Staff Manufacturing Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner for machining automation in a sustaining environment, including robotics, machine tending, tool life monitoring, part presentation, and related technologies.
• Evaluate automation readiness by confirming process stability, capability, tooling reliability, part presentation, and operator interaction before automation is implemented.
• Define technical requirements for automation and manufacturing projects, including scope, assumptions, risks, deliverables, acceptance criteria, and success measures.
• Partner with controls engineering, maintenance, quality, operations, manufacturing engineering, and operators to deliver practical, sustainable solutions.
• Own manufacturing processes within a value stream, ensuring workflows are scalable, repeatable, documented, and adaptable to production and customer requirements.
• Lead process capability and productivity improvement efforts using data analysis, SPC, simulation tools, Lean methods, and production feedback to reduce variation and improve performance.
• Mentor engineers and technical team members in process ownership, automation readiness, troubleshooting, and structured problem solving.

Key Skills

• Demonstrated experience implementing machining automation systems, including robotics, machine tending, tool life monitoring, part presentation, and supporting equipment.
• Knowledge of automation readiness criteria and how to determine when a process is ready to automate.
• Experience with equipment validation, runoff, acceptance criteria, process prove-out, and production release requirements.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations in a sustaining environment.
• Experience working with controls engineering, maintenance, quality, operations, and operators to implement production solutions.
• Familiarity with digital production documentation systems and manufacturing data systems.

Well Qualified Candidates

• Possess knowledge of automation readiness criteria and how to determine when a process is ready to automate.
• Experience with equipment validation, runoff, acceptance criteria, process prove-out, and production release requirements.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations in a sustaining environment.
• Experience working with controls engineering, maintenance, quality, operations, and operators to implement production solutions.
• Familiarity with digital production documentation systems and manufacturing data systems.

Qualifications

• 4 Year Bachelors BS OR 10+ years equivalent experience.

Benefits

• Estimated annual base pay: $113,000- $155,000
• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity.
• 401(k) match (4.5%)Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members
• 12 paid holidays
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire
• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption Assistance Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits.
• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
• Employee referral bonus
• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care
• Flexible Spending
• Voluntary benefits, including: Home / Auto Insurance discounts Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

Pay

Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Schedule

N/A

Benefits

• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire
• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption Assistance Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits.
• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
• Employee referral bonus
• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care
• Flexible Spending
• Voluntary benefits, including: Home / Auto Insurance discounts Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave