Product Development Engineer

Senior plc•Burbank, CA

52d•Onsite

About The Position

The Product Development Engineer (PDE) is a manufacturing expert who interprets engineering prints and develops the process flow to ensure the product gets made correctly and all requirements are met. PDEs are the focal of the pre-production IPT. They commonly work with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, production planners, and tool designers. They report to their assigned manager in the Engineering Department. In early product development, the PDE is mostly generating process flows and CAD for intermediate stages of fabrication and production. Once reviewed, the PDE works with planning to generate detailed routing. When hardware is available, the PDE works with manufacturing engineers and operators to prototype and troubleshoot until a production-ready process and configuration passes inspection. The primary product of the Senior Aerospace SSP is welded sheet metal parts and assemblies, with a focus on complex pneumatic high-pressure aerospace ducting. Other products include bellows and flexible joint assemblies, machined parts, additively manufactured metal and polymers parts, insulation covers, and small composite parts.

Requirements

Must be highly skilled in Catia v5, and specifically the FTA workbench
Must be an expert in the interpretation and application of GD&T per ASME Y14.5-2018 (or 2009). Certification is a plus.
Must be proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel
Engineers are to maintain an organized, clean and safe work area using safety standards and expectations while adhering to all quality practices.

Nice To Haves

Experience with manufacturing simulation software is a plus
Certification in GD&T is a plus.
Brazing and plating are a plus.

Responsibilities

Review new product drawings and models.
Generate planning flow for new products (determine method of manufacturing, sequence of operations, MCD and tool needs, in-process inspection requirements, etc.)
Create Manufacturing Control models and Drawings (MCD's). The PDE will reverse engineer product models and drawings to generate increasingly regressive manufacturing forms, all the way back to stock material.
Review manufacturing routers for correctness and completeness.
Create tool orders
Review and approve tool designs for accuracy and correctness
Create visual work instructions for new products
Perform or be accountable for manufacturing simulations (e.g., forming simulation, layup simulations, etc.), as required
Organize and run Manufacturing Readiness Reviews and drive outstanding actions to completion
Review & disposition rejection reports, including root cause and corrective action
Estimate time, tooling, and operations/methods for spares quotations & new program proposals
Be consulted on inspection plans, tool designs, routing updates, Production Readiness Reviews, and process improvements
Help develop or update standards/documentation based on lessons learned
Adhere to the principles of APQP and AS9100
Follow all company policies and processes
Other duties as assigned