Supplier Manufacturing Engineer

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in the Curtiss-Wright EMD Purchasing organization as a Supplier Manufacturing Engineer to provide hands-on problem solving and technical judgement to assist mission-critical suppliers.
• Perform proactive supplier oversight to review and evaluate supplier processes and employ preventative/correction actions as required to improve on-time delivery and supplier manufacturing efficiency.
• Work hand-in-hand with Design Engineering, Sourcing team members, Supplier Quality Engineers, and Project Management to result in improved critical Supplier performance.
• Support Purchasing department initiatives by assisting with identification of critical suppliers.
• Act as a primary manufacturing engineer partnering with critical suppliers ensuring day-to-day flawless production execution.
• Proactively develop critical suppliers to act on opportunities for improvement and to resolve vulnerability issues.
• Build relationships with critical suppliers to improve communication, on-time delivery performance through capability, yield improvement, and throughput optimization.
• Act as an expert in critical supplier manufacturing process execution.
• Technical leadership via performance of technical reviews, production/first article readiness reviews, Product Failure Modes Effects Analysis (PFMEA), control plans, process audits and on-site oversight.
• Support critical supplier capacity assessments.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts related to manufacturing nonconformances.
• Coordinate supplier preparation for documentation submittals, source inspections, audits, and regulatory or customer visits as required.
• Perform and support nonconformance dispositioning as required.
• Cross-functionally coordinate with internal design engineering, quality, supply chain, and program teams to troubleshoot manufacturing issues.
• Share best practices and lessons learned across internal and supplier organizations.
• Travel (50% local, domestic or international as required).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline and/or equivalent experience in a Manufacturing Lead role.
• A minimum of five (5) years in a manufacturing environment with primary experience in one or more of the following: machining, fabrication welding, testing, winding and/or assembly processes.
• Prior experience working on-site with suppliers highly desired.
• Experience in commercial nuclear, defense, aerospace, energy, or similarly regulated industries.
• Working knowledge of quality systems within the commercial nuclear (i.e., 10CFR50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1) or defense industry (i.e., ISO-9001, MIL-I-45208).
• Blueprint reading, particularly involving GD&T per ASME Y14.5M.
• Evaluation of design changes, and/or other specifications requirements, with experience in determining how those changes relate to potential manufacturing process changes.
• Excellent organization, communication (written and oral) and presentation skills.
• Problem-solving, especially involving tight feature tolerances and rework of part deviations.
• Green or Black Belt Lean Certification a plus.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be US citizens.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance.

Skills

• Supplier Manufacturing Engineer
• Proactive Supplier Oversight
• Supplier Capacity Assessments
• Root Cause Analysis
• Nonconformance Dispositioning
• Supplier Relationship Building
• Manufacturing Process Execution
• Quality Systems Knowledge
• Blueprint Reading
• Design Change Evaluation
• Problem Solving
• Lean Certification

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing
• Health and Wellness Benefits
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Referral Program
• Competitive Pay
• Recognition
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Pay

$76,200.00 - $127,000.00 per year

Schedule

No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.

If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

Compliance Statement This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status.