Manufacturing Engineer 2
8980
With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.
PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.
In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.
Business Profile:
Located in Woodinville Washington, University Swaging is a leading supplier of structural and kinematic control rod assemblies, flight control mechanisms, and swaged cable assemblies to the global aerospace industry. Founded in 1947 University Swaging was acquired by Precision Castparts in 2011, becoming part of the Airframe Segment.
Position Summary:
Designs manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling. Designs arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout. Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance. Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions. May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan. Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality. Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques. Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques. Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations. |
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Work with production and facility personnel to optimize equipment, tooling, and work-bench layouts to meet manufacturing, company, and customer needs
- Interpret customer engineering databases (drawings, specifications, and processes)
- Coordinate engineering changes with internal and customer teams and assures entry into engineering and MRP databases
- Support production, planning, production control, procurement, and quality personnel in interpretation of engineering into work orders as required
- Support non-conformance rework/repair with manufacturing process recommendations and consult with customer and internal team members as required
- Support planning, production, and programming to implement and optimize machining set-ups and programs
- May occasionally perform special projects
- Perform other duties as assigned
Required Skills:
- Excellent computer skills including a high degree of skill in Excel
- Demonstrated problem solving, quantitative analysis, and analytical abilities
- Ability to quickly understand concepts and think through possible solutions and implications
- Proactive communicator who can clearly articulate business results and department needs across all levels of the organization
- Team player with a proactive, positive attitude, and a strong sense of self-motivations, accountability, and responsibility
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
- Familiarity with manufacturing/processing environment preferred
- Basic knowledge of manufacturing, methods, fabrication processes (i.e., forming, stamping, machining, heat treatment, machines/machine tools, cutting tools and fluids, N/C programming, instrumentation, data acquisition and control systems)
- Ability to select the best method of producing parts, tools, or assemblies
- Understanding of workflow, to include parts flow through machining, surface processing, and assembly; ability to optimize factory workflow through analysis of machine and work-bench layout, tooling set-ups, scheduling, and staging
- Knowledge of statistical control, lean, and continuous improvement methods in manufacturing environment
- Skill and ability to collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data, summarize findings, and develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources
- Blueprint reading skills, appropriate math skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and written.
- Attention to detail; willingness to learn, and as required, help and/or train others
Required Experience and Education
- BS / BA in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering
- Lean/Six Sigma certification preferred
- 1+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
- Computer Aided Design; Solidworks (preferred), Catia
Additional Information
This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To be qualified to work in this facility, a successful application must be a U.S. Person, as defined in those regulations, and able to supply evidence of that qualification prior to starting work. The U.S. export control regulations define a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), and certain categories of Political Asylees and Refugees.
This requisition is closed to applications.
