Summary description:
Position Overview The Process Engineer 1 provides technical support to production operations and helps establish the manufacturing definition and production engineering related activities on their assigned project. The Process Engineer 1 has academic or vocational training and performs supervised routine work on a deployed multi-functional team to ensure the manufacturing system meets stakeholder requirements including technical compliance, adherence to production processes and standards, and business case. Support the production process with technical knowledge for tooling, part fabrication, assembly, and delivery. Supports implementation of "state of the art" processing technology as it applies to both materials and techniques for tooling, part fabrication and assembly.
Job description:
Principal Account abilities Works under supervision from senior engineers and program leadership in a team environment. Skills should align with academic or vocational training related to process development, process control, manufacturing support and related technical activities in a production environment: Basic knowledgeable of manufacturing, fabrication & assembly techniques, and related standards requirements with aerospace or similar industry. A member of team(s) that work from engineering requirements to develop production processes. Supports implementation of tooling and production planning, from original concept through to production. Supports validation of tooling functionality and or part conformity, and production part quality in timely manner to support the customer delivery schedule. Identifies and supports introduction of new technology in line with the assigned Program / Value Stream requirements. Supporting the Make vs. Buy & subsequent supplier selection process. Awareness of applicable business & quality processes and procedures such as FAA, DoD, Export Control, ITAR, Nadcap, AS9100 and customer contractual requirements. May have limited understanding of Lean/Six Sigma Tools used to predict and improve process yield. May have limited understanding of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) tools to evaluate customer designs and process concepts and assist in manufacturing process down select. May have limited understanding of Practical Problem-Solving techniques such as A3, 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa Diagrams, and Pareto Analysis to determine the origin of a failure, its impact to overall business, and determine containment and countermeasure actions to eliminate recurrence of nonconformances. Supports senior engineers in creation of metrics such as Product Safety, Quality (including yield, cost of poor quality, non-conformances), Delivery (completion of Process Engineering related activities in line with the agreed schedule), Recurring and Non-Recurring Costs. Supports senior engineers with customer and supplier technical topics and reviews as required. Maintain positive team relationships with internal and external customers, as well as peers. Other related duties as required due to changes in business processes or customer requirements.