STS Aerospace is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer that is accountable for improving and maintaining first pass yield for specified parts and/or processes. This is accomplished by driving continuous improvement initiatives, process development/modification, documentation of standards/best practices, and equipment onboarding/troubleshooting. Candidate shall also support cross functional initiatives with Production, Quality and Purchasing departments to meet company goals and product quality standards.Scope of Responsibilities: Troubleshooting of quality issues throughout the production process: welding, brazing, nickel plating, cleaning, and borescope inspection. Additional processes: bending.Use continuous improvement and lean techniques to increase production efficiency, eliminate waste, and drive cost savings opportunities.Support production staff with specification/technical knowledge, inspection techniques, weld/braze consumables management and day-to-day trouble shooting efforts.Documentation and standardization of processes via work instructions and operating instructions to increase efficiency, facilitate cross-training and enable proper equipment usage.Equipment and tooling on-boarding into production process to support new product, process efficiency, ergonomics or safety. Basic troubleshooting, light-level repair and/or export of orbital weld machines, orbital weld heads, steam cleaning machines, tungsten grinders etc.Effective communication with production employees, management staff and cross-functional team to ensure the alignment of efforts to meet company goals.Conduct classes and trainings to support continuous improvements efforts and product quality i.e. Visual Inspection and Back-to-Basics courses.Manage operator qualifications to ensure production staff is qualified to perform given tasksAbility to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented team environmentAbility to read, interpret, translate engineering drawings and customer specifications to drive complianceExcellent team player with a great attitude.
AccountabilitiesSupport of Team Goals, Represent company as process expert, requisition tooling and equipment for processes.Performance Measurement & Performance Evaluation.Meet team quarterly objectives. Adherence to goals and behaviors associate with achieving themFirst pass yieldProcess compliance (welding, bending, brazing, chemical)Project completion/executionAging (units over lead-time)
