Manufacturing Engineer: CNC, Tooling & Process Optimization

Barnes Aerospace; East Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

401(k) retirement plan with company匹配

Life and disability insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Barnes Aerospace East Hartford site is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to own manufacturing processes and drive productivity on the shop floor. You will program multi‑axis CNC machines, design fixtures, and coordinate with production leads to meet schedules.

The role emphasizes hands‑on shop floor support, MRB activities, and collaboration with quality and lab teams to achieve technical milestones.

Qualifications

• 3+ years programming multi‑axis milling, turning, and grinding (aerospace preferred).
• Hands-on fixture design, tooling selection, and process optimization.
• Lean manufacturing experience and ability to collaborate with production teams.
• Strong reading of customer drawings, specifications, and GD&T.
• Proficient with CAD/CAM systems and related software.

Responsibilities

• Supports production milling, turning, and/or grinding programming and processes.
• Own manufacturing processes from concept through production implementation and support.
• Develop and optimize CNC programs for multi-axis milling, turning, and/or grinding operations.
• Lead tool selection and cutting strategy development to maximize efficiency and tool life.
• Design fixtures and work holding solutions to ensure repeatability and throughput.
• Work directly with production leads and machinists to resolve issues in real time.
• Provide hands-on shop floor support for setups, prove-outs, and process validation.
• Drive material review (MRB) processes and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with lab engineers, quality, and operators to meet all technical requirements.

Skills

Multi-axis milling programming

Turning programming

Grinding programming

Fixture design

Tooling selection

Machining process optimization

Lean manufacturing

GD&T

CAD/CAM experience

Tools

CAD/CAM

Job description

Barnes Aerospace East Hartford site is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to own manufacturing processes and drive productivity on the shop floor. You will program multi‑axis CNC machines, design fixtures, and coordinate with production leads to meet schedules.

The role emphasizes hands‑on shop floor support, MRB activities, and collaboration with quality and lab teams to achieve technical milestones.