Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Productivity & Lean Lead

Precision Castparts; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts seeks a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to provide hands-on leadership with site manufacturing engineers, driving productivity projects and ensuring robust, repeatable processes. You will lead cross-functional teams to deliver improvements in safety, quality, throughput, and efficiency.

The role emphasizes developing and implementing processes, tooling, and fixtures while ensuring manufacturability and on-time delivery of products.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering; Mechanical and/or Industrial Engineering preferred.
• 5+ years of related experience in a machining environment.
• Lean/Six Sigma knowledge; Green Belt/Black Belt desired.
• Proficiency in Excel; CAD software a plus.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, implement, and maintain manufacturing processes, tooling, equipment and documentation to improve yields and efficiency.
• Assess equipment functionality and recommend improvements/upgrades/modifications.
• Troubleshoot processes and equipment; perform root cause analyses to restore peak functionality.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver productivity, safety, quality, and throughput improvements.
• Document processes and support the transition of new programs from engineering to production.
• Collaborate with IT, Quality, Product Engineering, Operations and Supply Chain to develop robust systems.

Skills

Project management

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean/Six Sigma

Analytical thinking

Education

BS in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

5+ years machining experience

Lean/Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

Tools

Solid Works

AutoCAD

Job description

Precision Castparts seeks a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to provide hands-on leadership with site manufacturing engineers, driving productivity projects and ensuring robust, repeatable processes. You will lead cross-functional teams to deliver improvements in safety, quality, throughput, and efficiency.

The role emphasizes developing and implementing processes, tooling, and fixtures while ensuring manufacturability and on-time delivery of products.