Lead Process Engineer – Defense Manufacturing

Evolving Solution Services; Shelby Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% retirement plan contribution

Paid holidays and PTO

Insurance benefits

Job summary

SAPA Transmission, a DoD contractor, is seeking a Process Engineer to lead development, implementation, and sustainment of manufacturing processes supporting advanced transmission systems. This role serves as a technical leader for process development across machining and assembly, collaborating with subject matter experts in casting, materials, and other manufacturing areas.

You will mentor engineers, support ECO/MCR processes, and drive safety, quality, throughput, and cost reduction in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Materials Engineering.
• 5–7 years in manufacturing, process, or manufacturing engineering in a production environment.
• Experience leading process development, process validation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, validation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes for transmission components and assemblies.
• Establish and maintain process flows, work instructions, SOPs, PFMEAs, control plans, and manufacturing standards.
• Serve as a technical lead for manufacturing process development, process changes, and production readiness activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, throughput, productivity, and cost reduction.
• Provide hands-on support for troubleshooting manufacturing process issues and support cross-functional investigations involving casting, material, and supplier-related concerns.
• Lead root cause investigations and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Support and lead new product introduction, process validation, PPAP, capability studies, and equipment qualification activities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and suppliers to improve manufacturability, product quality, and production performance.
• Support manufacturing process development and continuous improvement activities across machining and assembly operations.
• Mentor engineers and technical personnel while supporting the development of manufacturing best practices.
• Support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and Manufacturing Change Requests (MCRs).
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Project management

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Materials Engineering

Tools

PFMEA

Control Plans

PPAP

Job description

SAPA Transmission, a DoD contractor, is seeking a Process Engineer to lead development, implementation, and sustainment of manufacturing processes supporting advanced transmission systems. This role serves as a technical leader for process development across machining and assembly, collaborating with subject matter experts in casting, materials, and other manufacturing areas.

You will mentor engineers, support ECO/MCR processes, and drive safety, quality, throughput, and cost reduction in a