Senior Directed Energy Manufacturing & Process Engineer

AeroVironment, Inc.; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 91,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manufacturing and Process Engineer to develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes for complex products and test systems.

You will lead process-development projects and mentor engineers while collaborating with Design, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations. Responsibilities include design-for-manufacturability reviews, creating documentation, and driving continuous-improvement using Lean/Six Sigma methods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Typically, 5-8 years of relevant manufacturing or process engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing and sustaining manufacturing processes for complex products or assemblies.
• Experience with new product introduction, production transition, and design-for-manufacturability activities.
• Proven ability to support cross-functional technical projects.
• Strong knowledge of root-cause analysis, corrective action, process capability, and continuous-improvement methods.
• Experience creating and maintaining manufacturing documentation in a controlled environment.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, and related technical documentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively with engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, and external suppliers.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office or equivalent productivity tools.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, validate, and improve manufacturing processes for complex products, assemblies, and test systems.
• Support manufacturing and process engineering activities for new product introduction, design transfers, and production transitions.
• Review product designs for manufacturability, assembly, inspection, serviceability, and cost effectiveness.
• Create and maintain manufacturing documentation, including: Work instructions, Manufacturing process specifications, Standard operating procedures, Process flow diagrams, Assembly aids and tooling requirements, Bills of material and routing information.
• Design and implement process improvements using Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, root-cause analysis, and other continuous-improvement methodologies.
• Support investigations into production problems, nonconformances, yield losses, and process escapes.
• Help develop corrective and preventive actions and verify their effectiveness.
• Establish process parameters, acceptance criteria, inspection methods, and production controls.
• Design or coordinate the development of fixtures, tooling, gauges, test equipment, and other production aids.
• Support equipment selection, installation, qualification, and maintenance planning.
• Analyze production data to identify trends, constraints, waste, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support process validation activities, including capability studies, first article inspections, qualification testing, and production readiness reviews.
• Partner with Quality Engineering to support root-cause analysis, material review board activities, and corrective-action investigations.
• Support supplier development, component qualification, and outsourced manufacturing processes as needed.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Manufacturing/Process Engineers I and II and production personnel.
• Participate in design reviews, production readiness reviews, risk assessments, and program reviews.
• Ensure processes comply with applicable engineering, quality, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Support production operations and troubleshoot urgent manufacturing issues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

CAD tools

Microsoft Office

Documentation systems

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manufacturing and Process Engineer to develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes for complex products and test systems.

You will lead process-development projects and mentor engineers while collaborating with Design, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations. Responsibilities include design-for-manufacturability reviews, creating documentation, and driving continuous-improvement using Lean/Six Sigma methods.