Industrial Engineer II/III (Special Processes)

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for assigned special processes, ensuring process stability, capability, and compliance with engineering requirements.
• Develop, validate, qualify, and implement special manufacturing processes, equipment, and controls to support new product introduction, production readiness, and customer requirements.
• Provide day-to-day manufacturing support by troubleshooting process issues, improving yield, throughput, and quality, and driving sustainable process capability improvements.
• Lead complex investigations into product and process nonconformances using structured problem-solving tools, implementing corrective and preventive actions to eliminate recurrence.
• Partner with internal and external suppliers to ensure special process compliance with customer, industry, regulatory, and Woodward requirements through audits, process reviews, and performance monitoring.

Key Skills

• Special Process Expertise: Demonstrate advanced knowledge of special manufacturing processes such as heat treat, coating technologies, chemical processing, cleaning systems, and other controlled manufacturing processes.
• Process Qualification and Validation: Lead process qualification activities including capability studies, parameter optimization, equipment validation, and production readiness assessments.
• Statistical Analysis and Process Control: Utilize SPC, process capability analysis, DOE, and data-driven methodologies to monitor performance and improve process stability.
• Root Cause Analysis and Problem Solving: Apply advanced problem-solving techniques such as 8D, A3, Six Sigma, and Fault Tree Analysis to resolve complex manufacturing and quality issues.
• Quality Systems and Compliance: Ensure compliance with customer specifications, industrial standards, internal quality systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing: Drive Lean initiatives that improve yield, reduce variation, eliminate waste, and increase process efficiency.
• APQP and Risk Management: Develop and maintain Process Flow Diagrams, PFMEAs, Control Plans, process specifications, and validation documentation for special processes.
• Equipment and Technology Management: Support selection, commissioning, maintenance strategies, and optimization of specialized manufacturing equipment and processing systems.
• Supplier Technical Oversight: Evaluate supplier capabilities, support audits, review process controls, and drive corrective actions to ensure consistent process performance.
• Communication and Cross-Functional Collaboration: Effectively communicate technical information and collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and customers to achieve business objectives.