Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer

PPG is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Aerospace Business in Huntsville, AL! PPG's Aerospace Business is the world's leading supplier of aircraft transparencies, serving worldwide markets with the full range of product designs. The Huntsville manufacturing facility is a complex, job-shop environment where simultaneous production is in progress on hundreds of product designs using a wide variety of complex technologies. Products are produced in relatively low volume and have very high unit value. New product introductions occur continuously. As a Manufacturing Engineer , you will support multiple operations involved in the assembly of aircraft transparencies. You will cover all areas of Safety, Quality, Manufacturing Performance Improvement, Process and Capital Improvement, and Personal Growth. You will report to the Manufacturing & Process Engineering Lead and work onsite 5 days per week in the Huntsville, Alabama plant. Key Responsibilities Technical Support : Provide frontline technical support to production teams. Reference technical documentation, analyze data, and utilize critical thinking to resolve problems and provide daily direction. Serve as the local subject matter expert on assigned processes and equipment. Process/Product Improvement : Manage small-to-medium sized process improvement projects. Evaluate and implement new technologies, equipment, materials, tools, processes, and procedures. Optimize existing equipment and processes. Reduce scrap, downtime, and manufacturing costs. Increase process/equipment capacity. Automation & Digitalization : Modernize manufacturing processes by introducing automation technologies to improve capacity and reduce product variability. Improve process/product data collection capabilities to improve data visibility and facilitate decision making. Root Cause / Corrective Action : Lead RCCA efforts to identify and eliminate defects and product variability. Technical Writing : Create and revise work instructions for manufacturing processes. Document experiments, projects, and RCCA activities. Qualifications Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering required, with preference for Mechanical, Manufacturing, or similar disciplines. 3+ years of experience in technical manufacturing roles. Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with production associates on the manufacturing floor. Familiarity with interpreting technical documentation, including drawings/blueprints, bills of materials, material specs, operating procedures, and equipment technical manuals. Demonstrated familiarity with structured RCCA tools and project management tools a strong plus. Experience with any of the following is a plus: discrete manufacturing, glass processing, composite part layup, PLCs, robotics/automation, clean rooms, lamination, thin-film coatings, polymer films, aviation industry requirements/standards (AS9100), Minitab or similar statistical software packages, Six Sigma principles, ERP systems Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply. Equal Opportunity Employer PPG tarjoaa tasavertaiset mahdollisuudet kaikille hakijoille ja tyontekijoille. Tarjoamme mahdollisuuden kasvuun ja kehittää uraasi ymparistossa, joka tarjoaa tyontekijoille merkityksellisen tyopaikan, luo jatkuvan oppimisen ilmapiirin ja arvostaa muiden ideoita ja monimuotoisuutta. Kaikki patevat hakijat otetaan huomioon tyohonottopatoksissa sukupuolesta, raskaudesta, rodusta, ihonvarista, vakaumuksesta, uskonnosta, kansallisuudesta, iasta, vammaisuudesta, siviilisadysta, veteraanitilasta, seksuaalisesta suuntautumisesta, sukupuoli-identiteetista tai -ilmaisusta riippumatta. #J-18808-Ljbffr