Senior Manufacturing Engineer: Lean, CI & Capital Projects

Prattwhitney; Troy (OH); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation for newly hire

401(k) plan with matching

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment Program

Life insurance and disability coverage

Other company benefits

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer to lead assembly process optimization, capital projects, and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will define routings, improve standard work, and mentor teams across Value Streams to ensure quality, safety and on‑time delivery. In this role, you will apply Lean tools, perform time studies, line balancing, and PFMEA development while coordinating with Quality, EH&S, and Maintenance.

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.

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.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

A3

VSM

Kaizen

Standard Work

5S

Root Cause Analysis

Process Improvement

Project Management

Data Analysis

Education

University Degree

Tools

CAD tools

Job description

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer to lead assembly process optimization, capital projects, and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will define routings, improve standard work, and mentor teams across Value Streams to ensure quality, safety and on‑time delivery. In this role, you will apply Lean tools, perform time studies, line balancing, and PFMEA development while coordinating with Quality, EH&S, and Maintenance.