Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer I - Lean Process & Prototyping

Kearfott Corporation; Black Mountain (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

9/80 Schedule

Job summary

Kearfott Corporation is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer I to support the design, development, manufacturing and testing of precision motion control products and inertial navigation components.

The role emphasizes applying engineering principles across mechanics, electronics, flight technology, and structures, with responsibilities including creating work instructions, leading production hardware, troubleshooting non-conforming hardware, and driving lean process improvements to enable robust

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics Engineering or related field.
• 2 years aerospace manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience with various test and measurement equipment (e.g. voltmeter, oscilloscope, calipers, micrometers).
• Mechatronics/Electro-Mechanical background preferred.
• Manufacturing/assembly experience preferred.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Responsibilities

• Applies engineering and scientific principles in mechanics, electronics, flight technology, structures, chemistry, metallurgy, mathematics, and computer science.
• Responsible for creating product work instructions and being the technical lead for production hardware.
• Responsible for troubleshooting, dispositioning non-conforming hardware, and providing root cause & corrective action.
• Continuously strives to improve processes & techniques and analyzes workflow, space requirements & equipment layout to optimize production with a lean manufacturing mindset.
• Support prototyping phase and launch of new products by developing and validating manufacturing processes.
• May conduct or participate in portions of studies, investigations or analyses involving reliability, predictability, value and quality assurance issues.
• Prepares reports, charts, graphs, and other related documents

Job description

Kearfott Corporation is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer I to support the design, development, manufacturing and testing of precision motion control products and inertial navigation components.

The role emphasizes applying engineering principles across mechanics, electronics, flight technology, and structures, with responsibilities including creating work instructions, leading production hardware, troubleshooting non-conforming hardware, and driving lean process improvements to enable robust