Job Description

Though this is not a supervisory position, the Senior Manufacturing Engineer will take on a lead role from the perspective of manufacturing engineering while assigned in direct support to projects and programs to help facilitate New Product Launches (NPIs) and—when not in direct support to a specific program/project--will help guide a team of manufacturing engineers and industrial engineers through Continuous Improvement activities, work cell development, and the integration of automated assets. Key capabilities critical to the success of this role and the overall project include having familiarity with Root Cause Analyses and Kaizen events; value stream / process mapping, and load balancing, programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), and Additive Manufacturing (AM) principles and processes. Additionally, this role will guide, support, and execute the development of Production Routings and BOMs in SAP, disposition of defective material as well as executing Engineering Change Management (ECM) activities through coordination with the Project Lead and Program Manager (PM).

An example of tasking would be as follows:

Primary taskings for this position include supporting the production launch of products while directly assigned to specific programs. Additional taskings will include the guiding the evolution of production cells, layout modeling, direct support and planning for integration of industrial automation in support of fabrication and assembly operations (including configuration and redeployment of assets) supporting engineering and production staffing/labor estimates during proposals; draft site-level procedures, conventions, and practices pertaining to Manufacturing Engineering and Industrial Engineering processes and standard; review and approve work instructions and conduct cross-functional coordination's with the design engineering teams, production scheduling, quality control, and other leadership for fabrication; and review of critical processes as defined by military standards, specifications, Technical Orders (TOs), Technical Data Packages (TDPs), and contracts.

Required Skills

• 10+ Years in a cross-functional engineering role and familiarity with Engineering Change Management (ECM) processes.
• 5+ years of experience in major assembly operations.
• 5+ years of experience in an industrial metal fabrication environment—including machining of parts from billet, sheet metal fabrication, and mechanical assembly operations with basic familiarity with metals’ material properties
• Experience in technical writing and development of detailed work instructions for assembly and rework operations.
• 10+ Years Experience using 3D CAD programs (PTC Creo preferred) to create production drawings from model.
• 5+ Years experience in Tooling & Fixturing Design and Development.
• Familiarity with and ASME Y14-series standards (including Y14.5 GD&T) and experience reading and interpreting assembly drawings.
• 10+ years experience in Production Cell layouts, value-stream mapping, and line balancing
• 5+ years of Experience in applying lean manufacturing principles, leading Kaizen events, and development of PFMEAs during production process planning
• Must be a US Citizen with ability to pass a criminal background check and gain a Secret Security Clearance through the Department of Defense (possession of an active DoD Secret Clearance preferred)

Desired Experience & Skills

• 7+ years of experience as an engineer in aerospace and/or defense manufacturing industry—preferably with MRO operations and/or production of military A/C.
• Experience developing manufacturing plans in accordance with SAE AS9100, SAE AS6500, ISO9001, and/or IEE 15288; and conducting capacity analysis.
• Experience leading PFMEA Development and Continuous Improvement activities (i.e. Kaizen events, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience in the deployment and redeployment of Universal COBOTs in direct support of humans during fabrication and assembly production operations
• 5+ years of direct Experience installing or redeploying PLCs (e.g. Allen-Bradley, Rockwell, or Siemens, etc.) and familiarity with IEC 61131-3 standards
• 5+ years of experience in the deployment and redeployment of COBOTs in direct support of humans during fabrication and assembly production operations
• Experience using ERP platforms to generate production routings (SAP S/4HANA preferred)
• Experience using PDM suites (Windchill preferred) to manage production process documents
• Familiarity with National Industry Standards such as ASME, ASTM, SAE standards, MIL-STDs, MIL-HDBKs, and Technical Orders (TOs) in regards to fabrication, assembly, testing procedures, and conformance requirements (Ability to Reference, Interpret, and integrate into detailed work instructions)
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.

Education Requirements

• BS Required(preferred concentrations in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering)