Manufacturing Process Engineer

voestalpine Additive Manufacturing North America; Jeffersonville (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation, an aerospace components manufacturer, seeks an experienced Manufacturing Process Engineer to lead process improvements and support operations. You will review designs, assist in tooling trials, troubleshoot issues, and develop efficient processes for new and existing equipment.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on problem‑solving, strong urgency, and collaborative skills. This onsite role serves the Shelbyville, KY area with potential Indiana operations and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or related field.
• Experience in manufacturing/process engineering in a job shop or similar setting.
• Familiarity with metal-forming processes such as roll forming, stamping, CNC, laser cutting.
• Kaizen/Lean manufacturing experience.
• US Person as defined by ITAR & EAR.
• Onsite in Shelbyville, KY area or commutable distance.

Responsibilities

• Lead process and product improvement initiatives and review designs for standards.
• Assist tooling tryout, development, and CNC program trials.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and develop new processes for equipment.
• Perform time studies, process capability studies and uptime analyses.
• Develop and document part-specific work instructions.
• Coordinate and implement manufacturing process improvements with teams.

Skills

Process engineering

Tooling design

Machine troubleshooting

Process improvements

Safety consciousness

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Autodesk Inventor

CATIA

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job description

Seeking an experienced Manufacturing Process Engineer to join our fast-paced aerospace components manufacturing facility. If you thrive on leading multiple high-priority projects, driving process improvements, and partnering with operations to deliver results, this role is for you.

Our ideal candidate is a hands‑on problem solver with a strong sense of urgency, excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

What You’ll Be Doing:

In this role, you will serve as a technical specialist supporting the operations team. You will lead process and product improvement initiatives, review product designs for compliance with engineering standards, assist in tooling tryout and development, troubleshoot manufacturing issues, and develop processes for new and existing equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.Others as assigned.

• Responsible for solving technical problems
• Through shop-floor interaction with supervisors and data collection will assist manager by preparing reports, identifying production trends, and providing recommendations in
• Any necessary department controls and procedures
• Reducing quality errors by identifying product defects and establishing corrective methods.
• Implementing appropriate plans to improve profitability bymaximizing efficiency to include waste, speed, delay, and raw material usage using Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Manage the coordination, implementation and standardization of manufacturing process improvements.
• Recommend appropriate manufacturing standards, actual vs. estimate, and verify.
• Improve processes in order to meet manufacturing standards.
• At the time of tool tryout, understands workability of tools with the purpose of improving knowledge of design and helping tryout and design.
• Perform work measurement studies, including time studies, process capability studies and uptime studies to meet pre-determined goals prior to formal handoff of project to manufacturing.
• Be directly involved with continuous improvement teams, which may include being facilitator of a team or group of teams.
• Incorporate safety into all aspects of the department and ensure safe working conditions during all activities associated within the manufacturing environment.
• Trial CNC machining programs
• Research, justify and implement new processes and equipment
• Procurement activities including obtaining bids, evaluating bids, and making purchase recommendations.
• Document & prepare part specific work instructions.

Competencies- To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies: Process engineering, tooling design, machine troubleshooting, process improvements, and safety consciousness. Strong problem-solving skills also required.

Schedule:This position is overtime-exempt and will primarily workeight or more hours per day, five days per week based on business needs. Primary schedule will be 3PM – 11:30PM Monday to Friday or similar.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or process engineering roles in a manufacturing or job shop setting. Should include working with customer specifications and some experience with metal-forming processes such as roll forming, stamping, tube bending, CNC machining, and/or laser cutting.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering or related technical field of study. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Strong computer skills including software: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, AutoCAD or Autodesk Inventor (CATIA preferred)
• Kaizen/Lean manufacturing experience
• US Person as defined by ITAR & EAR
• Local to Shelbyville, KY area or a commutable distance – this is an onsite position

Preferred

• 3 to 5 years’ experience in manufacturing or process engineering roles in a manufacturing or job shop setting. Should include working with customer specifications and some experience with metal-forming processes such as roll forming, stamping, tube bending, CNC machining, and/or laser cutting.
• Experience with metal-forming or heat‑treating with aluminum and titanium, roll forming or CNC Machining
• Basic understanding or hands-on exposure to electrical controls
• Exposure to for familiar with navigating specifications and procedures in ISO/NADCAP/ AS9100 environment
• Previous supplier experience or exposure to Aerospace industry

Introduction

voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation, or RFC as we call it, supplies custom roll formed metal components into several industries including Aerospace, Construction, Material Handling, Off-Highway, Office Furniture, Solar and Transportation. In 2000, Roll Forming Corporation was acquired by globally leading technology group voestalpine AG and became part of the Metal Forming, Tubes and Sections division. Today, voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation has seven production facilities across three states with five facilities and headquarters located in Shelby County, Kentucky and one facility each in Pennsylvania and Indiana.