Manufacturing Process Engineer - NORTH AMERICA, INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Elevate Ventures; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Aerodyn Engineering in Indianapolis, IN is seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer to plan smarter, quote sharper, and run more efficiently. You’ll build the job routers that turn a print into a manufacturing plan with accurate estimations, select machines, and craft work instructions the shop floor can execute while helping resolve day-to-day scheduling.

You'll work across quoting, routing, scheduling, and execution, collaborating with machinists and CNC programmers.

Qualifications

• Experience translating prints into actionable manufacturing plans.
• Ability to estimate times and costs for routing.
• Strong problem-solving under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for proficient, high-quality, cost-effective job routers — including accurate time estimations, machine selections, and detailed work instructions.
• Review historical quotes for similar 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.
• Mentor and motivate a positive shop floor culture at all times.

Skills

Process optimization

Manufacturing routing

Cost estimation

Tools

CNC programming

CAM software

ERP systems

Job description

Manufacturing Process Engineer – NORTH AMERICA, INDIANAPOLIS, IN

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 production moving.

Shift Options:

1st Shift: Monday through Friday

What You’ll Do:

• Be responsible for proficient, high-quality, cost-effective job routers — including accurate time estimations, machine selections, and detailed work instructions.
• 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.
• Ability to comply with physical requirements (see job description).

Aerodyn is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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