Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer: Lean, VSM & Tooling Expert

Tata Consultancy Services; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary incentive

Medical coverage

401K plan

Certification & training reimbursement

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in the United States is seeking experienced manufacturing/production engineers with aerospace and defense sector background to lead PFMEA creation, tooling design, and shop-floor process optimizations. You will map current operations, develop PFMEA, and design tooling with modern CAD tools.

Role involves hands-on shop floor collaboration, LEAN, MTM/TAKT analysis, and MBSE familiarity for integrated systems. Attractive salary and extensive benefits accompany the role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in Aerospace and Defense industry
• 7-10 years of manufacturing / production engineering experience, ideally in aerospace or precision manufacturing
• Expert in 2D drafting and 3D CAD with the proven ability to create and update drawings (shop aids, tooling, and detail drawings)
• 2D drafting & 3D CAD (SOLIDWORKS / ALTIUM / CATIA / Creo / NX /), GD&T, PFMEA templates, VSM / lean toolset, routing & work-order systems (ERP/MES), tooling-design and maintenance-planning tools
• Practical experience authoring PFMEA, work instructions, routings, and shop-floor documentation
• Working knowledge of lean tools — Value Stream Mapping, TAKT / cycle-time analysis, and cell-layout optimization
• Familiarity with tooling design and retro-engineering of legacy parts
• Comfortable working on the shop floor and collaborating with operators, quality, and the client industrial focal point
• Experience with aerospace integrated systems that include mechanical, electrical, software integration. Experience with composite material and bonding process a clear plus
• Exposure to integrating 3D-scanning / reverse-engineering workflows
• Experience with Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) and first-article inspection
• Familiarity with AS9100 / aerospace quality systems and packaging specifications for BUY items
• Familiarity with UAV / unmanned-systems programs
• Green Belt (Lean / Six Sigma) or equivalent continuous-improvement training
• Exposure to AS9100 / aerospace quality systems and DFM-driven cost reduction
• Exposure to Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) a plus

Responsibilities

• Capture the current state: document current operations and work instructions on the shop floor.
• Create the Process FMEA (PFMEA) for the manufacturing process.
• Design new tooling or perform retro-engineering for parts lacking updated definition, and produce a comprehensive tooling maintenance plan.
• Create shop-aid drawings and update / create Work Instructions to bridge the delta from the new design definition (mandatory drawing-update capability).
• Update routing and work orders to reflect the optimized process.
• Calculate and optimize TAKT time and cycle time.
• Perform Value Stream Mapping (VSM).
• Identify bottlenecks, improve cell layouts, and optimize shop-floor flow.
• Create or update the Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) and support testing.
• Define packaging specifications for all BUY items.
• Support the ENG/ME/QE signature release loop from the manufacturing-engineering side.
• Work with high performing global delivery teams and service practices with a strong commitment to excellence in pursuit of helping our clients business performance, drive quality in TCS deliverables, and exhibit promptness to internal and external customers

Job description

Tata Consultancy Services in the United States is seeking experienced manufacturing/production engineers with aerospace and defense sector background to lead PFMEA creation, tooling design, and shop-floor process optimizations. You will map current operations, develop PFMEA, and design tooling with modern CAD tools.

Role involves hands-on shop floor collaboration, LEAN, MTM/TAKT analysis, and MBSE familiarity for integrated systems. Attractive salary and extensive benefits accompany the role.