Manufacturing Engineer
12 Months – CTH or Extension
Palmdale, CA - Position requires periodic travel.
Active secret clearance with an investigation within last 5 years or CE enrollment. special access required to start. (P47)
Job Description:
- Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling.
- Leverages understanding of materials and processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence.
- Evaluates performance (including IoT devices, etc.) of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence.
- Provides input to product design regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
- Works within a model-based engineering environment (3DX/iBASEt).
Required experience:
- Must have extensive experience in aerospace propulsion systems operations, installation, testing, trouble shooting and maintenance.
- Must have a background in aircraft jet engines.
- Must have the personal attributes conducive to work within an IPT (Integrated Product Team).
- Must have the ability, technical background and confidence to work independently and make critical program decisions.
- Preferred experience with complete integrated air vehicle designs, build and ground/flight test.
- Aircraft Sub-systems assembly and integration
- On vehicle troubleshooting of aircraft sub-systems
- Jet engine integration, service and maintenance familiarity
- Aircraft structures assembly
- Manufacturing assembly work instruction authoring and work planning
- Hands-on production floor support (Direct ownership and support of specific manufacturing operations as well as interface with touch-labor employees)
- Reviews and redlines of engineering technical drawings and models
Desired experience:
- Wire harness and interconnect installation/ integration
- Aircraft fuel systems
- Development/ protype/ first article program support
- Testing of aircraft sub-systems
- Metallic part machining working knowledge
- 3DX and Catia V5 software usage
- GD&T proficiency
- Critical hardware move procedures
- Evaluation of designs with respect to design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA) considerations
- Composite Fabrication and Composite Assembly
- Working with CNC Machine Operators
- Experience with LO (Low Observable) composite assemblies
- STEM type degree
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $80.00 - $120.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Work Location: In person
