MANUFACTURING ENGINEER CNC

Latecoere México; Hermosillo; On-site; MXN 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Latecoere México seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to develop and optimize CNC milling, turning, and multi-axis processes for aerospace components, ensuring compliance with AS9100, GD&T, and PFMEA standards.

You will collaborate with CNC programmers, production, quality, tooling, and maintenance to deliver safe, capable, repeatable, and cost-effective manufacturing plans, supported by thorough documentation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 4+ years of experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with three-, four-, or five-axis machining and mill-turn.
• Strong knowledge of AS9100, GD&T, PFMEA and process capability.
• Proficient in Excel and advanced English.
• Leadership and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for CNC milling, turning, mill-turn, and multi-axis machining operations.
• Collaborate with CNC programmers to optimize machining strategies.
• Review CNC programs, tool lists, setup docs, and simulations as required.
• Establish cutting parameters based on material, tools, workholding rigidity, and machine capability.
• Report issues to leadership and propose solutions.
• Troubleshoot dimensional variation, chatter, tool wear, and surface finish.
• Support machine setups, prove-outs, and process validation on production floor.
• Evaluate tools, fixtures, probes, and machining technologies for implementation.
• Develop manufacturing processes for new and existing aerospace components.
• Maintain manufacturing plans, routers, work instructions, and setup sheets.
• Define operation sequences, machine selection, workholding methods, cutting tools, inspection points.
• Ensure drawing notes, customer requirements, and key characteristics are in the manufacturing plan.
• Review engineering drawings, models, specifications, requirements to determine manufacturing feasibility.

Skills

Advanced English

Excel proficiency

Leadership

Aerospace manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Fanuc controls

Mazatrol controls

Job description

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, validating, and continuously improving CNC machining processes for aerospace components. This position supports new-product introduction, First Article Inspection development, and ongoing production while ensuring compliance with engineering drawings, customer specifications, quality requirements, and applicable aerospace standards. The engineer works closely with CNC programmers, production, quality, tooling, maintenance, and supply-chain teams to deliver safe, capable, repeatable, and cost-effective manufacturing processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical support for CNC milling, turning, mill-turn, and multi-axis machining operations.
• Collaborate with CNC programmers to develop and optimize safe and efficient machining strategies.
• Review CNC programs, tool lists, setup documentation, and simulation results when required.
• Establish appropriate cutting parameters based on material, tool geometry, workholding rigidity, and machine capability.
• Reporting to his hierarchy the issues and dysfunctions encountered and propose solutions.
• Troubleshoot dimensional variation, chatter, tool wear, poor surface finish, distortion, burrs, and other machining problems.
• Support machine setups, prove-outs, and process validation activities on the production floor.
• Evaluate cutting tools, fixtures, probes, and machining technologies for potential implementation.
• Develop complete manufacturing processes for new and existing aerospace components.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing plans, routers, work instructions, setup sheets, and visual aids.
• Define operation sequences, machine selection, workholding methods, cutting tools, inspection points, and process parameters.
• Ensure all drawing notes, customer requirements, and key characteristics are properly incorporated into the manufacturing plan.
• Review engineering drawings, models, specifications, requirements to determine manufacturing feasibility.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience at least 4 years
• Advanced English
• Confident with Excel
• Experience manufacturing aerospace components.
• Experience with three-, four-, or five-axis machining and mill-turn equipment.
• Knowledge of AS9100, GD&T, PFMEA and process-capability.
• Familiarity with CNC controls such as Fanuc, Mazatrol.
• Leadership skills