Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer

PPG • Huntsville, AL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

PPG is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for its Aerospace Business in Huntsville, AL. This role supports multiple operations in the assembly of aircraft transparencies within a complex, job-shop environment. The engineer will be responsible for safety, quality, manufacturing performance improvement, process and capital improvement, and personal growth. The position involves providing frontline technical support, managing improvement projects, introducing automation, leading root cause analysis, and creating/revising work instructions. The role is onsite 5 days per week in the Huntsville plant.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering required, with preference for Mechanical, Manufacturing, or similar disciplines.
• 3+ years of experience in technical manufacturing roles.
• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with production associates on the manufacturing floor.
• Familiarity with interpreting technical documentation, including drawings/blueprints, bills of materials, material specs, operating procedures, and equipment technical manuals.
• Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated familiarity with structured RCCA tools and project management tools a strong plus.
• Experience with discrete manufacturing, glass processing, composite part layup, PLCs, robotics/automation, clean rooms, lamination, thin-film coatings, polymer films, aviation industry requirements/standards (AS9100), Minitab or similar statistical software packages, Six Sigma principles, ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide frontline technical support to production teams, referencing technical documentation, analyzing data, and utilizing critical thinking to resolve problems and provide daily direction.
• Serve as the local subject matter expert on assigned processes and equipment.
• Manage small-to-medium sized process improvement projects.
• Evaluate and implement new technologies, equipment, materials, tools, processes, and procedures.
• Optimize existing equipment and processes to reduce scrap, downtime, and manufacturing costs, and increase process/equipment capacity.
• Introduce automation technologies to improve capacity and reduce product variability.
• Improve process/product data collection capabilities for better visibility and decision making.
• Lead Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) efforts to identify and eliminate defects and product variability.
• Create and revise work instructions for manufacturing processes.
• Document experiments, projects, and RCCA activities.

Benefits

• Opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others.
• Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level