Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Communications & Power Industries•Hudson, MA

13h•$125,000 - $145,000

About The Position

CPI Radant Technologies is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to support composite products for commercial and government aerospace programs, primarily airborne products. The role supports production of radomes and other composite components through quality-control procedures, production-process analysis, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. The engineer works with Program Management, Engineering, Operations, customers, and suppliers to ensure that company procedures, process specifications, and quality-system requirements are understood, documented, and implemented. Responsibilities also include FAA certification and conformity activities, qualification and reliability planning, product-development support, design reviews, failure analysis, corrective and preventive action, and transfer of new products into production using approved data. CPI Radant Technologies is the radome-and-composite-structures division of Communications & Power Industries LLC. It designs, manufactures, tests, and supports composite radomes, reflectors, and structural composite products for aerospace, defense, naval, and commercial markets. The position requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, aerospace, or an equivalent discipline and at least five years of related engineering experience or training. The listed salary range is $125,000–$145,000. The role requires U.S. Person status under ITAR/EAR; the posting also states that the candidate must be a U.S. citizen.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Aerospace, or an equivalent discipline from a four-year college or university.
At least five years of related engineering experience and/or training.
Experience with new product development.
Proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
Working knowledge of quality concepts and tools, including Six Sigma, TQM, QFD, SPC, DOE, ANOVA, CMM (Faro Arm), and NDI.
Understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering principles and systems integration.
Familiarity with government and industry specifications, standards, and regulations, particularly for complex systems.
Knowledge of AS9100D requirements.
Must meet U.S. Person requirements under ITAR/EAR; the posting states the candidate must be a U.S. citizen.

Nice To Haves

Prior aerospace experience is highly desired.
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer credential.
Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).
Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Windows and Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
Excellent analytical skills, particularly with Excel.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.

Responsibilities

Provide manufacturing engineering support across programs, product lines, and production-process areas, primarily for airborne products.
Support customer advocacy, regulatory compliance, and competitiveness objectives.
Coordinate with Program Management, Engineering, Operations, and customers to understand, document, flow down, and implement operating procedures, process specifications, and the Quality Management System.
Support FAA certification projects, including FAA Conformity Inspections and interactions with the MIDO and DERs, DARs, or ODA.
Develop qualification, reliability, and FMEA plans and processes.
Support new product development initiatives.
Serve as a liaison with customers, DERs, DARs, MIDO, and suppliers on program activities.
Support Engineering and Operations in meeting applicable quality management system requirements.
Support subcontractor quality compliance, including trend-analysis reviews, root-cause and corrective-action analyses, and initiation of corrective and preventive actions.
Conduct design reviews for inspectability, consistency, adequacy, accuracy, and conformance to customer requirements, and recommend improvements.
Analyze product and process failures; ensure effective root-cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions for internal and external customers.
Perform MRB duties and participate in continuous-improvement activities, including 5S and Kaizen lean methods.
Work with Engineering and Operations to ensure new products are transferred to Production in alignment with approved data.