Manufacturing Process Engineer

Aerodyn Engineering, LLC; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Aerodyn Engineering, LLC in Indianapolis, IN is seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer to help our manufacturing department plan smarter, quote sharper, and run more efficiently. You will build job routers translating prints into manufacturing plans, select machines, and create work instructions that the shop floor can execute while supporting scheduling and priority decisions to keep parts moving.

In this role you will translate prints into efficient routers, review quotes for profitability,

Qualifications

• Self-directed and able to deliver under pressure.
• Motivated self-starter who works independently and with a team.
• Professional conduct and strong attention to detail.
• Experience in job shop/non-production environments with multiple set-ups daily.

Responsibilities

• Translate a print into a router that's accurate, efficient, and easy for floor to follow.
• Provide accurate time estimations and machine selections with detailed work instructions.
• Review historical quotes for profitability and ensure proper routing practices.
• Assist project engineers and resolve scheduling/priority conflicts on the shop floor.
• Support tooling purchases and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Process optimization

Manufacturing routing

CNC tooling knowledge

Workshop scheduling

Cross-functional teamwork

Job description

Aerodyn Engineering is looking for a Manufacturing Process Engineer to help our manufacturing department plan smarter, quote sharper, and run more efficiently. You'll build the job routers that turn a print into a manufacturing plan accurate estimations, the right machine selections, and work instructions the shop floor can actually execute while helping resolve the day-to-day scheduling and priority calls that keep parts moving.

What You'll Do

• Be responsible for proficient, high-quality, cost-effective job routers. This is including accurate time estimations, machine selections, and detailed work instructions based on customer prints/models.
• Review historical quotes for similar/exact parts and their variations, reviewing profitability for accurate quoting/routing practices.
• Support project engineers by participating in project kick-off meetings as needed, ensuring technical support is provided to the team.
• Assist the manufacturing team in resolving scheduling and priority conflicts at machining centers, communicating all changes to supporting personnel.
• Assist CNC Programmers with tooling purchases for all released job routers, as necessary.
• Review and ensure quote data is processed timely by customer due dates, allowing time for management review.
• Create, document, develop, and implement continuous improvement procedures/initiatives to support successful growth within the manufacturing department.
• Mentor and motivate a positive shop floor culture at all times.

What Makes You a Fit

• You can translate a print into a router that's accurate, efficient, and easy for the floor to follow.
• You're comfortable under pressure: quoting deadlines and schedule conflicts don't rattle you.
• You're a self-starter who can operate independently, but you're just as effective pulling a team together.
• You naturally mentor and motivate the people around you rather than just managing tasks.
• You're detail-oriented enough to catch a profitability or estimation issue before it becomes a bigger problem.

What You'll Have

• Direct influence over how work actually gets built — your routers set the standard the floor works from.
• A skilled, experienced team of machinists and CNC programmers to work alongside.
• Involvement across the full lifecycle of a job: quoting, routing, scheduling, and execution.

Requirements

• Must be self-directed and able to deliver under pressure, meeting customer and management deadlines.
• Must be a highly motivated self-starter, comfortable operating independently and with a team.
• Must demonstrate the ability to act professionally.
• Experience in job shop/non-production environment including multiple set ups daily.