APS Value Stream Process Engineer
About The Position
The APS Value Stream Process Engineer applies manufacturing, engineering, and quality experience to improve processes and eliminate waste, working closely with Manufacturing and Quality. The role provides technical guidance and production support, helps ensure products and processes comply with drawings and specifications, and works with customers and internal teams to resolve issues affecting quality requirements. The engineer uses and teaches process improvement and problem-solving methods, including Lean, Six Sigma, DFM, DFA, DOE, FMEA, VA/VE, TOPS 8D, and DMAIC. The position assesses and develops manufacturing and coating processes, gathers and interprets process data, designs and tests manufacturing systems, documents processes, supports new product introduction and qualification, and continually improves existing processes. It also supports quality-system activities, inspection-method development, statistical process control, cost and feasibility studies, customer requirements, and manufacturing cost reduction. This is a full-time, off-shift position, Monday through Friday, with additional hours and flexible shifts or weekend work as business needs require. The role works in both office and manufacturing environments and may require occasional domestic and overseas travel. A mechanical engineering degree from an accredited four-year college is requested, or 5 to 8 years of manufacturing/engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
Requirements
- Mechanical Engineering degree from an accredited four-year college, or 5 to 8 years of manufacturing/engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certification.
- New Product Introduction or Advanced Product Quality Planning experience.
- Ability to access controlled technologies.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret blueprints and specifications.
- Strong knowledge of SolidWorks.
- Excellent communication skills and experience interacting with customers at all levels, including technical managers.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Project.
- Strong knowledge of metric and U.S. measurement systems.
- Attention to detail and ability to recognize discrepancies.
- Proficiency with Minitab statistical software.
- Willingness to work flexible shifts, weekends, and additional hours as business needs require.
Nice To Haves
- At least 5 years of engineering experience in the aerospace, automotive, or industrial gas turbine industry is strongly preferred.
- Experience with CVD, slurry coating application, thermal spray, and APS coatings, and the ability to understand coating production processes.
- Knowledge of CAM or robot programming software.
- Knowledge of CNC programming.
- Experience with ERP systems, including creation and management of bills of materials.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality liaison to production during production hours.
- Provide technical guidance to help ensure product and process compliance with engineering drawings and specifications; coordinate with customers and internal teams to address quality-related roadblocks and communication barriers.
- Participate in root-cause and corrective-action activities to eliminate defects, using TOPS 8D and DMAIC methods.
- Assess manufacturing processes, gather statistical process control data, and interpret process-trial and risk-assessment results.
- Design, run, test, and upgrade manufacturing systems and processes; develop best practices and solutions to improve production rates and output quality.
- Create process documentation and operating instructions.
- Generate non-conformance tickets in accordance with internal QMS documentation and GE eNMS requirements.
- Develop and improve inspection techniques for new and existing products, and revise 100% inspection to sampling across product lines as processes transition from quality control to quality assurance.
- Implement, train, maintain, and track metrics for statistical process control systems.
- Act as a lead technical reference for customers and internal teams on materials, coatings, and mechanical assembly applications.
- Read, analyze, and communicate customer process and part specifications, and put NPI and continuous-improvement decisions into practice.
- Develop coating and post-coating processes based on customer requirements; qualify new products and processes through NPI and improve existing processes.
- Support production cost quotations and feasibility studies with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality; lead projects to reduce manufacturing costs.
- Determine and approve standards for new components, meet NPI qualification stage gates and milestones, and provide products that meet customer quality specifications.
- Develop, check, and improve component standards to support cost savings and process-standard improvements.
- Use Lean and Six Sigma methods to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost key performance indicators.
- Participate in Kaizen events and promote a positive employee environment and community involvement.
- Work in accordance with the company's quality and safety systems, procedures, and requirements.
- Support off-shift production as needed to ensure customer satisfaction; work flexible shifts and weekends when business requires.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Travel domestically and overseas occasionally as required to support company growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
