Manufacturing Engineer - Sustainment Engineer II

ITT Enidine Incorporated; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ITT Enidine Incorporated in Orchard Park, NY is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer - Sustainment Engineer II to provide manufacturing engineering support for aerospace and industrial parts, ensuring smooth transitions from development through full production with a focus on continuous improvement.

You will lead lean/Six Sigma projects, design tooling, develop work instructions, manage changes, and work with cross-functional teams to improve quality, cycle time, and cost.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM field.
• 3+ years in manufacturing engineering with Lean and Six Sigma.
• Experience in aerospace industry preferred.
• Proficient with MS Office including Project and Excel (Macros).
• 3D CAD experience with SolidWorks, Catia, NX, Inventor or AutoCAD.
• GD&T knowledge and CMM metrology experience.
• Experience with Jira is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing engineering support for sustainment and optimization of aerospace/industrial programs.
• Lead RCCA and root-cause analysis on moderate-size issues.
• Develop tooling, fixturing, and work instructions; manage change docs.
• Plan and track projects, including schedules and budgets; support PARs.
• Support MRB evaluations and EHS improvements.
• Communicate findings clearly to management and shop floor.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

RCCA

Project management

MS Project

MS Excel (Macros)

Data analysis

CAD tooling

GD&T

Jira

CMM metrology

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

SolidWorks

Catia

NX

Autodesk Inventor

AutoCAD

MS Project

MS Excel (Macros)

Job description

Manufacturing Engineer - Sustainment Engineer II

US-NY-Orchard Park

Job ID: 2026-17608

# of Openings: 1

Category: Engineering/R&D

US-NY-Orchard Park-2389

Overview

Provides manufacturing engineering support to sustain, troubleshoot, and optimize programs involving the manufacture of advanced/highly engineered Aerospace and Industrial parts and assemblies. Ensures a smooth transition from various program phases (e.g. development, low-rate initial production, full rate production). Strong emphasis on continuous improvement for production programs by leading efforts to improve efficiency in production and production development operations.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates Wide breadth of knowledge of manufacturing processes such as milling, turning, pressing, crimping, part marking, cutting, testing and automation assembly methods.

• Applies Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) methods and tools to resolve systemic issues of moderate size.
• Utilizes test resources and rapid prototyping to eliminate variables and identify root cause(s).
• Utilizes foundational analysis methods to evaluate data and draw conclusions in support of recommendations.
• Designs new tooling and upgrades to current tooling, fixturing and equipment of moderate complexity.
• Recommend and implement improvements and/or modifications to operation sequences resulting in reduction of scrap and cost savings of moderate scale.
• Apply the fundamentals of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma to active programs.
• Applies understanding of industry standards to ensure fist pass yield within production cells assigned.
• Utilizes foundational process controls to ensure conforming product is developed.
• Plans and executes projects and subtasks including estimation, tracking and completion of projects on time and within budget. This includes generation of schedules, budgets, business cases and project plans. Support the development of Purchase Acquisition Requests (PAR) and the associated approval process.
• Generate manufacturing work instructions, create and update assembly manuals and own management of change documentation.
• Ensure configuration control is maintained within assigned product line scope.
• Supports MRB evaluations for component MRB issues within assigned product line scope.
• Identify and implement EHS improvements within assigned product line scope.
• Leads by example and demonstrates initiative and ownership over assigned product lines.
• Communicates clearly in written form and verbally to explain their work to Sr. management, peers and other factory personnel.
• Contributes to the creation of reports to convey results of process capabilities and/or process modification to management and to program teams.
• Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) discipline.

• 3+ years of hands‑on engineering in a manufacturing environment with experience in Lean and Six Sigma.
• Relevant experience is considered to be associated with an aerospace industry serving in an engineering capacity.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and to manage time effectively.
• Ability to exhibit poise, composure and confidence when confronting stressful or high‑pressure situations.
• Relevant experience in negotiating prices, terms, and conditions.
• Competent use of MS Office software including MS Project, and MS Excel (with Macros).
• Strong analytical mindset.
• Highly organized, detail oriented and able to respond to change quickly.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, and a strong sense of urgency for completing work on time.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with Computer Aided Design (3D modeling & 2D drawings) using software such as SolidWorks, Catia, NX, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD.
• Fundamental understanding of geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T)
• Highly proficient in the fundamentals of manufacturing and tooling techniques, inspection, and metrology, including use of CMM machines.
• Prior experience with Jira is a plus.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee or Refugee.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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