Manufacturing Engineer

DRT Aerospace, LLC; Sidney (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to join their Sidney facility. This role involves planning and designing manufacturing processes, ensuring the right materials and tools are in place to meet production goals. You will collaborate with vendors and internal teams to optimize manufacturing methods and support new product introductions. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, be proficient in reading technical drawings, and possess excellent communication skills. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative aerospace projects in a dynamic environment, making a real impact in the industry.

Qualifications

• Must have knowledge of various manufacturing processes and machine tools.
• Strong communication skills are essential for collaboration with teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design manufacturing processes for aerospace products.
• Consult with vendors and manufacturing personnel to optimize production.

Skills

Knowledge of machine tools

Effective communication skills

Knowledge of material types

Reading and interpreting drawings

Detail & Task driven work ethic

Education

BS degree in engineering

2-5 years of experience

Tools

AutoCAD

MasterCam

NX CAD/CAM

Job description

Direct message the job poster from DRT Aerospace, LLC

Human Resources Corporate Recruiter at DRT Holdings, LLC

DRT Holdings is looking to add a Manufacturing Engineer to our facility in Sidney, OH working within our Aerospace division.

Summary:

Plans and designs manufacturing processes for multiple manufacturing processes. Determines parts, materials and tools needed to achieve sales and manufacturing goals according to product specification. Supports transition of new work into production.

• Read and interpret customer drawings to determine manufacturing methods and sequences.
• Ensure proper specifications are on hand to effectively understand customer requirements.
• Consult with outside vendors, and site manufacturing personnel, engineers, and quality as necessary to discuss and determine the optimum way to manufacture and cost parts.
• Manufacturing process development, router creation, and BOM creation.
• Estimate set-up and run times.
• Determine material usage “gross and net material requirements.”
• Work with Purchasing to obtain quotes from OSP’s for raw materials, plating, heat treat, etc.
• Obtain tooling and fixturing lead-time and costs estimates, as necessary.
• Maintain all quote records in applicable location.
• New product introduction (NPI) support.
• Must be able to travel approximately 10% of time.

Qualifications Required:

• Knowledge of machine tools and various manufacturing processes (milling, turning, laser cutting, brazing, stamping, etc.).
• Effective at professionally communicating to all areas, inside and outside of the organization.
• Knowledge of various material types (titanium, Inconel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper alloys, etc.).
• Reading and interpreting drawings and technical information, including but not limited to Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance.
• AutoCAD, MasterCam or NX CAD/CAM experience.
• Detail & Task driven work ethic.

Qualifications Preferred:

• Knowledge of AS9100/ISO quality standards in a production environment.
• Statistical process control.
• Experienced in creating and maintaining standard work.

Education & Experience Requirements:

• BS degree in engineering with manufacturing experience in machining and/or fabrication.
• 2-5 years of experience, aerospace industry preferred but not necessarily required.
• Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Prior experience working in a shop with an AS9100 and/or ISO9001 quality system.

Language Requirements:

• Must be fluent in English with the ability to read, analyze, and interpret manufacturing drawings, technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.

Technical & Mathematical Skill Requirements:

• Ability to read and interpret customer engineering drawings and specifications, and interpret into manufacturing processes.
• Uses addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of numbers including decimals and fractions.
• Uses simple formulae, charts, tables, drawings, specifications, schedules.
• Checks reports, forms, records and comparable data where interpretation is required involving basic skills knowledge.

Reasoning Ability:

• Must have the ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Must be able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Work would be in an office environment and manufacturing facility environment.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering, Manufacturing, and Project Management

Industries

• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing and Defense and Space Manufacturing