Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Aerospace Production

SMR Technologies, Inc.; Fenwick (WV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SMR Technologies, Inc. seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead development, implementation, optimization, and sustainment of manufacturing processes for aerospace, commercial, and military products. You will mentor engineers and act as the primary POC for customer projects, driving improvements and strong process control.

You will guide cross-functional teams and ensure compliance with specs and audits, while advancing lean initiatives and cost savings across programs.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of manufacturing engineering experience in a production environment.
• Proven experience leading manufacturing engineering projects and initiatives.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or supervising Manufacturing Engineers and technical personnel.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing process development, validation, and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead Manufacturing Engineers and Engineering Technicians.
• Provide direction, training, and oversight to manufacturing engineering personnel.
• Serve as primary POC for customer manufacturing-related projects and new programs.
• Lead manufacturing activities for customer programs, product launches, and production transfers.
• Identify process improvements, capacity enhancements, waste reduction, and cost savings.
• Evaluate and implement new manufacturing processes, equipment, and automation systems.
• Ensure processes comply with drawings, specs, and customer requirements.
• Support production through troubleshooting and technical issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain BOMs, BOOs, routers, and manufacturing documentation.
• Lead tooling and fixture design and implementation.
• Support audits (AS9100, ISO, customer, regulatory).
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Design, Quality, Operations, PM, Supply Chain, and customers.
• Drive continuous improvement via Lean and Six Sigma.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Customer-facing

Communication

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

CAD software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Epicor

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

SMR Technologies, Inc. seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead development, implementation, optimization, and sustainment of manufacturing processes for aerospace, commercial, and military products. You will mentor engineers and act as the primary POC for customer projects, driving improvements and strong process control.

You will guide cross-functional teams and ensure compliance with specs and audits, while advancing lean initiatives and cost savings across programs.