Engineer/Principal Manufacturing Systems

Duties And Responsibilities

• Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for aircraft modifications and subcomponent fabrication and assembly
• Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining, and material handling
• Provides guidance to vehicle engineering regarding aircraft modifications and subassembly design concepts, specification requirements, and installation constraints
• Adapts machine, tooling, or equipment design to optimize efficiency and integrate with existing operations
• Incorporates inspection and test requirements into aircraft modification plans and subcomponent production plans
• Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency; investigates problems and deficiencies and initiates corrective action to ensure product quality
• Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and may develop those techniques
• Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations

Basic Qualifications For The Manufacturing Engineer (Level 2)

• Engineer: Bachelor's Degree in a related STEM field with a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience; OR a Master's Degree with 0 years of relevant work experience; OR a PhD with 0 years of relevant work experience
• Aibility to understand and effectively communicate technical issues (written and verbal)
• Experience with the design, build, operation or maintenance of structural, mechanical, and/or electrical components or assemblies
• Experience with computer aided design / modeling tools
• Experience in researching technical issues through engineering drawing review, database records queries, and theory of operation
• Ability create work instructions
• Ability to obtain/maintain U.S Government Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications (Both Levels)

• Hands on experience working with electrical, electronic, structural, or mechanical parts or assemblies
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma techniques for continuous process improvement