Senior Supplier Manufacturing Engineer, Supplier Oversight

Curtiss-Wright Corporation; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with Employer Match

Health and Wellness Benefits

Learning and Development Opportunities

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is seeking a Senior Supplier Manufacturing Engineer in Pittsburgh. The role focuses on managing supplier relationships and ensuring flawless production execution. Candidates should have at least 10 years in a manufacturing environment and a Bachelor's degree in Engineering. Responsibilities include facilitating purchasing initiatives, leading process improvements, and conducting capacity assessments. The position offers potential remote work options and a variety of benefits including health and wellness programs, paid time off, and competitive pay.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten (10) years in a manufacturing environment.
• Prior experience working on-site with suppliers highly desired.
• Experience in commercial nuclear, defense, aerospace, energy industries.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Purchasing initiatives and assist with supplier identification.
• Act as primary manufacturing engineer ensuring production execution.
• Lead development processes for improvement and vulnerability resolution.

Skills

Machining

Fabrication welding

Testing

Assembly processes

Problem solving

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Senior Supplier Manufacturing Engineer to join our Pittsburgh (Cheswick) location. Location: Remote Chicago, IL or Philadelphia, PA.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Purchasing department initiatives by assisting with identification of critical suppliers
• Act as a primary manufacturing engineer partnering with critical suppliers ensuring day-to-day flawless production execution
• Translate company goals into actionable, data-driven improvements to produce positive time savings or cost reduction
• Lead proactive development processes to act on opportunities for improvement and to resolve vulnerability issues across critical suppliers
• Relationship building with critical suppliers to optimize communication, on-time delivery performance through capability, yield improvement, and throughput optimization
• Acting as expert in assigned critical supplier manufacturing process execution
• Technical leadership via performance of technical reviews, production/first article readiness reviews, Product Failure Modes Effects Analysis (PFMEA), control plans, process audits and on-site oversight
• Perform critical supplier capacity assessments
• Conduct root cause analysis and corrective action efforts related to manufacturing nonconformances
• Manage supplier preparation for documentation submittals, source inspections, audits, and regulatory or customer visits as required
• Perform and direct nonconformance dispositioning as required
• Coordinate cross-functionally with internal design engineering, quality, supply chain, and program teams to troubleshoot manufacturing issues
• Share best practices and lessons learned across internal and supplier organizations
• Travel (50% local, domestic or international as required)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline and/or equivalent experience in a Manufacturing Lead role
• A minimum of ten (10) years in a manufacturing environment with primary experience in one or more of the following: machining, fabrication welding, testing, winding and/or assembly processes
• Prior experience working on-site with suppliers highly desired
• Experience in commercial nuclear, defense, aerospace, energy, or similarly regulated industries
• Working knowledge of quality systems within the commercial nuclear (i.e., 10CFR50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1) or defense industry (i.e., ISO-9001, MIL-I-45208) desired
• Blue print reading, particularly involving GD&T per ASME Y14.5M
• Former experience with procedure, work instruction, drawing or routing creation, review or approval
• Evaluation of design changes, and/or other specifications requirements, with experience in determining how those changes relate to potential manufacturing process changes
• Former impactful experience with complex project management, problem prevention, strategy deployment and/or mentoring
• Excellent organization, communication (written and oral) and presentation skills
• Problem solving, especially involving tight feature tolerances and rework of part deviations
• Champion and define manufacturing strategies of large-scale projects
• Green or Black Belt Lean Certification a plus
• Due to DoD requirements, candidates must be US citizens
• Must be able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance

What We Offer / Benefits

We Take Care Of Our People

• Paid Time Off
• 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing
• Health and Wellness Benefits
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Referral Program
• Competitive Pay
• Recognition
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in PA. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.

Other Information

This facility offers a flexible work schedule – Work from home (1 to 2 days) OR 9/80 schedule.

Compliance

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

Equal Opportunity

Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

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