Engineer

TAE Aerospace group; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Voluntary Benefits

Job summary

TAE Aerospace group seeks a Manufacturing Engineer / CNC Programmer to develop repair processes for critical components in a fast-paced aerospace environment. You will launch new repair programs, optimize processes, and collaborate with quality and customers to deliver exceptional results.

Essential duties include tooling design, process development, and cross-functional coordination. Strong GD&T, CAD modeling, and lean tooling optimization are required to succeed in this role at TAE Aerospace

Qualifications

• Engineering degree (BS) and minimum 3 years experience; or 10 years related manufacturing experience in overhaul/repair environments.
• Ability to interpret complex blueprints and GD&T; 3D CAD models.
• Experience with fabrication methods (anodize, plating, welding, CNC/manual machining) and NDT processes.
• Proficient CAD modeling and tools fixturing design.
• Familiarity with Corridor or similar MRP systems; strong lean and Six Sigma understanding.
• Ability to communicate with customers and internal stakeholders; report on metrics.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain shop operation sketches, BOMs, and tool orders.
• Determine cost-effective fabrication and inspection methods to meet requirements.
• Ensure compliance with customer specs; collaborate with quality.
• Create tooling drawings and plans for in-house or outsourced fabrication.
• Manage project plans for new product development orders.
• Liaise with customers on quality requirements and specifications.
• Resolve process problems and assist with manufacturing liaison.
• Provide technical assistance to shop inspection and NCR dispositions.
• Coordinate with departments and customers to ensure project progress.
• Monitor gross margin, scrap, rework, and 5S; identify improvements.
• Conduct studies to establish standard hours and cost data.
• Consult with clients/vendors to discuss estimates and issues.
• Apply GD&T and inspection methodologies; optimize tooling and machining strategies.
• Read and interpret technical docs; present to management.

Skills

GD&T

Blueprint reading

CNC machining

CAD modeling

Six Sigma / Lean

Machining strategies

Communication

Education

BS Engineering

10+ years related experience

Tools

CAD software

Corridor MRP

MS Office

Job description

TAE Aerospace is a global aerospace company providing maintenance services for some of the most powerful, exciting and important defense and commercial aircraft platforms in the world. We are also proud of our encouraging and supportive team environment that ensures we all work together within a genuine high-performance culture.

We're looking for a highly skilled Manufacturing Engineer / CNC Programmer who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has the technical expertise to develop processes for the repair of key components.

The engineer will play a key role in launching new repair programs, optimizing manufacturing processes, solving complex machining challenges, and collaborating with quality, and customers delivering exceptional results.

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain shop operation sketches, instruction sheets, BOMs, and tool orders
• Determines the most cost-effective integrated fabrication and inspection method to meet customer requirements.
• Ensures compliance with customer requirements (both dimensional and specification driven requirements). Collaborates with quality and utilizes appropriate measuring techniques.
• Design and make complete drawings of tooling needed to fabricate parts using CAD software. Constructs plans & work orders to get tooling fabricated either in house or OSP.
• Manage project plan on new product development orders.
• Responsible for engineering liaison with customers; has specific knowledge of all customer quality requirements and specifications and capable of communicating with the customers.
• Resolves implementation, process problems, and respond quickly to liaison request related to manufacturing.
• Provides technical assistance to shop inspection, performs NCR dispositions, conducts investigative assistance to shop inspection, solve quality and process problems.
• Maintains close working relationships with all departments and individuals involved on assigned projects and coordinates with customer representatives as necessary.
• Monitors metrics for gross margin, scrap, re-work, 5S and continuous improvement of the machine shop. Identify improvement opportunities and develop plans to address them.
• Conducts special studies to develop and establish standard hours and related cost data or effect cost reductions.
• Consult with clients, vendors, or other individuals to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
• Strong understanding of GD&T, blueprint reading, and inspection methodologies.
• Experience developing manufacturing processes for tight-tolerance machined components.
• Proven ability to optimize tooling, feeds, speeds, work holding, and machining strategies.
• Perform all other duties as may be assigned.

Desired Skills and Experience

Education and Experience:

An Engineering Degree (BS; Bachelor of Science) and three years minimum experience; or ten years related experience; or a combination of education and experience in a manufacturing environment where the principal manufacturing is in the overhaul, and repair of Pratt Whitney, and Honeywell turbo prop engines.

• Ability to review and interpret complex engineering blueprints, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and 3D CAD models.
• Experience with fabrication methods such as anodize, paint, heat treat, braze, cold spray, nickel plating, chrome plating, welding (TIG and MIG), CNC machining, manual machining, precision assembly and NDT processes.
• Proficient experience with CAD modeling. Experience designing appropriate tools and fixturing for fabrication of parts utilizing the CAD software.
• Familiarity with MRP system Corridor or similar.
• Create, update, and manage parts masters and bills of material
• Understand lean tools such as Six Sigma and VSM
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to immediate supervisor, or to upper management.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint & Project.

What Makes You Successful

• You think like both an engineer and a machinist.
• You enjoy solving complex manufacturing challenges.
• You take ownership of projects from start to finish.
• You are detail-oriented without losing sight of production efficiency.
• You communicate effectively across engineering, quality, and operations.
• You thrive in a collaborative, fast-moving aerospace environment where every part matters.

Benefits
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays)
• 401(k) savings plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts