Aviation Production Process Engineer - Lean Optimizer

StandardAero, Inc.; Palm City (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off starting on day one

Bonus opportunities

Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Sp.<

Short- & Long-Term Disability

Life & AD&D Insurance

Learning & Training opportunities

Job summary

StandardAero, Inc. in Florida is seeking a Production Process Engineer to develop, refine, and maintain manufacturing processes for aerospace products, ensuring efficient and consistent quality.

You will design tooling, develop processes, and create work instructions based on OEM data and shop requirements. You will lead continuous improvement, collaborate with Quality, Operations, OEMs, and service providers, and participate in Lean initiatives to reduce scrap, improve productivity, and control

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 2+ years of related experience and/or training in relevant field.
• Ability to stand and sit for at least 50% of shift.
• Ability to work fully onsite.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain expertise in manufacturing processes to ensure efficient, consistent, and repeatable production output.
• Define and optimize production processes, including tooling, equipment, and manufacturing methods.
• Validate design specifications and shop floor applications for new products, tools, equipment, and process changes.
• Design and develop tooling, repair processes, and manufacturing improvements to enhance quality, efficiency, and productivity.
• Apply engineering principles, creativity, and problem-solving skills to resolve technical challenges and improve operations.
• Conduct cost-benefit analyses for repair projects and process improvements, providing recommendations, cost estimates, and implementation schedules.
• Develop, maintain, and update technical documentation, including RPIs, production routings, repair instructions, work instructions, and technical drawings.
• Collaborate with Quality, Operations, Maintenance, OEMs, and external service providers to resolve technical issues and reduce Cost of Quality (CoQ).
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives through root cause analysis, production data, scrap rates, non-conformances, MRBs, process interruptions, and repair performance trends.
• Develop and refine minor and major repair schemes in coordination with OEMs, engineering teams, and outside services under DAO authorization.
• Review scrap and non-conforming materials to identify potential repair opportunities, reduce scrap costs, and improve material utilization.
• Prepare and process technical documentation, including MRBs, NCTs, TODRs, and Temporary Parts List Revisions (TPLRs), in accordance with DAO requirements.
• Manage the implementation of new parts, repairs, processes, and equipment using project management tools to meet established production schedules and objectives.
• Support equipment acquisition, evaluate equipment safety requirements, prepare technical reports and proposals, and provide recommendations to management on process implementation.
• Participate in Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with company safety requirements and promptly reporting unsafe conditions or practices.
• Carries out special projects as assigned.

Skills

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Lean manufacturing

Aerospace manufacturing

Tooling design

Thermal spray coatings

CNC programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

StandardAero, Inc. in Florida is seeking a Production Process Engineer to develop, refine, and maintain manufacturing processes for aerospace products, ensuring efficient and consistent quality.

You will design tooling, develop processes, and create work instructions based on OEM data and shop requirements. You will lead continuous improvement, collaborate with Quality, Operations, OEMs, and service providers, and participate in Lean initiatives to reduce scrap, improve productivity, and control