MANUFACTURING PROCESS ENGINEER – NORTH AMERICA, WHITESTOWN, IN

Aerodyn Ltd; Whitestown (IN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus incentives

Weekly paychecks

Industry-competitive wages

Paid time off

9 paid holidays

Employer-paid insurance options

401(k) match

Job summary

Aerodyn Engineering in Whitestown, Indiana seeks a Manufacturing Process Engineer to design and optimize job routers that translate prints into comprehensive manufacturing plans with accurate estimations and optimal machine selections. This role supports scheduling and shop floor execution while driving continuous improvement.

The candidate will review quotes, assist CNC programmers, and help manage rushes and priorities, fostering a collaborative, high-performance shop floor culture.

Qualifications

• Translate a print into a router that’s accurate, efficient, and easy for shop floor to follow.
• Meet deadlines under quoted schedules and production pressures.
• Mentor and motivate team members while coordinating with cross-functional staff.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for proficient, high-quality, cost-effective job routers with accurate time estimates and machine selections.
• Review historical quotes to ensure profitability and routing accuracy.
• Support project engineers in kickoff meetings with technical assistance.
• Assist manufacturing in resolving scheduling and priority conflicts at machining centers.
• Collaborate with CNC programmers on tooling purchases for released routers.
• Ensure quote data meets customer due dates and allows management review.
• Create and implement continuous improvement procedures to grow manufacturing capacity.

Skills

Router development

Cost/quote estimation

Mentoring

Self-motivation

Team leadership

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 production moving.

Shift Options

1st Shift

Salary Range

$100,000-$125,000+ (+ for the right candidate)

What We Offer

• Quarterly Bonus Incentives
• Weekly Paychecks
• Industry-Competitive Wages
• Paid Time Off
• Designated Sick/Med Time Off
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Active Insurance Benefits Within Your First Month
• Wide Range of Medical Plans, including 100% employer-paid options
• 100% Employer-Paid Short-term Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurances
• Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Match
• Skill Development & Advancement Opportunities

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).

NOTICE

This position is subject to U.S. Government security clearance. Due to federal government contracts and national security regulations, candidates must be U.S. citizens to be eligible for security clearance.

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.