Manufacturing Engineer - Product & Planning - Aviation Repair

$90,293 - $112,866/Yr

Unclassified - El Cajon, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

El Cajon, CA

10,001+ employees

About the position

The Manufacturing Engineer will provide essential Manufacturing Engineering capabilities to both operational and development programs, ensuring the delivery of zero defect projects through the application of engineering and problem-solving skills. This role is critical in developing robust and capable manufacturing process technologies that pertain to materials, tooling, part fabrication, and assembly. The engineer will exemplify a safety-first mindset, ensuring compliance with GKN Aerospace's Health, Safety, and Environmental policies and standards. In this position, the engineer will be responsible for developing technical solutions to complex problems encountered within GKN Aerospace, as well as with customers and suppliers. They will deliver technical support for manufacturing process development and integration for production, utilizing root cause analysis, preventative, and corrective actions to reduce or eliminate non-conformances. Maintaining positive relationships with internal and external customers, as well as co-workers, is essential. Continuous improvement of production processes through the implementation of Lean initiatives will also be a key responsibility. The engineer will be accountable for the development of manufacturing process solutions to complex problems and will oversee the implementation of production planning from the original concept through to production. This includes designing processes to achieve a high level of process capability by utilizing the GKN standard Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) tool suite. Additionally, the engineer will be responsible for product development, first article development, configuration changes, and build process definition and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Exemplifying a safety-first mind-set and ensuring compliance with the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards.
• Responsible for the development of technical solutions to complex problems within GKN Aerospace, our customers and suppliers.
• Deliver technical support of manufacturing process development and integration for production.
• Utilize root cause analysis, preventative and corrective action to reduce/eliminate non-conformances.
• Maintain positive, team relationships with internal and external customers, as well as co-workers.
• Continuously improve production processes by implementing Lean initiatives.
• Responsible for the development of manufacturing process solutions to complex problems.
• Accountable for the implementation of production planning, from original concept through to production.
• Design these processes to a high level of process capability through utilizing the GKN standard Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) tool suite.
• Accountable for product development, first article development, configuration changes, build process definition and implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, or in lieu of degree 5+ years combination of education and experience. Preferred degree in mechanical, aerospace, or manufacturing disciplines.
• 2 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, preferably in aerospace.
• Must be a US Citizen due to program security clearance requirements and/or SSA requirements.

Nice-to-haves

• GKN Experience
• Aerospace Industry Experience
• Experience in an MRO organization is strongly preferred
• Welding, thermal spray, shot peening, CNC machining experience preferred
• Working knowledge of quality system models such as ISO9000, AS9100, or D1-9000
• Increasingly able to provide Technical input at all levels of work
• Drives to complete the job on time and continually searches for better ways of doing things.
• Understands situations by analyzing them logically and uses information in a systematic way identifying appropriate course of action for resolution.
• Ability to apply complex and non-routine analysis
• Competent member of the technical community with a good understanding of other disciplines
• Acts without supervision in own area whilst able to supervise others
• Applied knowledge and skills to a range of activities
• Understand the formal and informal structures of the business
• Provides support to the technical community and shows commercial awareness at local level.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range between $90,293 - $112,866
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Diversity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives
• Accessible recruitment process for all candidates