Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer

PPG Industries • 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, modernizing processes with automation, leading root cause analysis efforts, and creating/revising work instructions. The role reports to the Manufacturing & Process Engineering Lead and requires onsite work 5 days per week.

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.
• Experience with glass processing.
• Experience with composite part layup.
• Experience with PLCs.
• Experience with robotics/automation.
• Experience with clean rooms.
• Experience with lamination.
• Experience with thin-film coatings.
• Experience with polymer films.
• Experience with aviation industry requirements/standards (AS9100).
• Experience with Minitab or similar statistical software packages.
• Experience with Six Sigma principles.
• Experience with ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide frontline technical support to production teams.
• Reference technical documentation, analyze data, and utilize 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.
• Reduce scrap, downtime, and manufacturing costs.
• Increase process/equipment capacity.
• Modernize manufacturing processes by introducing automation technologies to improve capacity and reduce product variability.
• Improve process/product data collection capabilities to improve data visibility and facilitate decision making.
• Lead 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