Manufacturing Engineer

About the Role

This is a Permanent, fully onsite position based out of Chandler, AZ. The pay range for this position is $90000.00 - $90000.00/yr.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and determine the equipment, tooling, materials, methods of manufacture, and facilities required to produce a particular product at the lowest cost while maintaining quality specifications.
• Conduct research and development projects associated with the design and development of new products and services.
• Contribute to and follow project plans on new product development orders.
• Prepare shop operation sketches, instruction sheets, BOMs, and tool orders, maintaining production at the most cost-effective and integrated fabrication and inspection method to meet customer requirements.
• Review customer documentation and specifications to ensure manufacturing plans reflect requirements.
• Design and create complete drawings of tooling needed to fabricate parts using CAD software and construct plans and work orders for tooling fabrication.
• Act as an engineering liaison with customers, possessing knowledge of all customer quality requirements and specifications, and effectively communicating with customers.
• Resolve implementation and process problems and respond quickly to liaison requests related to manufacturing.
• Provide technical assistance to shop inspection, perform MRB dispositions, and conduct investigative assistance to solve quality and process problems.
• Maintain close working relationships with all departments and individuals involved in assigned projects, coordinating with customer representatives as necessary.
• Monitor cell metrics for gross margin, scrap, re-work, 5S, and continuous improvement of lean manufacturing cells. Identify improvement opportunities and develop plans to address them.
• Conduct special studies to develop and establish standard hour and related cost data or effect cost reductions.
• Consult with clients, vendors, or other individuals to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
• Perform all other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Work from engineering design documents, CAD models, specifications, and purchase order requirements.
• Experience with sheet metal fabrication methods such as Hydroforming, heat treat, braze, laser cutting, brake forming, welding (TIG and Resistance), and NDT processes.
• Proficiency in sheet-metal manufacturing methods utilizing metals such as Aluminum, Nickel alloys, Stainless Steels, and Titanium.
• Proficiency in CAD modeling and experience designing appropriate tools and fixturing for fabrication of parts utilizing CAD software.
• Familiarity with lean tools such as Six Sigma and VSM.
• Experience with multi-axis programming, ideally laser cutting.
• Familiarity with ERP systems.
• Experience in aerospace sheet metal forming contract manufacturing.
• Understanding of project planning to move forward without direct supervision.

Qualifications

• An Engineering Degree (BS; Bachelor of Science) or seven years of related experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in aerospace.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to effectively present information to immediate supervisors or upper management.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with abstract and concrete variables.

Work Environment: Aerospace sheet metal forming contract manufacturing regulated by AS9100 standards.