Engineering Technician

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD); Graham (KY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) is seeking an Engineering Technician to support Product Engineers in the development and improvement of manufacturing processes. The role includes maintaining production capabilities, helping with safety reviews, and ensuring processes meet Technical Data Package requirements.

The position requires a high school diploma with additional college credit hours or equivalent manufacturing experience, plus familiarity with CAD tools and lab

Qualifications

• Understand engineering drawings and specifications.
• Experience supporting manufacturing process development and improvement.
• Familiar with process documentation and change control.
• Ability to work with PEs to design and validate production processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily hands-on support to Engineering or other personnel.
• Assist PEs with design, develop and validation of processes for safely producing products.
• Support Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and PS procedures.
• Assist with Pre-Startup Safety Reviews and input on Technical Data Packages.
• Contribute to design for manufacturability reviews and layout of production cells.
• Specify, design, procure and/or fabricate equipment and fixtures for production.
• Assist with testing of product and troubleshooting of equipment/process failures.
• Create and maintain Manufacturing Instructions, Process Specifications, Inspection Plans, and Packaging Instructions.
• Train producers and perform production cell set-up and change-overs.
• Participate in kaizen and lean manufacturing initiatives.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Interpreting engineering drawings

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

CAD proficiency

MS Office

Communication skills

Laboratory testing procedures

Problem solving

Time management

Education

High school diploma with 15 college credit hours

Military service or related training

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

MS Project

MS Visio

Other CAD software

CNC machining

Lab instrumentation

Job description

At Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD), we believe that our strengths are built on our most important resource - our people. Join EBAD and you'll be a part of a team who creates cutting edge technology that will blast us into the future. No other company can match the innovative energetic solutions that we provide. At EBAD you will actively contribute to successful missions putting men, women and satellites into space, and protecting our armed service men and women around the world. If this is the culture and work environment you are seeking, then EBAD is the place for you!

Job Description

EBAD is seeking an Engineering Technician with experience working in a manufacturing environment. The Engineering Technician’s primary role is to assist Product Engineers (PE) with the development and definition of new manufacturing processes, as well as the maintenance and continuous improvement of existing manufacturing processes. An engineering technician is expected to be able to perform all of the tasks of a production operator (producer) for assigned programs.

Responsibilities include

• Provide daily hands‑on support to Engineering or other personnel.
  • Assist PEs with design, develop and validation of PROCESSES for SAFELY producing products that meet the requirements of a Technical Data Package.
  • Assist PEs with Process Hazard Anlalysis (PHA) in accordance Process Safety Management (PSM) procedures.
  • Support/Lead Pre-Startup Safety Reviews w/ guidance from PE
  • Assist PEs by providing input during requirements reviews of Technical Data Packages (TDP).
  • Assist PEs by providing input during design for manufacturability reviews.
  • Assist PEs with the design and layout of new and/or modified production cells/processes.
  • Specify, design, procure and/or fabricate (w/ PE guidance): equipment, tooling, fixturing, and assembly aids for use in production processes.
  • Assist PEs with testing of product.
  • Assist PEs with trouble shooting of equipment and/or process failures.
• Duties may include mixing, casting, extrusion, pressing, testing, loading, assembly and packaging for assigned products (must know how to do any tasks typically assigned to a producer within areas of responsibility).
• With guidance from the PE, be able to create, update and maintain manufacturing documentation including:
  • Manufacturing Instructions (MI),
  • Process Specifications (PS),
  • Inspection Plans (IP) and
  • Packaging Instructions (PI).
• Train producers to work within process per manufacturing documentation.
• Perform production cell set-up and change‑overs.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities such as kaizen.
• Learn and use lean manufacturing tools (w/ guidance from PE) such as:
  • Creating and maintaining Standard Work packages
  • Problem Solving
  • PFMEA (Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis)
  • Developing ways to mistake proof a process (Poke Yoke)
• Data entry and analysis on various product or processes characteristics.
• Perform inspections and other checks to verify conformance to requirements.
• Participate in significant projects, such as, construction and new facility startup.
• Assume additional responsibilities necessary to achieve company goals.
• Occasional off‑site travel may be required.

Pre-requisites

• High school diploma or general education degree (ED)
• AND
• a minimum of 15 college credit hours,
• OR
• approximately 5 years related manufacturing experience and/or training,
• OR
• Military service/training in related fields
• OR
• or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred skills

• Mechanical Aptitude.
• Ability to interpret basic engineering drawings and specifications.
• Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Experience using Autocad or Solidworks or other CAD-type software.
• Computing skills (ie MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Teams, Zoom, MS project, MS Visio).
• interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience w/ basic lab procedures (ie wet chemistry, environmental testing, reporting of test results, etc).
• CNC programming and machining.
• Time management skills
• Experience with lab equipment including, but not limited to: precision weight scales, graduated cylinders, and calipers/micrometers.

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.