A&D Process Engineer: Turn Prototypes into Production

IDEX; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement savings

PTO

Job summary

IDEX in Farmington, CT, is seeking a Process Engineer for Aerospace & Defense to partner with project engineering, quality, supply chain, and manufacturing to industrialize new product builds from prototype through production.

You will define manufacturable process flows, establish bills of material, create process controls, and develop documentation that supports first‑time builds, production transfers, and scalable manufacturing execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline; Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of process, manufacturing, or industrial engineering experience in Aerospace & Defence or high‑precision manufacturing.
• Experience developing manufacturing routes, bills of material, process detail sheets, standard work, control plans, FMEA, and production readiness.

Responsibilities

• Define manufacturing routes, bills of material, and process flow plans for new Aerospace & Defense products from prototype through production release.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, work instructions, control plans, standard work, and related manufacturing records.
• Collaborate with Project Engineering and Supply Chain to evaluate design‑for‑manufacturability, optimize build parameters, and scale processes to production volumes.
• Create and implement process controls that meet customer specifications, quality requirements, and internal performance expectations.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and continuous improvement projects to reduce lead time, improve quality, and lower cost.

Skills

Process engineering

Manufacturing engineering

Industrial engineering

Root cause analysis

Quality documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, or related

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

CAD modeling

Fixture design

Equipment specification

Validation

Commissioning

Job description

IDEX in Farmington, CT, is seeking a Process Engineer for Aerospace & Defense to partner with project engineering, quality, supply chain, and manufacturing to industrialize new product builds from prototype through production.

You will define manufacturable process flows, establish bills of material, create process controls, and develop documentation that supports first‑time builds, production transfers, and scalable manufacturing execution.