Lead, Manufacturing Engineer

L3HHCM20•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for mechanical component manufacture assembly and integration into rocket engine and power systems products. Responsibilities include designing and planning of layout component fabrication, assembly and material handling, planning of sequence of operations, and specification procedures. The role involves making moderate to substantial improvements or enhancements to systems and processes to improve performance. Opportunities for problem solving and innovation are complex, requiring comprehensive information gathering, analysis, and investigation, often drawing from prior experience and in-depth analysis of multiple issues, job areas, or specialties. Essential functions include managing projects using Lean methodology, preparing and defending strategic manufacturing plans, differentiating suppliers based on technical and business capability, developing rework dispositions and work instructions, developing and implementing manufacturing and assembly process improvements, providing welding support, managing change using engineering and business software, supporting tight tolerance machining, and performing risk assessments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience.
Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Nice To Haves

Specialty within discipline, 2 Years of weld experience and 2 years machining experience.
Broad knowledge of project management.

Responsibilities

Designing and planning of layout component fabrication, assembly and material handling, planning of sequence of operations, and specification procedures.
Making moderate to substantial improvement or enhancements to systems and processes to improve performance of job area.
Manage processes in accordance with the Lean methodology which will include process certification, process improvement methods (e.g. Kaizen, 3P, VSM, etc.) and other lean tools.
Prepare, develop, and defend to management key strategic manufacturing plans, risk assessments and proposals that target customer and business goals.
Differentiate between suppliers based on their technical process (Repeatability, Reliability) and business (Reliability, Rates, CSP, ISO compliant) capability.
Develop rework dispositions and work instructions for a wide variety of components, assemblies, and materials.
Determine tooling requirements to safely support and maintain dimensional requirements, determine machine loading, setups, and hardware handling instructions.
Develop and implement the process of welding of complex configurations on a wide range of material types.
Determine tooling requirements for the welding process, and support and maintain dimensional requirements.
Use engineering and business software (Creo CAD, Windchill PLM, Oracle MRP & MES, MS Office applications, and/or other CAD/virtual manufacturing tools/software) to monitor hardware design configuration updates, specification updates, and procedure updates, then incorporate the necessary changes to manufacturing support items (MBOMs, work instructions, CNC programs, special tooling, etc.) to maintain alignment between engineering and manufacturing configurations and compliance with all command media.
Support design change reviews.
Determine complex design geometric dimensioning and tolerancing for various machining and measuring methods that meet specifications, tooling and equipment requirements.
Perform risk assessments to ensure risks to personnel and environment are eliminated and risk to hardware and facility are accurately assessed and communicated to management.
A small amount of travel may be required depending on actual assignment.