Responsibilities
Position Overview:
As a Manufacturing Engineer here,you'll be part of our engineering team working as an onsite employee at ourColumbia, CT location.
Key Responsibilities:
' Develop, evaluate and improvemanufacturing processes for new and existing products and processes.
' Research customer specifications, andnew processes.
' Troubleshoot existing shop floorprocesses, tools, and equipment.
' Design tooling for new and improvingexisting processes.
' Produce engineering drawings for newproducts.
' Interact with customers, operators,sales reps and vendors.
' Review and implement manufacturingdrawing and engineering change notices.
' Evaluate data and productspecifications to determine the feasibility of product proposal.
' Analyze data and reports to determineif design meets specifications.
Reduce waste and increasecapacity/efficiency through application of continuous improvement tools (i.e.structured problem solving, setup reduction, organization and standardizationof machining centers, mistake-proofing in tool/fixture design).
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
' 3+ years of process/manufacturing engineering experience ispreferred in applying advanced engineering principles in a metal formingmanufacturing environment.'
' Working knowledge of manufacturing methods, concepts, processes,and systems.
' Solid analytical skills and the ability to define and brainstormsolutions to problems.
' Training in Lean Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement Toolspreferred.
' Product prototyping, qualification and/or testing experiencepreferred.
' Familiarity with ISO 9000 or AS9100 quality standards preferred.
' Working knowledge of CAD software, SolidWorks, and/or NX ispreferred.
Preferred Qualifications:
Aerospace industry experience or exposure.
About the Team
Howmet Fastening Systems (HFS) is a business unit of Howmet Aerospace, headquartered in Torrance, California. We hold the number one global position in aerospace fastening systems, and we're the North American leader in commercial transportation fasteners. Our high-tech, multi-material fastening systems are found nose to tail on aircraft and aerospace engines. Our products are also critical components of industrial gas turbines, automobiles, commercial transportation vehicles, and construction and industrial equipment.
