Your JobAs a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will play a critical role in developing, optimizing, and sustaining manufacturing processes that support the production of high-reliability Aerospace & Defense products. You will partner with product development, operations, quality, and supply chain teams to successfully launch new products, improve manufacturing performance, and deliver exceptional value to our customers. Through technical leadership and innovation, you will drive improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost while supporting products throughout their lifecycle.
What You Will Do - Lead the development and implementation of manufacturing processes that ensure safe, efficient, and reliable production of Aerospace & Defense products.
- Drive successful new product introductions by partnering with design engineering teams to develop scalable and robust manufacturing solutions.
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance product quality, increase productivity, reduce waste, and improve operational performance.
- Provide technical leadership in solving complex manufacturing challenges related to equipment, processes, materials, and product performance.
- Collaborate across engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain teams to improve manufacturability and accelerate production readiness.
- Influence manufacturing strategy through process innovation, automation opportunities, and implementation of best practices.
- Support process validation, qualification, and capability improvement activities to ensure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.
- Lead root cause investigations and corrective action efforts that improve reliability, yield, and overall manufacturing performance.
- Mentor engineers, technicians, and operators while fostering a culture of continuous learning and operational excellence.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) - Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Five (5) or more years of experience in a manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or operations engineering role.
- Experience supporting manufacturing processes in a regulated or high-quality production environment.
- Experience leading cross-functional projects focused on process improvement, new product introduction, or manufacturing optimization.
- Experience utilizing analytical problem-solving methods to identify root causes and implement sustainable solutions.
What Will Put You Ahead - Experience within the Aerospace & Defense, military, aerospace electronics, avionics, or other high-reliability manufacturing industries.
- Experience supporting connector, cable assembly, electromechanical, or electronic component manufacturing processes.
- Knowledge of AS9100, IPC standards, First Article Inspection (FAI), and other Aerospace & Defense manufacturing requirements.
- Experience with process validation, PFMEA, Control Plans, and statistical process control methodologies.
- Experience implementing automation, robotics, vision systems, or advanced manufacturing technologies.
- Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt, or equivalent continuous improvement experience.
- Experience leading New Product Introduction (NPI) activities from prototype through full-rate production.
- Demonstrated success improving safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost performance within a manufacturing environment.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .
Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
