Manufacturing Engineer lI

Albany International Corp.•Portsmouth, NH

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer II supports Operations and Program Management through robust engineering process design and problem solving. The role designs work cell layouts and work processes, including instructions, to meet technical design requirements; plans sequences of operations and specifies process control parameters; drives continuous improvement and root cause corrective action projects; and supports disposition and substantiation of part and process variances where applicable. The position develops and applies composite materials and manufacturing processes to meet customer requirements through documented, production-ready processes. It supports project milestones, solves technical problems of moderate scope and complexity, leads cross-functional manufacturing improvement initiatives, and helps qualify processes and tooling for production transition. The role also supports engineering change control, quality and supplier performance, customer communications, technical mentoring, and new business proposals and quotations. Employees are expected to uphold Albany’s stated values and prioritize health and safety.

Responsibilities

Develop and apply composite materials and manufacturing processes to meet customer product requirements using fully documented, production-ready processes.
Select materials and consumables, and create and maintain bills of materials (BOMs).
Identify Key Product Characteristics (KPCs), and manage, control, and assure their compliance throughout the product value chain.
Design, qualify, and implement tools, fixtures, and equipment for developing textiles, preforms, or composite parts and producing conforming products.
Contribute to the completion of project milestones.
Provide solutions to technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.
Lead cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives and projects in manufacturing, including forming teams, leading Kaizens, and implementing solutions based on Value Stream Map trends and data analysis.
Support production Lean Six Sigma initiatives, including waste reduction, setup time reduction, mistake proofing, and 5S; lead and support DMAIC problem-solving efforts and champion Lean and Six Sigma methodologies in production areas.
Provide engineering configuration board authority, including change definition, qualification and approval, material review, defect or process failure investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action.
Define production-readiness criteria and qualify processes, procedures, and tooling or fixtures for transition to production.
Ensure compliance with Quality System Procedures and that supplier performance meets requirements.
Identify manufacturing process improvement opportunities, assess costs and benefits, communicate and obtain approval as required, and implement changes.
Provide engineering and technical project updates and communications to internal and external customers as needed.
Provide mentoring and technical leadership to the engineering organization in relevant areas of expertise.
Identify and support implementation of organizational process improvement initiatives.
Support new business development by preparing proposals and supporting quotations; revise quotations over a project’s life cycle to account for changes in program scope.
Adhere to Albany’s stated values and prioritize the health and safety of oneself and others.