Production Engineer (Aerospace/Manufacturing)

The Production Engineer is an essential position that directly impacts product integrity, performance, revenue, delivery and turn time. The Production Engineer will support the repair of various gas turbine components and will have responsibility for a special process such as Heat Treatment, Brazing, Blending, Grit Blasting, Plasma Spray or another to be determined by the applicants qualifications.

This role is not available for new/future sponsorship or transfer of nonimmigrant work visas.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support for production, monitor yield and rework, disposition non-conforming parts, and perform Root Cause / Cause Mapping and Corrective Action to prevent future issues
• Execute a plan to successfully achieve production readiness for all process equipment within the process cell.
• Contribute and lead efforts to design, manufacture, and implement process tooling, fixtures, and gauging required to support process cell.
• Support the training of all employees on the operation, maintenance, and control of the equipment.
• Support maintenance in the development and implementation of a robust preventative maintenance program for each piece of process equipment.
• Create process documentation including, but not limited to, equipment operation instructions, product work instructions, training programs, calibration instructions, process specification, and quality data records.
• Support engineering activities associated with Enterprise Resource Planning tool (EPICOR) implementation.

Production support responsibilities:

• Participate in Kaizen and Green Belt events.
• Implement Six Sigma and DMAIC skills to problem solve and improve processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in an Engineering or other science-based discipline (i.e. Materials, Chemistry, Physics) is required.
• 3 years' of experience as an Engineer in a lean manufacturing environment in within aerospace manufacturing, gas turbine experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of 3D modeling software, such as Siemens NX.
• CNC Robotic programming experience is preferred.
• Ability to access, read, and follow PLC logic and perform basic troubleshooting efforts is preferred.