Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer: NPI & Process Improvement

Beehive Industries, LLC; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 78,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) with company match

Equity in company

Bonus eligible

Job summary

Beehive Industries in Knoxville, TN, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to support the product lifecycle by developing processes, aiding NPI activities, improving production readiness, and resolving manufacturing challenges.

You will apply engineering principles to improve manufacturability, quality, cost, and production performance, partnering with operations, quality, supply chain and design teams to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a technical field.
• Typically 2+ years in manufacturing engineering or production environment.
• Experience with machining, assembly, welding, or additive manufacturing.
• Experience creating manufacturing documentation preferred.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Security clearance eligibility required (U.S. citizenship).

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing strategy and execution activities for assigned products or components.
• Develop manufacturing processes, workflows, and production requirements.
• Support DFM/DFA reviews with Design Engineering teams.
• Create and maintain manufacturing documentation including process flows, work instructions, and technical standards.
• Support NPI activities from prototype builds through production transition.
• Assist with manufacturing risk assessments and mitigation activities.
• Support root cause investigations and corrective actions for manufacturing issues.
• Partner with operations, quality, supply chain, and engineering teams to improve production execution.
• Support tooling concepts, process improvements, and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Analyze manufacturing performance metrics including yield, cycle time, and process capability.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Participate in program reviews, milestone activities, and manufacturing readiness assessments.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Troubleshooting

Communication

Lean Manufacturing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Beehive Industries in Knoxville, TN, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to support the product lifecycle by developing processes, aiding NPI activities, improving production readiness, and resolving manufacturing challenges.

You will apply engineering principles to improve manufacturability, quality, cost, and production performance, partnering with operations, quality, supply chain and design teams to drive continuous improvement.