Build Process Manufacturing Engineer

Summary:

The Build Process Manufacturing Engineer role is to process and plan a job from beginning to end utilizing resources within the company and to maintain in the budget and schedule.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Material ordering within specifications required by the customer.
• Create and/or revise 3D designs and/or 2D drawings in accordance with internal requirements, customer requirements, or a blend of both.
• Measure detail in CAD data, record, and double check accuracy.
• Communication with Operations and/or key stakeholders to discuss manufacturing concerns and provide solutions to ensure efficiency.
• Oversee key projects, processes, data, and analysis. 
• Exhibits knowledge around affordability, continuous improvement, process improvement and root cause corrective action.
• Actively participates as a member of a cross functional Integrated Process Team.
• Evaluate released design packages to develop manufacturing plan, work instructions and manufacturing bill of materials.
• Review estimate and budgeted hours, then develop work breakdown structure and apply standard hours to discreet work centers.
• Reconcile Bill of Materials (BOM) against open orders to validate the appropriate needs are being achieved to support manufacturing.
• Participate on shop floor to validate work instructions, bills of material and process specifications.

• Works with both internal and external contacts, and often represent the organization in developing solutions to complex technical issues.
• Host meetings to plan execution of build plan on a job-to-job basis.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar field preferred.
• Five years prior work experience in a tooling/manufacturing environment in the aerospace industry required.

• CAD software knowledge required.

• CATIA V5, NX, or Equivalent software knowledge (Solidworks, Pro E, etc.)

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:

• This position may require a government security clearance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job.

• Can multitask and manage multiple large to small projects in a cross functional environment.

• Oversee key projects, processes, data, and analysis. 

• Creates and maintains complex files and written documents.
• Work in a high energy, high volume, rapidly changing environment.
• Communicates regularly with stakeholders to get feedback and performance information.
• Provides excellent service to internal and external customers.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to plan and set priorities.
• Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms.
• Knowledge of computer applications including email, databases, word-processing program, and spreadsheets (such as Microsoft Office).
• Maintains confidentiality while processing and handling confidential information with discretion.
• Defines tasks and milestones to achieve objectives, while ensuring the optimal use of resources to achieve those objectives.
• Works effectively with different levels of management, team members and customers.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.

Work Conditions:

Environment Type:

• Indoors. Production and office environment. Temperature controlled.

Exposure Types:

• Bloodborne pathogens
• Cuts and/or burns
• Dirt, dust, grease and/or oil
• Intense bright light
• Noisy environment

Work Hours:

• Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines, required travel, and emergent conditions.

Travel Requirements:

• This position may involve travel up to 10% of the time.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.
• Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.