Senior Manufacturing Engineer Aerospace Composites.

8 years of Composite experience a Must Have.

LOCATION: Rockledge, FL
Relocation available if needed. 
Full-Time position NOT Contract assignment. 

Salary $100K to $125K plus benefits.

Must be a US citizen or Green Card Holder only will be accepted. 

Position Summary
Provides manufacturing engineering support to sustain, troubleshoot, and optimize programs involving the manufacture of advanced composite parts and assemblies.  Ensures a smooth transition from various program phases (e.g., development, low-rate initial production, full rate production). Strong emphasis on continuous improvement for production programs by leading efforts to improve efficiency in production and production development operations.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Serves as an integral member of engineering program teams in support of current development and production activities. 
• Actively engages in all manufacturing aspects of production programs to identify and implement opportunities for process improvement by applying statistical process techniques to identify trends, including process capability (e.g., Cp/Cpk and Pp/Ppk) to ensure that all processes are performed with the highest level of efficiency, first time yield and lowest levels of scrap.
• Responsible for ensuring safe and proper ergonomic conditions for all program programs.
• Supports successful transition of programs from the development stage to the production stage. 
• Provide assistance to new product design teams to identify and mitigate product ability issues and ensure producible designs. 
• Develops and updates process procedures to ensure that documentation is accurate and understandable. 
• Monitor process equipment operation and identify potential deficiencies/errors. Develop solutions to eliminate occurrence of equipment errors. 
• Assist in implementation of configuration management protocols to engineering documents. 
• Understand, implement, and follow elements of ISO-9001, AS9100 quality system and Nadcap standards.  
• Contributes to the creation of requisite reports to convey results of process capabilities and/or process modifications to management and to program teams. 
• Generate purchase requisitions (as required) for the procurement of materials, products, and services. 
• Interfaces with all levels of management and employees to gather information and provide guidance for identification and implementation of new processes.
• Attend meetings, as required, to advance communication to support personnel, management and customers about technical elements related to current projects.
• Apply the fundamentals of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma to active programs.  
• Represent the Engineering Department on the Material Review Board (MRB) to disposition non-conforming material, develop rework/repair procedures, and perform analysis of root cause corrective action (RCCA).
• Fundamental understanding of geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T)
• Technical writing to include the creation, maintenance, and improvement of manufacturing documentation (e.g., work instructions, specifications, and procedures).  Convert engineering redlines into permanent changes in documentation. 
• Identify manufacturing issues associated with flat pattern cutfiles, and support correction of said issues. 
• Identify manufacturing issues associated with cure recipes & analysis, and support correction of said issues. 
• Design and optimize workflows and work areas based on Lean principles. 
• Facilitate the training of personnel on manufacturing processes. 
• Supporting the estimation and forecasting of manufacturing resources (e.g., personnel, capital equipment, floor space, etc.) to support upcoming production demands.
• Other duties as assigned by management. 

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) discipline. 
• 8+ years of hands-on engineering in a manufacturing environment with minimum of a Green Belt in Lean and Six Sigma.
• Relevant past experience is considered to be associated with advanced composites manufacture, and/or aerospace industry serving in an engineering capacity.  
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and to manage time effectively.
• Ability to exhibit poise, composure, and confidence when confronting stressful or high-pressure situations. 
• Demonstrable experience in negotiating prices, terms, and conditions.
• Competent use of MS Office software including MS Project, and MS Excel (with Macros). 
• Strong analytical mindset.
• Highly organized, detail oriented, and able to respond to change quickly.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, and a strong sense of urgency for completing work on time.
• Fundamental skills in computer aided design (3D modeling & 2D drawings) using software such as Solidworks, Catia, NX, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD is a plus.
• Demonstrate basic proficiencies in the fundamentals of the company’s composite manufacturing and tooling techniques, inspection, and metrology, including use of a Faro Arm and CMM machines. 
• Over see junior to staff level engineer and mentor.

Must be a US citizen or Green Card Holder only will be accepted.