Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Aerospace & Lean

VetJobs; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

401(k) matching

Vacation

14 paid holidays

Health and wellness benefits

Job summary

Bowmar in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a senior Electrical/Electronics Engineer to design and specify components for aerospace products, and to lead test equipment design and development. The role requires strong communication, Lean experience, and hands-on CAD proficiency.

The candidate will mentor colleagues and collaborate across levels to deliver high-quality, cost-efficient solutions. The position emphasizes product design reviews, process improvement, and policy deployment for the engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and 10+ years related experience or 15 years of experience in military/aerospace electronics.
• Experience in a Lean environment.
• Experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Solid Works, Solid Works PCB, and ORCAD.
• Familiar with C and C++ programming.

Responsibilities

• Design electronic and electro-mechanical products, specifying components and materials required to meet customer specifications for operation, reliability and performance.
• Design and fabricate custom test equipment to verify products meet specified customer operating requirements.
• Author test equipment operating procedures and product test procedures.
• Analyze, troubleshoot and define repair requirements for customer repair returns and in-process non-conformance conditions.
• Perform root cause failure analysis and provide short and long term corrective action plans.
• Support program management by analyzing customer specifications to develop product technical proposals and bills of material for quote submittals.
• Estimate non-recurring engineering and production labor times for product quotation.
• Develop manufacturing routings, work instructions, procedures, illustrations and standard work sheets including time observations to execute the manufacturing of military and aerospace products in the least waste way.
• Participate in and/or lead product design process and reviews using Lean Product Development, Least Waste Way Project Planning and Value Stream Mapping.
• Engage in Continuous Improvement activities resulting in the Highest Quality, Lowest Cost and Shortest Lead-time.
• Execute annual Policy Deployment goals for the Engineering Department ensuring organizational commitments and goals are met.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organization

Mentoring

Analytical mindset

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

10+ years related experience or 15 years in military/aerospace electronics

Lean environment experience

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

SolidWorks PCB

ORCAD

C & C++ programming

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

SolidWorks PCB

ORCAD

Job description

Bowmar in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a senior Electrical/Electronics Engineer to design and specify components for aerospace products, and to lead test equipment design and development. The role requires strong communication, Lean experience, and hands-on CAD proficiency.

The candidate will mentor colleagues and collaborate across levels to deliver high-quality, cost-efficient solutions. The position emphasizes product design reviews, process improvement, and policy deployment for the engineering