Manufacturing Engineer

 STS Aerospace is a world-leading provider of reliable, top-quality products for fluid conveyance, serving commercial and military aircraft and the energy, space and marine industries. The depth and breadth of our engineering expertise enables us to design, build and customize fixtures and tooling that will meet the needs and solve the problems you are experiencing now and prevent issues from emerging in the future.

STS Aerospace is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer that is accountable for improving and maintaining first pass yield for specified parts and/or processes. This is accomplished by driving continuous improvement initiatives, process development/modification, documentation of standards/best practices, and equipment onboarding/troubleshooting. Candidate shall also support cross functional initiatives with Production, Quality and Purchasing departments to meet company goals and product quality standards.

Scope of Responsibilities: 

• Troubleshooting of quality issues throughout the production process: welding, brazing, nickel plating, cleaning, and borescope inspection. Additional processes: bending.
• Use continuous improvement and lean techniques to increase production efficiency, eliminate waste, and drive cost savings opportunities.
• Support production staff with specification/technical knowledge, inspection techniques, weld/braze consumables management and day-to-day trouble shooting efforts.
• Documentation and standardization of processes via work instructions and operating instructions to increase efficiency, facilitate cross-training and enable proper equipment usage.
• Equipment and tooling on-boarding into production process to support new product, process efficiency, ergonomics or safety. Basic troubleshooting, light-level repair and/or export of orbital weld machines, orbital weld heads, steam cleaning machines, tungsten grinders etc.
• Effective communication with production employees, management staff and cross-functional team to ensure the alignment of efforts to meet company goals.
• Conduct classes and trainings to support continuous improvements efforts and product quality i.e. Visual Inspection and Back-to-Basics courses.
• Manage operator qualifications to ensure production staff is qualified to perform given tasks
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented team environment
• Ability to read, interpret, translate engineering drawings and customer specifications to drive compliance
• Excellent team player with a great attitude.
  
  Accountabilities
• Support of Team Goals, Represent company as process expert, requisition tooling and equipment for processes.
• Performance Measurement & Performance Evaluation.
• Meet team quarterly objectives. Adherence to goals and behaviors associate with achieving them
• First pass yield
• Process compliance (welding, bending, brazing, chemical)
• Project completion/execution
• Aging (units over lead-time)

• Proven working experience as a manufacturing engineer or in a related field.
• Experience in blueprint reading and spec interpretation.
• Must be comfortable in a manufacturing environment often fast-paced and loud.
• Must be able to stand, lift, walk, bend, and reach during their shift.
• Must be comfortable wearing safety glasses.
• Work well within a team.
• Creative and innovative thinking skills.
• Problem-solving skills.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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