process documentation and manage the changes in Product Data Management (PDM) systems.
• Evaluate nonconforming parts and provide dispositions based on customer specifications.
• Support root cause and corrective action investigations.
• Promptly troubleshoot process stoppages to minimize downtime in automated layup & forming and manual layup work cells.
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities relating to safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Create and maintain processes that meet operation’s labor and cycle time targets.
• Create Compliance Matrices for customer requirements.
• Utilize SPC to monitor quality data.
• Support the implementation of new processes and automation projects to the manufacturing floor.
• Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems

Qualifications

Experience and Skills:

• Minimum 2 years' experience in manufacturing engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in developing and maintaining manufacturing processes and basic knowledge of lean manufacturing principles.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with technicians, other engineers, and management on technical matters.
• Strong computer, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Prefer a good understanding of aerospace composites processing.
• Prefer composite production experience.

Minimum Education and Certification Requirements:

BS/BA in Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Equivalent (AE/CE/IE)