Staff Engineer, Propulsion Systems Advance Manufacturing
Leads manufacturing engineering for advanced propulsion and fluid-system hardware from development through production, including process development, integration, validation, and production support. Requires 7+ years of relevant experience, a bachelor's degree, and expertise in aerospace propulsion manufacturing and DFM/DFA.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead manufacturing engineering support for propulsion and fluid system assemblies.
- Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, tooling, work instructions, and production flows for engines, propulsion systems, fuel and oil systems, pumps, fluid-control hardware, and aerospace vector and thrust systems.
- Partner with design engineering to improve manufacturability, reliability, testability, and producibility.
- Drive root-cause investigations and corrective actions for propulsion manufacturing issues.
- Develop work instructions, quality standards, inspection methods, manufacturing standards, process controls, and acceptance criteria.
- Support supplier qualification, process validation, production-readiness reviews, system integration, validation, troubleshooting, failure analysis, and reliability improvements.
- Lead DFM/DFA reviews and transition new products into manufacturing.
- Collaborate with production, quality, supply chain, and test engineering teams.
- Mentor junior manufacturing engineers.
Requirements
- 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience supporting propulsion or fluid systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering.
- Experience with prototype manufacturing in a startup or rapid-growth environment.
- Experience with engine assembly and integration, fuel and oil systems, precision fluid-system manufacturing, and aerospace propulsion hardware.
- Knowledge of manufacturing process development, production scaling, DFM/DFA principles, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action methodologies.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and adapt to changing priorities.
- Experience with MES and QMS systems, PLM systems such as 3DEXPERIENCE or Teamcenter, supplier manufacturing processes, 5S/visual management, and standard operating procedures.
Nice-to-haves
- Aerospace or defense industry experience.
- Experience supporting turbine, piston, hybrid-electric, or UAV propulsion systems.
- Knowledge of pressure systems, leak testing, and fluid handling.
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing, production optimization, ERP/MES systems, and manufacturing data analysis.
- Project management experience, including managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Knowledge of AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality standards.
- Proficiency in CAD software.
Skills
Manufacturing Engineering, Propulsion Systems, Fluid Systems, Engine Assembly, Dfm/Dfa, Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action, Mes, Qms, 3Dexperience, Teamcenter, Plm, CAD, Lean Manufacturing, As9100
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