Manufacturing Engineer I (Process Engineer)

Prestwick Aerosystems; Alabama; On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Americas, Inc. seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to translate design intent into manufacturing instructions and manage an integrated Manufacturing Dossier for shop floor execution.

You will support quality, maintenance tasks and safety while coordinating with engineering teams and production lines on flowlines and station enablement. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent, plus 3–5 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Recent graduate with Bachelor’s degree, or non-degree holder with 3 years Airbus experience or 5 years industry experience.
• Excellent MS Office/Google Suite usage and data analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate design intent into manufacturing instructions, and maintain shop floor support.
• Create/update routings, BoM and SOI to meet shop floor needs and ABP processes.
• Support industrial design with manufacturing considerations before MG3 and ensure cross-functional communication.

Skills

Reading drawings

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Flexibility/initiative

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

MS Office/Google Suite

Job description

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Position Summary:

This position will be responsible for translating the design intent into the compilation and controlling the technical instructions for product manufacturing while also providing support to the shop floor. It will also be responsible for the integrated Manufacturing Dossier covering all means needed for shop floor execution: engineering technical information, quality control, measurement tasks, components / parts, jigs & tools, maintenance tasks, health & safety.

Meet the Team:

Our Engineers at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing facility take our aircraft from concept to customer delivery – working with production teams on every aspect of assembly from managing technical information, quality control, maintenance tasks and health & safety – along flowlines and flightlines. Join our team and watch our aircraft come to life.

Your Working Environment:

On ‘Airbus Way’ you will find the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility for commercial aircraft. Opened at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in 2015, the facility produces A320 Family aircraft and added a second product line for the A220 in 2019. The facility, which strengthens the U.S. aerospace industry, is part of Airbus’ strategy to enhance its global competitiveness by meeting the growing needs of its customers in the United States and beyond.

How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

Your challenges:

• Standardized work (the best way to perform tasks described in the SOI - the ''How'')
• Synchronized station enablement, as support in the creation of the PERT
• Time optimized work sequence
• Drive implementation of 1st installation with required shop floor feedback loops
• Create / update/ prioritize routings / BoM / SOI taken into account shop floor needs, Time calculation and Work Preparation Golden Rules in accordance with applicable ABP processes
• Specify industrial asset (Jigs, Tools, Tooling, Machines,…) requirements for creation or modification, dealing also with standardization requests
• Plan regular feedback loops with the Production Team
• Manage key / recurrent work prep issues escalated by the Production Team / Tech shop floor support
• Communicate directly and by a physical participation in Production Team routines
• Support shop floor continuous improvement by providing work prep expertise when issues not managed at shop floor level by technical shop floor support
• Upstream: contribute to select product concept in design phase (before MG3) to ensure industrial needs are taken into account. Pull industrial requirements to design & supply chain.
• Manage project deliverables related to own work package; attend meetings and pass information to other team members.

Your boarding pass:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Recent graduate with Bachelor’s degree, or Non-degree holder with 3 years of Airbus experience or 5 years of industry experience.
• Excellent MS Office/Google Suite application, as well as experience in analyzing data
• High degree of flexibility and initiative Possess the motivation to learn.
• Able to read and interpret 2D engineering drawings
• Able to work with the metric system
• Able to read and interpret technical standards
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, methods and tools used in manufacturing engineering.
• Knowledge of rules for aircraft design and manufacturing.
• Ability to work in a team environment, cross-functional team environment, as well as independently and with customers and channels.
• Have the ability to establish and maintain a good relationship with all internal customers.
• Have the ability to work in an international team.
• Must possess excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
• Must be able to present clear and concise briefings and reports to customers and executives
• Authorized to work in the US

Preferred Experience

• 3 or more years of experience interpreting engineering drawings

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite or remote: Onsite 100% of the time (direct production support)
• Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings on a daily basis
• Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms on a daily basis
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications on a daily basis
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts on a daily basis
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs on a daily basis
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs irregularly
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools irregularly
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer on a daily basis
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving irregularly
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor on a daily basis

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company: Airbus Americas, Inc.

Employment Type: US - Direct Hire

Experience Level: Professional

Remote Type: On-site

Job Family: Manufacturing Engineering

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