Mechanical Engineer

AIM Aerospace•Orange City, IA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

SEKISUI Aerospace is hiring a full-time, exempt Manufacturing Engineer at its Orange City, Iowa facility. The role focuses on developing and improving composite-part fabrication processes, methods, and tooling. Work may include tool design, shop-floor manufacturing support, process development, and the introduction of new products. The engineer develops processes, equipment, and systems to produce quality products while optimizing capital expenditure, and applies statistical methods to control processes and maximize productivity. The role also includes creating work instructions and bills of materials. The position requires collaboration with manufacturing operations to review drawings, models, engineering specifications, orders, and related information; define efficient sequences for fabricating and assembling composite products; and implement and improve manufacturing processes. The engineer may establish qualification plans and design or define requirements for manufacturing equipment and aids, and perform safety, failure mode and effects analyses, process capability evaluations, and total productive maintenance activities. Work is usually indoors in shared workspaces and may involve loud noise, hazardous equipment, contaminants, and sites that are not temperature controlled. Duties can include lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, standing or walking for extended periods, and prolonged computer work. Required PPE is provided and must be worn on the production floor. Pre-employment drug screening and a background screening are required. The role must meet ITAR export-control requirements, which require a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
Detailed understanding of GD&T.
Experience creating work instructions.
Proficient verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare technical documents for customers.
Experience implementing continuous improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen methods.
Experience reviewing drawings, models, engineering specifications, orders, and related information to determine manufacturing methods and procedures.
Experience establishing operations sequences for fabrication and assembly of composite products.
Experience implementing and improving manufacturing processes.
Experience establishing qualification plans for processes and equipment to customer specifications.
Ability to design or define requirements for manufacturing equipment, robotics, lay-up molds, vacuum holding fixtures, shop aids, positioning fixtures, and go/no-go inspection tools.
Ability to perform safety analyses, FMEA, process capability analysis, and TPM for equipment.
Understanding of industrial engineering practices such as time studies, statistical analysis, ergonomic impacts, and value engineering principles.
Experience with Catia V5, Inventor, SolidWorks, or other 3D CAD software.
Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
ERP system experience.
Must meet ITAR export-control requirements as a U.S. Person.
Must complete required pre-employment drug and background screenings.

Nice To Haves

Composite-part fabrication experience.
Experience with composite processes and specifications for thermoset and/or thermoplastic parts and structures.
Ply-shape flat-pattern development experience.
Tool-design experience.
Knowledge of Boeing and Airbus processes and specifications.
Familiarity with composite autoclave or oven curing cycles, thermal profiles, recipes, thermal effects, thermal expansion, wrinkles, and tooling spring-back effects.
Five to seven years of aerospace engineering experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and improve composite-part fabrication processes, methods, and tooling.
Develop tools, processes, machines, and equipment to integrate facilities and systems for producing quality products while optimizing capital expenditure.
Provide shop-floor manufacturing support.
Apply and establish statistical methods to control processes and maximize productivity.
Create work instructions and bills of materials.
Review drawings, models, engineering specifications, orders, and related information to understand manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities.
Establish sequences of operations for fabricating and assembling composite products to promote efficient use of equipment and labor.
Implement and improve new manufacturing processes.
Establish qualification plans to qualify processes and equipment to customer specifications.
Design or define requirements for equipment, robotics, lay-up molds, vacuum holding fixtures, shop aids, positioning fixtures, and go/no-go inspection tools for new products.
Perform safety analyses, failure mode and effects analyses (FMEA), process capability evaluations, and total productive maintenance (TPM) for new and existing equipment.
Prepare technical documents for customers and communicate verbally and in writing.
Use continuous improvement methods including Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen.