Production Engineer - CNC Grinding

Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC

$70K — $95K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering preferred.
  • 2+ years of CNC experience required.
  • Hands-on experience with multi-axis grinding or milling preferred.
  • Familiarity with Siemens NX or similar CAD/CAM software is preferred.
  • Ability to read engineering drawings and manufacturing specifications.
  • Knowledge of fixturing/tooling design and measurement techniques is essential.
  • Familiarity with gas turbine and airfoil manufacturing preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Develop fixturing, tooling, and CNC programs for turbine engine components.
  • Partner with Operations and Quality to ensure product quality.
  • Apply Lean and Continuous Improvement tools to optimize grinding processes.
  • Own the technical lifecycle from concept to production, including troubleshooting.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve safety and production targets.
  • Write technical reports and mentor junior engineers and technicians.
  • Split time between the office and shop floor, with occasional travel.

Benefits

  • Collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Opportunities for professional development.
  • Hands-on involvement in the manufacturing process.
  • Involvement in continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Potential for overtime hours depending on business needs.
Full Job Description
About the Role

As our CNC Grinding Production Engineer, you'll design the fixtures, tools, and programs for producing new and re-imagined turbine engine components. From new product development to process maturity, you'll partner with other engineering staff, operations, and quality to launch new equipment, provide production support, and drive continuous improvement.

What You'll Do
  • Develop fixturing, tooling, and CNC programs for grinding turbine engine components, and support new equipment installs at the facility.
  • Partner with Operations and Quality to deliver perfect-part quality on time, every time.
  • Apply Lean and CI tools to optimize processes, drive measurable business impact, and build KPIs that keep performance on track.
  • Own the technical lifecycle of assigned components and processes - from concept through production - including troubleshooting, sustaining improvements, and training.
  • Collaborate across engineering, operations, and quality teams to hit site Safety, Quality, and Production targets.
  • Write clear technical reports, specs, and procedures, and mentor less-experienced engineers and technicians.
  • Split your time between the office and the shop floor, with occasional travel.


What You Bring
  • BS in Engineering (Mechanical or Aerospace preferred) with 2+ years of CNC experience.
  • Hands-on experience with multi-axis grinding or milling (Makino, Blohm, or similar) and a solid understanding of G/M code is preferred
  • Experience in 3D CAD and CAM programming (Siemens NX is preferred).
  • Ability to read engineering drawings and manufacturing specs.
  • Familiarity with fixturing/tooling design and a variety of measurement techniques (CMM, white-light/laser scanning, gages).
  • Working knowledge of gas turbine and airfoil manufacturing (casting, machining, inspection) is preferred
  • Bonus: knowledge of FAA PMA and RS-DER requirements, plus program management fundamentals.
  • Strong, thoughtful communicator who thrives in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team.


INDENG

This position may require work hours outside of the regularly scheduled hours to meet operational needs. This may include work during evenings, weekends, and/or holidays. Additional work hours are assigned based on business requirements. Non-exempt employees will be paid overtime in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

The salary range for this position reflects a broad spectrum of experience levels. Individual compensation within the range is determined by multiple factors, including relevant experience, education, certifications, job related skills, internal equity, and market conditions. We evaluate each candidate individually to ensure fair and competitive pay decisions.

Due to government regulation only US persons (U.S. citizen, U.S. naturalized citizen, U.S. permanent resident, holder of U.S. approved political asylee or refugee status) may be considered for this role.

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