Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

Eaton’s AER FED Fluid Electrical Distribution Aerospace division is seeking a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer to support day-to-day operations and site growth as a technical expert, managing process documentation, supporting new product and capital equipment projects, and driving safety, cost savings, and yield improvements.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operations and overall site growth as a technical expert through managing and improving process documentation.
• Support new product and capital equipment projects.
• Develop safety, cost savings, and yield improvements to various manufacturing processes.
• Work hands‑on applying engineering knowledge to solve issues and optimize manufacturing.
• Serve as subject matter expert in assigned cell (e.g., SMT Automation), driving operational excellence.
• Drive improvements in machine uptime, setup, solder/placement defects, and solderability.
• Increase accuracy and utilization of machines via optimizing/creating programs and developing fixturing/tooling improvements.
• Act as manufacturing engineering lead for assigned NPI programs, ensuring early risk identification and readiness.
• Lead PFMEA, control plan development, and manufacturing readiness reviews as needed.
• Lead complex cross‑functional problem‑solving involving process capability, yield loss, chronic downtime, or safety risk.
• Apply advanced root cause techniques and ensure corrective actions are systematically implemented and sustained.
• Ensure manufacturing processes and ERP routers comply with internal procedures, customer requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Support development of internal procedures to be concise, clear and accurate.
• Proactively identify and mitigate process and equipment safety risks; support a safety culture as a MESH element champion.
• Support site‑level CI initiatives (growth, throughput, productivity, cost out projects).
• Serve as a technical leader in RIEs, Kaizen events, and CI Week activities.
• Ensure manufacturing data (routers, standards, labor, cycle times) is accurate, maintained, and auditable in ERP system.
• Investigate new technologies and lead the technical review and procurement process for new capital equipment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• 3+ years experience providing engineering support to a manufacturing work environment.
• Basic proficiency in SOLIDWORKS, CAD/CAM or similar software.
• Must be a U.S. person under ITAR (U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee); no immigration sponsorship will be provided.
• Must reside within 50 miles of Torrance, CA and be able to report on‑site; relocation assistance is not available.

Qualifications

• Preferred degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience with PCBAs, IPC‑610, and electronics manufacturing.
• Experience programming and working SMT equipment (stencil printer, pick & place, reflow oven, AOI, SPI).
• Previous aerospace experience.
• Experience with ERP for process control (SAP ECC preferred).
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.
• Ability to gather and analyze data to optimize throughput, reduce scrap, improve quality while ensuring safety.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Good organizational and prioritization skills to manage multiple projects.

Skills

• Problem solving (A3, 5‑why, Ishikawa, etc.).
• ERP system PM knowledge.
• Automation programming and familiarity with CI tools (TPM, 5S, etc.).
• SolidWorks knowledge.
• Knowledge of PFMEA.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing and make presentations.
• Self‑supervised – little to no supervision required to obtain results.
• Strong communication skills – ability to convey improvements, opportunities, and issues via written, verbal, and presentation methods.
• Self‑driven – guidance given but infrequent supervision required.
• Action‑oriented – able to complete and drive actions that improve the cell.