Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Onsite)

RTX (Raytheon); Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

RTX, Collins Aerospace division, is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer to support the crew mask oxygen assembly and related manufacturing operations. The role involves applying advanced engineering concepts to improve manufacturability, reduce costs, and ensure quality.

The candidate will develop routings, labor standards, and work instructions, while collaborating with Product Engineering to drive process improvements and system enhancements across manufacturing lines.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing engineering and process improvement.
• Ability to apply DFM techniques to product development.
• Knowledge of ERP systems and production planning methods.
• Familiarity with PFMEA and lean manufacturing principles.
• Strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Performs Manufacturing Engineering assignments under general direction and supervision.
• Use DFM Techniques to assist Product Engineering on development of new products and redesign of existing products.
• Develops routings and labor standards and updates the ERP System.
• Writes and/or modifies manufacturing work instructions and acceptance test procedures.
• Plans the sequence of operations and procedures and documents manufacturing standard work and routing.
• Designs systems, processes and equipment to increase efficiency, decrease costs, and improve quality and reliability.
• Designs tools and fixtures for production and acceptance testing.
• Designs and modifies small cell or simple assembly lines within plant facilities for efficient layout.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

DFM Techniques

Lean Principles

Root Cause Analysis

Product Engineering Collaboration

Tools

ERP System

PFMEA

Job description

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Company Overview

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Position Overview

Collins Aerospace is hiring a seasoned professional in Manufacturing Engineering to support our Crew Mask oxygen assembly who works independently performs conventional to advanced engineering assignments applying concepts, techniques, analysis, and decision tools to promote and implement changes in manufacturing operations. In this role, you will check manufacturability of existing products and implement manufacturing processes and changes to improve products and reduce costs.

What You Will Do

• Performs Manufacturing Engineering assignments under general direction and supervision.
• Use DFM Techniques to assist Product Engineering on the development of new products and the redesign of existing products.
• Develops routings and labor standards and updates the ERP System.
• Writes and/or modifies manufacturing work instructions and acceptance test procedures.
• Plans the sequence of operations and procedures and documents manufacturing standard work and routing.
• Designs systems, processes and equipment to increase efficiency, decrease costs, and improve the quality and reliability of product.
• Design tools and fixtures for production and acceptance testing.
• Designs and modifies small cell or simple assembly lines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout.
• Designs and implements complex manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control to ensure compliance and effective production.
• Improve facilities layout of production floor space to establish maximum utilization of equipment considering economic factors, process flow, and operator efficiency and comfort.
• Monitors and ensures mandatory modifications, programs, and bulletins are incorporated or complied with, as required by the customer and the applicable regulatory requirements, to ensure legal compliance and adherence to quality standards.
• Identifies opportunities or implements changes, on a need basis, to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts to optimize productivity and ensure optimal use of resources.
• Audits manufacturability of existing products, and recommends modifications or adaptations to address quality, customer, product, or productivity constraints.
• Conducts tests and measurements throughout stages of production to determine control over applicable variables; and services, troubleshoots and solves production process problems with processes or equipment already in operation.
• Conducts analysis of manufacturing processes and equipment to diagnose failures.
• Analyze customer returns for root cause and leads corrective action efforts in cooperation with Product Engineering.
• Develops and updates PFMEAs.
• Conduct studies pertaining to cost control, cost reduction, inventory control through the application of Lean principles.
• Prepare cost estimates for proposed projects and provide cost benefit analysis by evaluating cost factors and schedules. Plan, execute, and document engineering economic challenges.
• Maintain awareness of start-of-the-art technology and the applicability of how it can be leveraged to improve the Company's competitive position in the assigned area.
• Develop tools that enable manufacturing, aid process improvement or address safety concerns.
• Research new processes, methods, and equipment and make recommendations to achieve continuous