Manufacturing Engineer, Aerospace Industry

AMETEK, Inc.; United States; In loco; USD 80.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

AMETEK, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team.

This hands-on role focuses on developing and improving manufacturing processes and equipment on the shop floor, working directly with production teams to troubleshoot issues and transition new designs into production. The successful candidate will collaborate with design, tooling, dynamics, thermal, test, and electrical engineering teams to boost safety, quality, manufacturability, capacity, cost, and production efficiency.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 3–5 years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience.
• 4+ years in hardware development, test lab, aerospace/space maintenance, manufacturing, or hands-on engineering.

Mansioni

• Maintain hands-on presence on the manufacturing floor to resolve technical issues and improve processes.
• Support manufacture, assembly, and testing of complex heat exchangers, including sheet metal fabrication, brazing, welding, and assembly.
• Develop, implement, and improve manufacturing processes using Lean, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement techniques.
• Analyze production and test data to identify trends, resolve quality issues, reduce defects, and improve process capability.
• Troubleshoot product issues involving designs, materials, tooling, equipment, or processes.
• Design, install, validate, and troubleshoot manufacturing equipment, tooling, and processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, increase capacity, simplify processes, and reduce costs.

Conoscenze

Hands-on Mfg

Drawing interpretation

Root cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional team

Communication skills

Formazione

Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering

Descrizione del lavoro

The Manufacturing Engineer is a hands-on, shop-floor-focused engineering role responsible for developing, improving, and supporting manufacturing processes and equipment. This position works directly with production teams to troubleshoot technical issues, implement process improvements, support testing, and successfully transition new designs into production.

The Manufacturing Engineer will collaborate closely with design, tooling, dynamics, thermal, test, electrical, and other engineering teams to improve safety, quality, manufacturability, capacity, cost, and production efficiency.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain a strong hands-on presence on the manufacturing floor, partnering directly with production teams to resolve technical issues and improve processes.
• Provide technical support for the manufacture, assembly, and testing of complex heat exchangers, including sheet metal/foil fabrication, brazing, welding, assembly, and testing.
• Develop, implement, and improve manufacturing processes using Lean manufacturing, root cause analysis, statistical methods, and other continuous improvement techniques.
• Analyze production and test data to identify trends, resolve quality issues, reduce defects, and improve process capability.
• Troubleshoot new and existing product issues involving designs, materials, tooling, equipment, or manufacturing processes.
• Design, install, validate, and troubleshoot manufacturing equipment, tooling, and processes.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve quality, increase capacity, simplify processes, and reduce manufacturing costs.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Strong hands-on manufacturing and mechanical aptitude with the ability and willingness to work directly with production equipment, tooling, parts, and processes.
• Strong technical and analytical skills, including the ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, specifications, and equipment layouts.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
• Ability to work effectively with production employees, technicians, engineers, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 3-5 years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience.
• 4+ years of experience in hardware development, test laboratory, aerospace/space maintenance, manufacturing, or another hands-on engineering environment.
• Hands-on experience with foil and/or sheet metal fabrication, welding, brazing, or pressure-containing products strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting manufacturing equipment, tooling, assembly processes, testing, and production troubleshooting.
• Experience in a highly regulated industry such as aerospace, defense/military, medical device, nuclear, automotive, or a comparable manufacturing environment.

Other:

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools appropriately to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and cost efficiency, including identifying appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluating AI-generated outputs.
• Due to the nature of our business programs and products, applicants must have the legal right to work in the US and additionally must be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.