Amarx Search - Elma Center, NY
posted 3 months ago
We are looking for an outstanding Senior Manufacturing Engineer to take on a critical role in supporting the Prismatic (Complex Milling) Manufacturing Group at a leading aerospace and defense company. The primary responsibility of this position will be to support the development of new product manufacturing processes, as well as to apply continuous improvement manufacturing technologies to existing or mature production programs. The ideal candidate will take ownership and drive results by performing challenging and non-routine manufacturing engineering tasks, applying standard engineering techniques, procedures, and innovative thinking. In addition to accountability for the manufacturing processes, this role will also involve supporting other aircraft facilities worldwide as required. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will evaluate and develop new and emerging technologies in manufacturing engineering and production process development. This position will play a major role in coordinating Design for Manufacturing efforts among various development engineering groups for both new and existing programs. Responsibilities will include determining manufacturing procedures, operation sequencing, preparing tooling and gauge lists, creating and proving out N/C programs, and writing detailed operations sheets and work instructions to produce complex milled machined parts and sub-assemblies. A hands-on approach in supporting continuous improvement efforts for existing production processes is essential. Additionally, the Senior Manufacturing Engineer will prepare, monitor, and update engineered or estimated time standards for setup and run hours, man-to-machine ratios, and economic run quantities for each component's processes throughout the entire parts routing. The role will also involve providing detailed cost estimates for new business capture and process improvement efforts, as well as leadership in new manufacturing capital equipment evaluation, justification, purchasing, and implementation. Daily interaction with a variety of disciplines, including other engineers, technicians, operations, and quality personnel, as well as external suppliers, will be necessary to solve process-related problems and mentor others. The workdays will be split between hands-on shop interaction and office assignments, with opportunities for project leadership assigned by the Group Lead and/or Manufacturing Engineering Manager. The role will also support production automated manufacturing cells, driving process stability to achieve reduced attended labor and human factor variation, with the assignment or ownership of a dedicated manufacturing cell likely.