Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer – Lean & Automation

Moseley Technical Services, Inc.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 54,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Moseley Technical Services, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in Chandler, AZ to support aerospace and defense manufacturing, process optimization, tooling development, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include Lean, PFMEA, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to drive production readiness and documentation accuracy. The role emphasizes engineering studies, automation initiatives, and cross-team support across Production, Quality, and Planning to ensure robust

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required by Federal Law.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2–3 years of related manufacturing, engineering, or production support experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations and production environments.

Responsibilities

• Support Manufacturing Engineers in implementing Lean Manufacturing principles within production cells.
• Partner with production personnel to identify manufacturing issues, improve processes, and correct process documentation.
• Modify, edit, and maintain manufacturing procedures and execute required document change activities.
• Generate purchase and fabrication requests for production tooling and equipment.
• Collect, analyze, and report manufacturing and production process data.
• Generate and manage engineering work orders.
• Assist with the design and implementation of production tooling and process improvement projects.
• Support PFMEA, process hazard analysis, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and other manufacturing engineering analyses.
• Execute and summarize engineering studies and experiments, including engineering and pre-production builds.
• Support production readiness reviews, project kickoffs, and Sales Order Kickoff (SOKO) activities.
• Verify tooling readiness, calibration status, and manufacturing documentation to support production requirements.
• Maintain manufacturing parameter databases and ensure production requirements are accurately incorporated into manufacturing processes.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Program Management, Planning, Document Control, and Manufacturing Engineering teams to resolve production issues.
• Capture production knowledge from experienced personnel and incorporate it into manufacturing procedures, standard work, and training materials.
• Support manufacturing automation initiatives through process analysis, data collection, and coordination with automation engineering resources.
• Provide manufacturing engineering and production support to areas without dedicated Manufacturing Engineering resources.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

PFMEA

Root Cause Analysis

DOE

Process Documentation

Engineering Studies

Production Readiness

Tooling

Data Analysis

Education

Two-year technical degree

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering/ Manufacturing/ Industrial Engineering

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Moseley Technical Services, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in Chandler, AZ to support aerospace and defense manufacturing, process optimization, tooling development, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include Lean, PFMEA, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to drive production readiness and documentation accuracy. The role emphasizes engineering studies, automation initiatives, and cross-team support across Production, Quality, and Planning to ensure robust