Manufacturing Engineer - Mechanical Assembly (Aerospace)

Location: Burnsville, MN

Position: 12 Months Contract (Possible Extension)

Title: 14996777 - Manufacturing Engineer – Mechanical Assembly (Aerospace)

Job Description:

• Client is seeking a manufacturing engineer with mechanical assembly background and experience with special processes such as brazing, welding, and potting.
• The ideal candidate will be an independent worker requiring minimal oversight, have excellent attention to detail and the creativity to provide innovative solutions to complex manufacturing issues.

Responsibilities:

• Development of specific methods and instructions for manufacture and/or assembly of products
• Identify potential fabrication problems
• Develop fixturing and process updates to address fabrication problems
• Work with internal teams to implement improvements.
• Observe, document, and review production builds on the shop floor
• Provide analysis and investigations of defects found during the manufacturing process and how to correct them
• Establish touch labor cost targets on shop/lab activities as requested
• Define tool and gage requirements & provide the necessary input and support to the tool design group
• Provide the necessary input and support to the tool design group
• Ensure correct tools and gages are available when needed in the process and are prescribed by the process documentation
• Propose engineering changes to determine feasibility, producibility and delta labor impact

Qualifications Preferred:

• Manufacturing or Industrial engineering degree
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of the SAP or similar Enterprise Requirements Planning system
• Process improvement experience (Lean Manufacturing)
• Experience with additive welding processes
• Experience with brazing processes
• Experience with Creo engineering software

Education:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field.