Senior Gear & Spline Process Engineer — Aerospace

AvaHR; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CMI Group is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to own and advance gear, spline, and shaping manufacturing processes for aerospace components. You will develop, document, and continually improve processes from raw materials to final inspection, driving quality, throughput, and cost performance.

The role requires 5+ years in gear-related process engineering, familiarity with AGMA standards, GD&T, and AS9100 environments. On-site in Tempe, with active collaboration across manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 5+ years of process engineering experience in gear, spline, and shaping manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of gear geometry and inspection (AGMA standards).
• Experience with CNC programming or process documentation in a machining environment.
• Understanding of GD&T and reading aerospace drawings.
• Experience in an AS9100-certified environment.
• Strong root-cause/corrective-action and Cp/Cpk skills.
• Direct experience with gear shapers, hobbing machines, or spline rolling equipment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for gear shaping, spline rolling/shaping, hobbing, and related gear-form operations.
• Create and maintain routers, work instructions, setup sheets, and CNC programs.
• Select tooling, fixturing, and cutting parameters for gear equipment.
• Troubleshoot process and quality issues on the shop floor and drive corrective actions.
• Support NPI and FAI/AS9102 for new gear and spline programs.
• Collaborate with quality engineering on non-conformances and MRB dispositions.
• Drive lean initiatives to reduce cycle time and scrap.
• Coordinate with tooling suppliers and program management on process capability and DFM.

Skills

Gear & spline processes

CNC programming

GD&T

Root-cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering

Tools

Gear shapers

Hobbers

Spline rolling equipment

CNC gear-generation equipment

Job description

CMI Group is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to own and advance gear, spline, and shaping manufacturing processes for aerospace components. You will develop, document, and continually improve processes from raw materials to final inspection, driving quality, throughput, and cost performance.

The role requires 5+ years in gear-related process engineering, familiarity with AGMA standards, GD&T, and AS9100 environments. On-site in Tempe, with active collaboration across manufacturing teams.