Manufacturing Engineer

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for daily structures production support. The successful individual in this role is a creative, solutions-oriented engineer that takes ownership of manufacturing processes to drive world class Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery performance into the business.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide daily support to manufacturing operations and related support teams in order to assure technically correct manufacturing and product flow, thereby assuring the necessary quality, OTD, and production costs

• Work cross-functionally with operations, quality, design engineering, and other teams to define manufacturing work instructions, equipment, tools, materials, and training

• Utilize project management techniques / tools to meet cost, technical, and schedule requirements

• Play key role in the non-conformance process and secure measures for root cause analyses, corrective and preventive measures

• Support continuous improvements in concerned manufacturing processes to deliver in line with customer quality, cost, and demand requirements

• Establish and provide the necessary documentation in support of strategic operations programs as well as for customer programs, support and participate in project reviews as necessary

• Proactively support and coach the production technicians through frontline support utilizing an integrated project team approach; provide training material (both software and hardware) as needed

• Establish standard work practices across manufacturing and eliminate waste to increase productivity

• Develop and verify new jigs, tooling, equipment, parts, and processes to meet requirements

• Actively participate in the change management process as it relates to your respective manufacturing process, driving and implementing process / design changes, support improvement of business processes

• Work with international colleagues in order to evaluate, improve, and transfer latest state processes and maintain standardization across the company portfolio

• Overall Operations daily support VSM, DtC/DfM Inputs, Support to Programs and Engineering

• On-Time milestone fulfilment and readiness of manufacturing equipment and documents in cooperation with PM's and all other stakeholders

• Proactive technical management of production means and improvements

• KPI`s: Direct Rate, Deliverables on-track / delivered on-time, Production Line(s) Station Tracker

Job Requirements:

• B.S. degree or similar experience in a related (engineering) field with extensive relevant experience

• Demonstrate 5+ years of previous hands-on Manufacturing Engineering experience in a more complex manufacturing setting

• Demonstrates insight into quality and safety standards including AS9100 and OSHA or similar

• Space or Aerospace experience

• Production line leadership experience

• Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma knowledge/experience; experience with SAP or other ERP, MS Office

• Experience with MES, CAD and other relevant complex software

• Solution driven, willing to make a difference, , and customer-orientation

• Passionate and co-operative performer who puts success of team first

• Good organizational and co-ordination skills

• Good communication and teamwork ability

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.