Senior Gear & Spline Manufacturing Engineer

CMI Group Aerospace & Defense; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Job summary

CMI Group Aerospace & Defense in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to own gear, spline, and shaping manufacturing processes for aerospace hardware. You will develop, document, and continuously improve processes from raw material through final inspection to drive quality, throughput and cost performance.

Based in Tempe, this on-site role requires 5+ years in gear/spline manufacturing, knowledge of GD&T and AGMA standards, and experience with CNC documentation and AS9100 environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent hands-on experience in lieu of degree).
• 5+ years of process engineering experience specifically in gear, spline, and shaping manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of gear geometry and inspection (involute profile, lead, pitch, runout) and familiarity with AGMA standards.
• Experience with CNC programming or process documentation in a machining environment
• Understanding of GD&T and ability to read complex aerospace engineering drawings
• Experience in an AS9100-certified manufacturing environment
• Strong root-cause/corrective-action and process-capability (Cp/Cpk) skills
• Direct experience with gear shapers, hobbing machines, or spline rolling equipment
• Comfortable working on the shop floor alongside machinists and quality inspectors

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for gear shaping, spline rolling/shaping, hobbing, and related gear-form operations on aerospace hardware
• Create and maintain process documentation: routers, work instructions, setup sheets, and CNC programs in coordination with programming/manufacturing engineering
• Select and specify tooling, fixturing, and cutting parameters for gear shapers, hobbers, and CNC gear-generation equipment
• Troubleshoot process and quality issues on the shop floor (tooth form, lead, profile, runout, surface finish) and drive root-cause corrective action
• Support new part introduction (NPI) and first-article inspection (FAI/AS9102) for new gear and spline programs
• Partner with quality engineering on non-conformances, MRB dispositions, and continuous improvement of AGMA-rated tolerances
• Drive lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce cycle time and scrap
• Collaborate with tooling suppliers, program management, and customer engineering on process capability and DFM feedback
• Support capital equipment justification and qualification for new gear-cutting and finishing technology

Skills

Gear & spline processing

Process optimization

Root-cause/corrective-action

GD&T understanding

AS9100 environment

Shop floor collaboration

Gear shapers, hobbing, spline rolling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering

Tools

CNC programming

Process documentation

Job description

CMI Group Aerospace & Defense in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to own gear, spline, and shaping manufacturing processes for aerospace hardware. You will develop, document, and continuously improve processes from raw material through final inspection to drive quality, throughput and cost performance.

Based in Tempe, this on-site role requires 5+ years in gear/spline manufacturing, knowledge of GD&T and AGMA standards, and experience with CNC documentation and AS9100 environments.