Senior Manufacturing Engineer

The Sr. Manufacturing Engineer supports production with emphasis of design producibility, manufacturing process development and support, and oversees the transition of product to production including follow on support. The manufacturing engineering role is pivotal in developing methods of manufacture, work instructions and production line operations to ensure product quality is built into the final product. The Manufacturing Engineer position is focused at supporting engineering and manufacturing activity while continuing to build essential skills and experience.

Technical Environment Products : Flight hardware (panels, ring adapters), metallic structures, and ground support equipment

Processes : Metallic manufacturing, welding, assembly, coatings

Systems/Tools : SolidWorks, Creo (NX/Catia equivalents acceptable), Epicor ERP

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports programs, products and engineering activities such as DFM
• Validates and monitors fabrication and production process and controls
• Designs, develops and implements all forms of fixtures, tools, and inspection gages to facilitate fabrication and assembly
• Generates, tracks and maintains bill of materials for assemblies, methods of manufacture and work/build instructions
• Instrumental in material and resource planning and coordinating with the Product team to ensure schedules are kept
• Reviews and modifies processes for improved flow and cost reduction throughout the company
• Assists with planning manufacturing workflow and space requirements
• Solves technical problems utilizing technical reference materials and various inspection tools and techniques
• May support prototype builds and evaluations of materials and processes

REQUIRED RESPONSIBILITIES

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong mechanical aptitude required, hands‑on engineering experience in a fabrication and assembly shop environment is desired
• Ability to read blueprints, drawings, and technical diagrams
• Familiarity with basic material properties, in process verification and validation
• Proficient with production planning / ERP systems, such as Epicor.