Process Engineer - Aerospace & Defense

IDEX•Farmington, CT

About The Position

The Process Engineer, Aerospace & Defense will partner with project engineering, quality, supply chain, and manufacturing teams to industrialize new product builds from prototype through production. This hands-on role will define manufacturable process flows, establish bills of material, create process controls, and develop the documentation needed to support first-time builds, production transfers, and scalable manufacturing execution. Mott is a technology-driven, high-precision filtration company trusted by the world’s best technical and performance brands across four core markets: Medicine, Computing Power, Clean Energy, and Space Exploration. Our products can be found everywhere…including lifesaving medical devices, artificial intelligence, and missions to Mars! The company’s strategic vision is to deliver technological breakthroughs where none currently exist. Established in 1959 and located in Farmington, Connecticut (90 miles from NYC and Boston), Mott’s aerospace and defense business has grown 50% in the last two years and is poised for continued growth.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline; Master’s degree preferred.
5+ years of process, manufacturing, or industrial engineering experience in an Aerospace & Defense, high-precision, regulated, or advanced manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience developing manufacturing routes, bills of material, process detail sheets, standard work, control plans, FMEA documentation, and production readiness deliverables.

Nice To Haves

Experience with CAD modeling, fixture and tooling design, equipment specification, validation, or commissioning preferred.

Responsibilities

Define manufacturing routes, bills of material, and process flow plans for new Aerospace & Defense products from prototype through production release.
Develop and maintain process documentation, work instructions, control plans, standard work, and related manufacturing records to ensure repeatable, compliant builds.
Collaborate with Project Engineering and Supply Chain to evaluate design-for-manufacturability, optimize build parameters, and scale processes from one-off prototypes to production volumes.
Create and implement process controls that meet customer specifications, quality requirements, and internal performance expectations.
Lead root-cause analysis and continuous improvement projects that reduce lead time, improve quality, lower cost, and expand manufacturing capability.