Manufacturing Engineer

RUAG

• $80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. degree or equivalent experience in engineering field
  • 5+ years of hands-on manufacturing engineering experience
  • Understanding of AS9100 and OSHA safety and quality standards
  • Background in the aerospace or space industry
  • Leadership experience on production lines
  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles
  • Familiarity with ERP software like SAP, MS Office, CAD, and MES systems

Responsibilities

  • Support daily manufacturing operations to ensure quality and efficiency
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create manufacturing work instructions
  • Apply project management techniques to adhere to cost and schedule requirements
  • Engage in root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for non-conformance
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives in manufacturing processes
  • Prepare and maintain documentation for operations and customer programs
  • Train and support production technicians with integrated team approaches
  • Establish standardized work practices to reduce waste and enhance productivity
  • Develop new tooling and processes to achieve operational goals
  • Participate in change management for manufacturing processes and designs

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment focused on innovation and improvement
  • Opportunity to influence manufacturing processes across the company
  • Training and development resources for skill enhancement
  • Involvement in exciting projects within the aerospace industry
  • Emphasis on safety, quality, and continuous improvement culture
Full Job Description
Manufacturing Engineer

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for daily structures production support. The successful individual in this role is a creative, solutions-oriented engineer that takes ownership of manufacturing processes to drive world class Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery performance into the business.

Your Mission
  • Provide daily support to manufacturing operations and related support teams in order to assure technically correct manufacturing and product flow, thereby assuring the necessary quality, OTD, and production costs
  • Work cross-functionally with operations, quality, design engineering, and other teams to define manufacturing work instructions, equipment, tools, materials, and training
  • Utilize project management techniques / tools to meet cost, technical, and schedule requirements
  • Play key role in the non-conformance process and secure measures for root cause analyses, corrective and preventive measures
  • Support continuous improvements in concerned manufacturing processes to deliver in line with customer quality, cost, and demand requirements
  • Establish and provide the necessary documentation in support of strategic operations programs as well as for customer programs, support and participate in project reviews as necessary
  • Proactively support and coach the production technicians through frontline support utilizing an integrated project team approach; provide training material (both software and hardware) as needed
  • Establish standard work practices across manufacturing and eliminate waste to increase productivity
  • Develop and verify new jigs, tooling, equipment, parts, and processes to meet requirements
  • Actively participate in the change management process as it relates to your respective manufacturing process, driving and implementing process / design changes, support improvement of business processes
  • Work with international colleagues in order to evaluate, improve, and transfer latest state processes and maintain standardization across the company portfolio
  • Overall Operations daily support VSM, DtC/DfM Inputs, Support to Programs and Engineering
  • On-Time milestone fulfilment and readiness of manufacturing equipment and documents in cooperation with PM's and all other stakeholders
  • Proactive technical management of production means and improvements
  • KPI`s: Direct Rate, Deliverables on-track / delivered on-time, Production Line(s) Station Tracker


Your Story
  • B.S. degree or similar experience in a related (engineering) field with extensive relevant experience
  • Demonstrate 5+ years of previous hands-on Manufacturing Engineering experience in a more complex manufacturing setting
  • Demonstrates insight into quality and safety standards including AS9100 and OSHA or similar
  • Space or Aerospace experience
  • Production line leadership experience
  • Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma knowledge/experience; experience with SAP or other ERP, MS Office
  • Experience with MES, CAD and other relevant complex software
  • Solution driven, willing to make a difference, , and customer-orientation
  • Passionate and co-operative performer who puts success of team first
  • Good organizational and co-ordination skills
  • Good communication and teamwork ability


🌌Are you ready for lift-off?

Our core values - Passionate, Together, and Curious - transform challenges into opportunities. Embark on a journey to transcend the ordinary with us. Propel your career to new heights. We're actively reviewing candidates and will promptly select the ideal fit for our team.



For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact: Michelle Lach | [email protected]

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