Senior Engineering position responsible for providing technical support to the program office. Additional responsibilities include systems and reliability engineering oversight to ensure the integrity of processes and hardware.

Management Support
• Review program contractual requirements and develop format and outline of End-Item-Data-Package requirements.
• Work with Procurement, Manufacturing Engineering, and Manufacturing personnel to ensure flow-down of contractual requirements.
• Assist in defining program scope by coordinating with Manufacturing Engineering in the development and release of the product build architecture (Bill-of-Operations and Bill-of-Materials).
• Support investigations, development activities, and customer presentations including Manufacturing Readiness Reviews and Failure Reviews.

Engineering
• Review program requirements to create and implement program Inspection and Verification Plans including hardware acceptance criteria.
• Review product designs and manufacturing methods for robustness and profitability to assure highest acceptance yield.
• Interface with customers and suppliers to resolve programmatic issues.
• Lead Material Review / Failure Review Board activities through root cause analysis and identification of corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Use statistical analysis to determine control limits for equipment and processes.
• Research alternative solutions to manufacturing problems and processing equipment, determine proper approaches, and make verbal and/or written recommendations to appropriate parties and implement solutions.
• Develop Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Plans for existing equipment.
• Track, report, and analyze defects driving to root cause analysis, and providing continuous improvement.
• Participate in special projects, audits, and process improvements in support of quality assurance initiatives. Develop written reports of findings; escalate unresolved issues to appropriate management levels.
• Lead and participate in Supplier Quality Audits and Supplier Developments.

• High Energy self-starting team player who achieves goals and focuses on continuous improvement for self and team.
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Comprehensive understanding of classical Quality Assurance methodologies and processes
• Strong problem solving skills such as process mapping and root cause analysis.
• Direct experience with establishing SPC programs in high volume manufacturing environment.
• Excellent Interpersonal and multi-cultural skills

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering and minimum 3 years experience in manufacturing, quality, and/or process engineering role. Master's Degree in Engineering may be substituted for work experience.
• Direct experience in aerospace or high volume composites manufacturing environment desired.

This is an advanced composite engineering position responsible for leadership of engineering staff and management of resources to meet project budgets and schedule requirements. This position requires creative problem solving, knowledge of composite materials and processes, and experience in designing light weight and thermally stable space structures.

Provide support to Business Development and Program Management team in the areas of:

• Perform design and/or structural analysis of composite structures.
• Develop design concepts and detail parts that meet customer's requirements.
• Review designs and provide input for improvements.
• Generate and check drawings in accordance with ANSI Y14.5M 1982 or ASME Y14.5 1994.
• Use IDEAS and NX6 packages to lay out designs, detail parts, drawings and FEM's.
• Complete technical sections and estimate engineering costs and schedule for proposals.
• Generate concise presentations with visual aids and precise technical data.
• Responsible for project management and customer interface.

• Good background in Finite Element Analysis and structural dynamics.
• Experience or knowledge in vibration testing and thermal analysis is a plus.
• Highly proficient in IDEAS, NX, Femap and MS Office.
• Ability to independently handle project management and customer interface.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a group of engineers.

• Minimum BS in mechanical engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years experience in engineering composite space structures.
• Hands-on experience in project leadership.
• Project management and budgeting experience preferred.

Coordinate, plan and schedule all tasks within the Operations Department in accordance to quality & manufacturing specifications and within the resource & capacity constraints.

• Manufacturing Resource Planning: Solid understanding of resource planning, scheduling, time-phased material availability, resource capacity planning and proven technical understanding & daily management of an electronic MRP system.
• Critical thinking and decision making: Use logic and reason to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses in process development, task scheduling and resource conflicts.
• Problem sensitivity: When assessing potential conflicts, analyze the likelihood and severity of consequences when prioritizing schedule
• Technical writing, verbal communication and reporting: Clear, concise and meaningful.
• Work Style: Organized, team player, self-motivated, able to motivate others, receive and delivers instructions professionally

• Bachelor Degree
• 10 years in production environment
• 10 years running MRP systems, Epicor preferred or Vantage
• 5 years supervisor of 3 or more to include hire, train, evaluate and discharge.
• 3 years as Production Control Manager