NIAR Manufacturing Engineer
Job Details
Department: NIAR CAMO
Campus Location: Wichita, KS-WSU McConnell
Hire Type: Full Time
Pay: Commensurate with experience
Work Schedule: Typically Monday - Friday 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm; work is performed on-site and in person.
Export Compliance Requirement: This position requires access to EAR or ITAR controlled technologies. Applicants are required to be eligible for employment under U.S. export control laws and must meet the requirement of being a "U.S. Person".
Job Summary
Analyzes product designs and aircraft modification requirements to determine the manufacturability of components, assemblies, and installation plans. Provides technical guidance in the solution of manufacturing improvements. Conducts methods and systems studies to improve effectiveness in operational execution. Researches and improves processes and procedures to reduce costs while maintaining safety, quality, and schedules. Ensures that all documentation is correct in defining the process for operations.
Essential Functions
- Collaborates with Engineering on desired tooling and build-plan methodology and gives input and feedback on associated design criteria; analyzes engineering design to determine manufacturability of components, assemblies, and modification installations
- Utilizes cross-functional manufacturing knowledge to determine tooling methodology, tolerance stack-up, and manufacturing operations for new parts and/or assemblies from detail component fabrication thru aircraft-level installation; authors and maintains process plans for execution.
- Maintains the Manufacturing Bill of Material (MBOM) to enable MRP processes for order release, scheduling, and purchased component activities.
- Writes and maintains integrity for routings and planning for details, sub-assemblies, assemblies, and aircraft level installations.
- Maintains configuration requirements from detail to aircraft level engineering requirements to ensure ease of conformity.
- Provides technical guidance to initiate corrective actions for modification issues related to engineering design, material, tooling, specifications and processes.
- Analyzes and interprets engineering drawing, manufacturing operation sequence, tooling function, process specifications and issues engineering drawing change requests to improve or eliminate modification issues during operations.
Required Education and Experience
- High school diploma or equivalent by date of hire
- Four (4) years of related experience in aerospace manufacturing, engineering, or production management
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