Gear Process Engineer - Aerospace Production

CMI Group; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CMI Group seeks a Senior Process Engineer to own and advance gear, spline, and shaping manufacturing processes in a high-precision aerospace environment. You will develop and document manufacturing processes, driving quality, throughput, and cost performance from raw material through final inspection.

You will design and maintain process documentation, specify tooling and parameters, and lead root-cause improvements on the shop floor with machinists and quality inspectors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering.
• 5+ years in gear, spline, and shaping manufacturing process engineering.
• Knowledge of gear geometry and AGMA standards.
• Experience with CNC programming or process documentation.
• Understanding of GD&T and aerospace drawings.
• Experience in AS9100 manufacturing environments.
• Strong root-cause/corrective-action and Cp/Cpk skills.
• Direct experience with gear shapers, hobbing, or spline rolling equipment.
• Comfortable working on the shop floor with machinists and inspectors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize gear shaping, spline rolling/shaping, hobbing processes.
• Create and maintain routers, work instructions, and CNC programs.
• Specify tooling, fixturing, and cutting parameters for gear equipment.
• Troubleshoot tooth form, lead, profile, runout, and surface finish issues.
• Support NPI and first-article inspection for new gear programs.
• Collaborate on non-conformances and MRB dispositions.
• Drive lean initiatives to reduce cycle time and scrap.
• Coordinate with suppliers, program management, and customer engineering.
• Support capital equipment justification for new gear-cutting tech.

Skills

Gear & spline process

CNC programming

GD&T

AS9100 experience

Root-cause analysis

Gear geometry knowledge

Process optimization

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Eng.

Tools

CMM programming

Gear fabrication machinery

Job description

CMI Group seeks a Senior Process Engineer to own and advance gear, spline, and shaping manufacturing processes in a high-precision aerospace environment. You will develop and document manufacturing processes, driving quality, throughput, and cost performance from raw material through final inspection.

You will design and maintain process documentation, specify tooling and parameters, and lead root-cause improvements on the shop floor with machinists and quality inspectors.