Senior Manufacturing Engineer - 489

We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our team at Korry in a fast-paced and cutting-edge aerospace manufacturing environment. In this pivotal role, you will own all aspects of one or more manufacturing processes. This includes leading process innovation and continuous improvement initiatives, driving operational excellence to ensure on-time delivery of quality products, maintaining compliance, and much more.


What You Will Do:


As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Korry, you'll be on the front lines of manufacturing innovation. You will leverage your technical, analytical, and interpersonal skills to develop, implement, and maintain advanced manufacturing methods, tooling, and equipment for cutting-edge new and existing products.


Primary Responsibilities:

• Total manufacturing process ownership: Process definition, work instruction authoring, equipment definition, influence tooling design, and more.
• Drive continuous improvement: Propose, plan, and implement substantial process improvements through the application of automation and new technologies, collaborating with expert vendors to develop innovative solutions.
• Take ownership of on-time delivery: Aggressively pursue root cause and develop robust corrective actions to process inefficiencies and first-pass yield issues
• Quality mindset: Assess and modify existing manufacturing systems and documentation to drive superior quality, efficiency, and compliance with rigorous industry regulations (e.g., AS9100, RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-810).
• Collaborate on design: Advise design engineering on production capabilities to influence new product development, drive sustaining product improvements, and mitigate obsolescence challenges.
• Provide expert support: Offer high-level training and sustaining support to production personnel, acting as a go-to expert for complex problem-solving on the production floor.
• Grow and develop the team: Act as a peer-leader and mentor to other team members and junior engineers. Strategically manage priorities to ensure integrated product teams are focusing efforts correctly.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• B.S. or M.S. in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related field
• 8+ years of experience with electronics manufacturing and assembly in aerospace or other highly-regulated industry

Preferred Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to make significant improvements to manufacturing processes to optimize for efficiency and/or quality.
• Demonstrated project leadership experience through inception and implementation of productivity and cost-savings initiatives.
• Proven problem-solving expertise through the application of various root cause analysis (RCA) methodologies (e.g. 8D, A3, DMAIC, etc.).
• Strong peer-leadership and mentorship skills.
• CAD proficiency in programs such as Creo, SolidWorks, or similar software.
• A self-starting, highly accountable, and detail-oriented approach to owning challenges and solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of breaking down complex information for appropriate audiences.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment and be empowered to innovate and implement change.
• Ability to effectively manage priorities between sustaining production, productivity initiatives, and new product development for self and junior engineers.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent movement about the production floor, working closely with operations and other engineering personnel.
• Continuous use of personal computers, database and digital platforms, etc.
• Uses hands, fingers, and arms to manipulate parts, equipment, tooling, materials, etc.
• Frequent close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Salary Range:


Please note the typical hiring range is $124,000 - 186,000 annually. Job offers within the range are based on significant job qualifications and pay equity.


Career Path:


This Senior Manufacturing Engineer role offers an excellent opportunity to hone your technical and leadership abilities with career progression in mind. Successful candidates will be involved in development and execution of high-level operational and cost-savings strategy, business process development, and primed for advancement into operational and engineering management positions.


Are you ready to take your manufacturing engineering expertise to the next level? Join Korry Electronics and leverage your ownership and autonomy to drive transformative process improvements, implement cutting-edge automation, and solve complex challenges that matter. If you're a self-starting problem-solver ready to make a tangible impact in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we want to hear from you. Apply today and become part of a team that's engineering excellence in aerospace manufacturing.


Korry Electronics Competitive Benefits Package:

• 401(k) matching
• 12 paid holidays
• Minimum of three weeks paid time off plus one week paid sick time to start
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous company contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Short term and long term disability
• Life insurance
• Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Long-term care plan options
• Prescription safety shoe & glasses benefit
• Vanpool subsidy
• Recognition awards
• Employee referral bonuses
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

This position requires access to export control information. To conform to US Export Control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US Government.

Korry Electronics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, marital status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, childbirth, genetic information, or military and veteran status.

Company Description:

Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.


This position requires access to export control information. To conform to US Export Control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US Government.


Korry Electronics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, marital status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, childbirth, genetic information, or military and veteran status.


Thank you for your interest in Korry Electronics !

Our company culture is focused around ownership, transparency, process improvement and trust & respect. We are looking for talented people (like you!) to lead our business to the next level while giving you the opportunity to develop your own career.

We have been at the forefront of the aviation industry since the beginning, creating the first lighted cockpit controls for the military and commercial aircraft industry. The Korry product team continues this tradition as it develops the crew station of the future, providing state-of-the-art switches, cockpit controls, high-performance displays, and night-vision filters. We are passionate about what we do. For more information, please visit .

Join the Korry team and find out why this is such a great place to spend your career!

Korry Electronics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, marital status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, childbirth, genetic information, or military and veteran status.