Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Aerospace Lean Leader

RTX

Troy (OH)

On-site

USD 99,000 - 165,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Job summary

RTX Collins Aerospace in Troy, Ohio is seeking a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer to drive lean and continuous improvement across assembly operations. You will lead process development, capital projects, and cross-functional teams to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals.

The role requires strong data analysis, project leadership, and experience with PFMEA, process validation, and audits. Onsite work with diverse benefits and opportunities to impact aerospace manufacturing.

Qualifications

Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
U.S. Person status required due to access to controlled information under this program/contract.
3 or more years of experience supporting manufacturing operations with strong emphasis on assembly processes, troubleshooting and problem solving.
Demonstrated experience applying Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement tools (A3, VSM, Kaizen, Standard Work, 5S, root-cause analysis).
Proven experience leading gated project management activities (scoping, scheduling, risk management, cross-functional gate reviews and capital project execution).
3 or more years of experience implementing new equipment, automation, tooling, or technologies into a production environment.
Ability to analyze data, interpret KPIs and develop data-driven recommendations for process improvement.
Ability to support off-shift or weekend work on an as needed basis for projects, equipment launch, training or major troubleshooting.
Ability to develop and deliver clear presentations for project updates, technical reviews, and justifications of process or capital improvements to site leadership.

Responsibilities

Assure manufacturing process, equipment, tooling, fixture design, routings, programming, and standard work in support of production requirements for assembly operations.
Develop, optimize and sustain assembly processes using lean principles -- standard work, flow optimization, waste elimination and visual management.
Lead Continuous Improvement initiatives using structured methodologies (A3, RCA, PDCA, VSM, Kaizen) to improve safety, quality, delivery and productivity.
Identify and implement cost savings related to labor utilization, scrap reduction, process efficiency and capital deployment.
Manage and lead projects using a gated project management structure -- including scope definition, timeline development, cross-functional alignment, risk mitigation and gate reviews.
Lead capital projects including equipment justification, vendor management, installation, commissioning (FAT/SAT) and process validation.
Conduct Industrial Engineering analyses such as time studies, line balancing, work sampling, ergonomic evaluations, and capacity modeling.
Support compliance activities including AS9100, NADCAP and internal audit readiness; ensure processes maintain certification-related requirements.
Serve as technical liaison between Value Streams, Quality Assurance, EH&S, Design Engineering, and Maintenance to ensure aligned and robust manufacturing support.
Provide day-to-day technical support to production teams; investigate issues, lead root-cause analysis, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
Maintain process documentation including PFMEAs, control plans, work instructions, tool specifications and production layouts.
Own the training rollout for all process and equipment changes, ensuring operators and support teams are properly trained, documented, and aligned prior to implementation.
Support off-shift or weekend activities on an as-needed basis to ensure successful project execution, training deployment and resolution of critical production issues.