Manufacturing Engineer

About the position

Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) designs, develops, and manufactures advanced composite components to help customers push the frontiers of innovation. AEC's core strength lies in producing highly tailored, complex composite components, including 3D woven structures and discrete through thickness reinforcement technologies. The company serves various commercial platforms such as Boeing's 7-series family and the Airbus A380, as well as defense programs like the F-35 Lightning II and the CH-53K Heavy-lift Helicopter. AEC is committed to delivering high-quality, economical composite solutions, supported by significant investments in infrastructure and automation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain current layup, cure, and rework process documentation and manage changes in Product Data Management (PDM) systems.
• Evaluate nonconforming parts and provide dispositions based on customer specifications.
• Support root cause and corrective action investigations.
• Troubleshoot process stoppages to minimize downtime in Automated Fiber Placement (AFP), Automated Tape Layup (ATL), and manual layup work cells.
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities relating to safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Create and maintain processes that meet operation's labor and cycle time targets.
• Create Compliance Matrices for customer requirements.
• Utilize SPC to monitor quality data.
• Support the implementation of new processes and automation projects to the manufacturing floor.
• Provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.

Requirements

• Experience in manufacturing engineering, particularly in aerospace composites.
• Knowledge of layup, cure, and rework processes for composite structures.
• Familiarity with Product Data Management (PDM) systems.
• Ability to evaluate nonconforming parts and provide appropriate dispositions.
• Experience with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting automated and manual layup processes.
• Understanding of safety, quality, and efficiency improvement methodologies.
• Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC) for quality monitoring.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) and Automated Tape Layup (ATL) technologies.
• Familiarity with compliance matrices and customer requirement documentation.
• Background in working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment.