Manufacturing Engineer 1st Shift (Temp Contract)

GKN Aerospace•Garden Grove, CA

1d•$44 - $55

About The Position

Provides day-to-day manufacturing engineering support for the Garden Grove recovery effort, enabling internal engineering resources to focus on FAI execution, production restart activities, material qualifications, and strategic process improvements. The role resolves production issues, supports Product Review Board activities, and maintains controlled manufacturing processes and documentation. The position is assigned to 1st shift; the posting lists a regular schedule of 7:00 PM to 4:00 PM PST.

Requirements

Aerospace or defense manufacturing experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, or a related engineering discipline.
Three or more years of manufacturing engineering experience in a production environment.
Working knowledge of engineering drawings, GD&T, manufacturing planning, tooling, process controls, and configuration-controlled documentation.
Demonstrated production problem-solving, RCCA, and cross-functional issue-resolution experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications; experience with PLM and ERP/MRP systems.
Must be able to perform work subject to applicable ITAR/EAR and program requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Teamcenter, FAI support, PRB/MRB processes, APQP, SPC, or process capability analysis.

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on manufacturing engineering support to production teams and resolve technical issues affecting safety, quality, delivery, and throughput.
Investigate part, process, equipment, and documentation issues; define immediate containment and coordinate technically sound corrective actions.
Prepare and support PRB dispositions, technical evaluations, and implementation follow-up in accordance with approved procedures and delegated authority.
Review engineering drawings, specifications, routers, work instructions, tooling requirements, and process data to confirm production readiness.
Support FAI readiness by closing routine production issues, gathering objective evidence, and coordinating required manufacturing inputs.
Develop and revise manufacturing plans, routers, standard work, and process instructions while maintaining configuration control.
Apply structured problem-solving methods such as 5 Whys, 8D, and DMAIC to reduce recurrence, rework, and production interruptions.
Use production and quality data to identify trends, prioritize actions, and recommend improvements to process capability and flow.
Coordinate with Quality, Operations, Planning, Tooling, Supply Chain, and Design Engineering to close recovery actions on schedule.
Provide clear status, risks, decisions needed, and closure evidence to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager.