Manufacturing Engineer I

Manufacturing Engineering TechnicianThis ME role will work alongside the depot partner (Hill AFB), supporting Aerospace divisions, and within our tight-knit Parker PBL team to maintain processes and procedures that support timely delivery of quality parts to the warfighter for our customer, the USAF. Aiding with material control, identifying process improvements, aiding with Kaizen and Lean team initiatives, building a business understanding of our unique model, and being able to handle customer & partner interactions on a daily basis are all key components and required at the highest level to support the team. This requires upholding all ethical and confidential information from exposure within the working business model of supporting the USAF.Anticipate requiring one (1) Manufacturing Engineering Technician for 40 hours weekly for an initial period of 6 months. The effort is performed on Hill Air Force Base in Layton, Utah, and the ability to meet base access standards is required.To provide Manufacturing Engineering support typical of an Aerospace MRO environment in support of the Parker Hill PBL. This role will assist with taking over key material and process flow tasks currently handled by the primary ME. The hired individual will need to complete the following services:Manufacturing Process Flow – Plans, documents, and creates travelers for manufacturing processes and routes to establish and improve the refurbishment of existing products.Process Improvement - Develops and implements process improvement projects that focus on manufacturing efficiency, material yield, safety, and cost. May lead small teams in developing and implementing process improvement efforts.Process Improvement - Participate in Kaizen events, and implement LEAN principles and technologies.Engineering Support - Provides guidance to engineering leadership regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.Engineering Support - Reads, analyzes, and interprets legacy and new engineering drawings, technical manuals and policies and recommends changes to procedures. Uses technical drawings and data to identify and validate material conformity or repair requirements.Engineering Support - Collaborates with cross-functional teams to learn and share best practices. Maintains an understanding of industry standards and trends to improve processes within primary work area.Engineering Support - Communicates with supplier management, logistics specialists, and material buyers for part acquisition activities.Regulatory Compliance – Investigates and proposes changes to processes and procedures to improve consistency across organization and partnerships. Ensures that procedures comply with regulations.Remediation - Investigates and suggests corrective action to ensure product quality, and to resolve quality issues.Performs additional responsibilities as assignedUnderstands and complies with all company and contract order processing requirements. Resolve all order processing issues and concerns in a timely manner. Basic understanding of FAR and DFAR requirements.Bachelor's degree (BS) in Manufacturing or similar engineering discipline, with two or more years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience that has provided both theoretical and practical knowledge in an Aerospace manufacturing setting.