Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer - Lean & Capital Projects

Socket.dev; Liberty (SC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Champion Aerospace LLC is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to optimize manufacturing processes, select tooling, and advise on tooling and equipment enhancements. The role emphasizes problem solving, root-cause analysis, and collaboration with maintenance, quality, and product engineering teams.

The position requires a mechanical engineering degree and 5+ years in aerospace/automotive settings, with experience in metal joining and SolidWorks. Office hours with on-site shift support are provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering field (Mechanical preferred) with strong problem solving skills.
• Minimum five (5) years related experience, preferably in Aerospace or Automotive environment
• Experience with metal-joining processes (Tig, resistance welding, brazing) preferred

Responsibilities

• Problem Solving: Handle day-to-day problems with processes, product, equipment and documentation; investigate and complete Corrective Action Requests and address root cause with the team.
• Productivity Improvements: Identify and address areas of productivity improvement using Lean techniques.
• Capital Projects: Identify, scope, manage and implement capital investment projects to improve productivity.
• Process and Tooling Design: Design and maintain manufacturing processes and equipment; design tooling and write SOPs as required.
• Technical Communication: Prepare documentation and process changes using ECRs.
• Cross-Functional Teamwork: Participate in new product design reviews and interact with customers during audits and investigations.

Skills

Problem solving

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional teamwork

Process improvement

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Robot/cobot automation

Capital projects management

Job description

Champion Aerospace LLC is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to optimize manufacturing processes, select tooling, and advise on tooling and equipment enhancements. The role emphasizes problem solving, root-cause analysis, and collaboration with maintenance, quality, and product engineering teams.

The position requires a mechanical engineering degree and 5+ years in aerospace/automotive settings, with experience in metal joining and SolidWorks. Office hours with on-site shift support are provided.