Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Leader

WGI Inc.; Southwick (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

WGI Inc is seeking an experienced Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead our Manufacturing Engineering team and drive improvements across quality, productivity, cost, and delivery. This hands-on leadership role requires strong technical manufacturing knowledge and a proven ability to develop engineers and support production.

The ideal candidate will collaborate with Operations, Quality, Production Control, CNC Programming, Inspection, and senior management to ensure capable,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred.
• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, preferably in aerospace or high-precision environments.
• Previous engineering management or supervisory experience.
• Strong CNC machining and manufacturing-process knowledge.
• Knowledge of GD&T, engineering drawings, tooling, fixturing, process planning, and manufacturing documentation.
• Experience with root-cause analysis, corrective action, scrap reduction, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Manufacturing Engineering team with clear priorities, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
• Provide hands-on engineering support to CNC machining and other manufacturing operations.
• Lead the development and improvement of manufacturing processes for new and existing aerospace components.
• Oversee new product introduction (NPI), including process planning, tooling and fixturing, programming requirements, first-piece development, and transition into production.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, GD&T, customer requirements, and manufacturing documentation.
• Develop and improve routers, work instructions, manufacturing methods, tooling, fixtures, and process documentation.
• Work directly with Production to resolve machining, tooling, quality, and process-related issues.
• Identify manufacturing constraints and develop solutions to improve throughput, capacity, machine utilization, and on-time delivery.
• Lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions related to scrap, rework, process variation, and manufacturing performance.
• Support CNC programming and machining process optimization for complex, close-tolerance aerospace components.
• Evaluate capital equipment, tooling, automation, and technology requirements to support current and future production.
• Work with Quality and Inspection to ensure manufacturing processes meet customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements.
• Establish measurable engineering priorities and ensure projects are completed on schedule.
• Drive continuous improvement through data-based decision making and direct engagement with employees on the manufacturing floor.
• Support quoting and technical reviews by evaluating manufacturing feasibility, equipment requirements, tooling, cycle times, and process risk.
• Maintain strong communication between Engineering and Operations to ensure production issues are addressed proactively rather than reactively.

Skills

CNC machining

Process optimization

Root-cause analysis

Project management

CAD/CAM

GD&T

Engineering drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD/CAM systems

CNC programming

Job description

WGI Inc is seeking an experienced Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead our Manufacturing Engineering team and drive improvements across quality, productivity, cost, and delivery. This hands-on leadership role requires strong technical manufacturing knowledge and a proven ability to develop engineers and support production.

The ideal candidate will collaborate with Operations, Quality, Production Control, CNC Programming, Inspection, and senior management to ensure capable,