Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Los Alamitos, California

Introduction to Latecoere

Tier 1 to the world’s leading industry manufacturers, Latecoere serves aerospace with innovative solutions for a sustainable world. The Group operates in all segments of the aerospace industry (commercial, regional, business, defense and space) in two business areas: Aerostructures (doors, fuselage, wings and empennage, struts & rods) and Interconnection Systems (wiring, avionic racks, onboard equipment, electronic systems).

Position Summary We are seeking a detail-oriented manufacturing engineer to verify feasibility of engineering designs for manufacturing, oversee and resolve technical manufacturing issues, create and maintain manufacturing work instructions, and work as a liaison between the Customer & the Production.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand and comply with the Quality Management System specified by Latecoere.
• Review equipment designs created by the Customer or the Engineering Department to ensure manufacturability.
• Verify engineering design documents.
• Coordinate with the Customer or Engineering and Production teams to create Manufacturing Procedure Manuals.
• Coordinate with the Customer or Engineering and Production teams to confirm all changes in manufacturing processes/parts/modifications prior to building units.
• Ensure all changes are reflected in relevant documentation and accurately relayed to Production team.
• Serve as a liaison to assist in establishing smooth communication between the Customer or Engineering and Production teams.
• Execute hands-on testing of first build equipment and assist with testing technical issues for subsequent builds.
• Manage tools and equipment used during production, ensuring calibration, maintenance, and presence of tools and equipment.
• Assist the production manager with development and implementation of operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality.
• Review completed products to ensure compliance with engineering design and adherence to manufacturing procedure manual.
• Notify the Quality and Production Managers of any new training/skills required for specific processes or manufacturing procedures, to ensure the proper personnel are performing the proper tasks.
• Work with the production manager to analyze and improve production flow – i.e.: adjust floor layout, personnel, tool placement, etc.