Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title: Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer

Job Code: 46896

Job Location: Stennis Space Center, MS

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

Job Description:

Responsible for creating and releasing complete, accurate work instructions. Applies troubleshooting skills, including return-to-drawing methodology, and has experience assembling and disassembling hardware with tight or interference-fit tolerances. Supports RS25 engine manufacturing, assembly, and testing.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborates with Quality, Engineering, and Safety teams to achieve shared objectives.
• Recommends improvements to systems and processes.
• Supports the achievement of operational goals for specific programs and projects.
• Works under general supervision.
• Communicates with internal and external contacts to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures.
• Provides manufacturability and assembly feedback to the design center.
• Supports continuous improvement (Kaizen) projects
• Reads and interprets engineering drawings and specification requirements to develop process plans that produce compliant hardware.
• Assists with product and tooling drawing design reviews.
• Provides technical guidance and training to shop floor personnel, design teams, and management.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with all levels of manufacturing staff.
• Experience using Microsoft Access, Excel, Powerpoint and Word as well as PTC ‘Windchill’, Dassault ‘Delmia’ and/or Maestro software products
• Experience with deploying electronic work instructions and/or Bill of Materials (BOM)s
• Previous role in manufacturing, front-loading product definition, and technical work instruction development to comply with product and process definitions.
• Proficiency in machining, geometric design and tolerancing, and assembly processes.