Manufacturing Engineer

Precision Castparts; Santa Clarita (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aerospace Dynamics International, Inc. (ADI) in Valencia, CA seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to direct and implement engineering strategies to ensure on-time delivery of quality products at a cost that supports company success.

You will define and develop manufacturing processes for precision parts, forecast resources, enforce lean practices, and collaborate with QA to maintain safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical/Materials/Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 5+ years of related operational experience.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality controls, and costs.
• Lean manufacturing practices including 5S, Visual Controls, and Standard Work.
• Able to instruct others in lean practices.
• Proactive communicator across all levels.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Aerospace experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directs and implements manufacturing strategies to meet plant goals.
• Defines, develops, and implements manufacturing processes to ensure quality and on-time delivery.
• Forecasts resource requirements and allocates resources according to priorities.
• Controls and reduces costs; improves CNC programming, methods, processes, and materials.
• Collaborates with QA to ensure product quality and reliability.
• Establishes and maintains safety operations by adhering to procedures and policies.

Skills

Operational excellence

Engineering experience

Lean manufacturing

5S

Visual controls

Prioritization

Project management

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical/Materials/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Location Profile:

Aerospace Dynamics International, Inc. (ADI) in Valencia, CA manufactures machined parts and assemblies for the commercial and military aerospace industries. It offers structural components, caps, panels, bulkheads, fittings, longerons, spars, chords, wing ribs, thrust reversers, structural machine parts, manufacturing tooling and stretch form blocks.

Location Profile:

Aerospace Dynamics International, Inc. (ADI) in Valencia, CA manufactures machined parts and assemblies for the commercial and military aerospace industries. It offers structural components, caps, panels, bulkheads, fittings, longerons, spars, chords, wing ribs, thrust reversers, structural machine parts, manufacturing tooling and stretch form blocks. ADI was acquired by PCC in April 2014. The company has received significant capital investments since the acquisition and has a highly positive growth trajectory ahead. Comprising seven facilities on its campus in Valencia, CA, ADI has over 240 full-time employees on staff.

Job Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer will direct and implement engineering strategies and objectives to ensure the achiveiment of plant goals. This person will be responsible for defining, developing, and implementing manufacturing processes that guarantee the delivery of quality product on-time to customers, at a cost that enables company success.

Job Function

• Provides technical direction in the manufacturing of precision parts.
• Forecasts resource requirements in a timely manner and allocates assigned resources according to priorities and resources.
• Provides continuous surveillance to all manufacturing operations; ensures constant application of effort to control and reduce costs; recommends improvement in CNC programming, methods, processes, and materials; ensures compliance with engineering drawings, specifications and change orders..
• Estimates, analyzes and assess critical issues and resources requirements for tool development projects.
• Analyzes methods and manufacturing process problems to determine root cause and corrective actions to facilitate continuous improvements.
• Works closely with QA department in establishing and administering test and inspection methods and procedures to ensure that all products released for final delivery meet established standards of quality and reliability.
• Establishes and maintains safety operations by adhering to procedures and policies.

Job Requirements

• Must have operational excellence experience
• Must have engineering experience, preferably in aerospace
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality controls, and costs
• Understand/use techniques for effective control of delivered quality, cost, and schedule in the processing of aerospace products
• Thorough knowledge of lean manufacturing work area practices including 5-S, Visual Controls, Standard Work, work center metrics, and continuous improvement processes and able to instruct others in these practices
• Proactive communicator who can clearly articulate results and needs across all levels
• Able to establish and communicate clear priorities and to influence others to support and act on those priorities
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical, Materials, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering. Equivalent experienced considered.

Experience

5+ years related operational experience