MANUFACTURING ENGINEER III

About the role

Marvin Engineering Co., part of The Marvin Group, is a defense contractor specializing in the design and manufacture of alternate mission equipment, armament test equipment, and power/thermal management systems for military aerospace and vehicles. The role focuses on aerospace manufacturing with emphasis on mechanical and electro‑mechanical components, requiring experience in manufacturing/machining of large complex metallic components, electromechanical parts, and some CNC work.

Responsibilities

• Break down customer engineering requirements per drawing to review manufacturability and create manufacturing planning, bills of material (BOM)
• Liaise with manufacturing personnel to improve processes, troubleshoot assembly and machining problems, and reduce time to manufacture while maintaining or improving quality, integrity, and certification
• Provide technical support in troubleshooting existing manufacturing processes and/or product lines to achieve customer quality standards and profit objectives
• Assist in optimizing manufacturing efficiency and quality through implementation of improved processes, materials, methods, and facilities
• Support production to ensure products are built to specifications and engineering documents
• Provide feedback to improve product design for ease of manufacturing, cost optimization, and reduced time to manufacture
• Prepare engineering changes as required to support manufacturing and quality of parts produced
• Identify and, if necessary, design and deploy tooling to aid production processes
• Ensure standardization and compliance to engineering, customer, and company specifications for processes employed in production of interior products
• Perform engineering analyses and apply problem‑solving methods to support new product development and sustaining production
• Perform root cause and corrective action on parts and processes that are out of control
• Identify new equipment, tool designs, and processes to improve consistency, accuracy, and cycle times
• Design tooling, fixtures, and jigs to improve manufacturing
• Interface directly with assemblers, production supervisors, leads, and management on a routine basis
• Apply knowledge of Lean Manufacturing to plan, direct, and coordinate manufacturing processes using product design, materials, parts, fabrication, tooling, production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards
• Evaluate manufacturing processes by designing and conducting research programs, applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials; confer with equipment vendors; solicit observations from operators
• Coordinate with suppliers and external resources needed to develop and implement new processes and improve existing processes

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• 7+ years of Manufacturing Engineering experience
• Experience with full size determinant assembly (FSDA) and machining/fabrication

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Digital Product Definition (DPD)/Model‑Based Definition (MBD) (plus)
• Manufacturing Readiness Assessment (MRA) knowledge/experience (plus)
• Ability to read and decipher blueprints, drawings, procedures, and GD&T
• Strong process management, process improvement, problem solving, and cost reduction skills
• Excellent technical writing skills
• Fluent English (read/write)
• Knowledge of manufacturing techniques and use of machinery, including programming of NC machines
• Experience in design of jigs and tooling for final product assembly
• Knowledge of materials and metals processing, including heat treat and coatings for aerospace requirements
• Ability to perform basic measurement and inspection processes
• Experience creating Manufacturing Planning for product realization
• Experience with MIL‑STD documents and interpretation of ASME Y14.5
• Ability to write engineering reports that include analysis and results
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• CAD experience in CATIA or Creo (plus)
• Knowledge of Microsoft products (essential)
• Must meet export control compliance requirements
• Must be a U.S. person (U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, political asylee, or refugee) per ITAR

Skills

• Blueprint and drawing interpretation