Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Moog Inc.•Aurora, IL

6d•$95,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

Moog’s Space and Defense Group is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join its team in East Aurora, New York. The role works closely with design engineering through pre-production and production to ensure hardware designs are compatible with welding and manufacturing capabilities. It develops efficient electron beam and orbital welding processes, prepares tooling and gauging requirements, and supports complex assemblies and machined parts for welding. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer also creates and validates CNC programs for welded assemblies, prepares detailed operation sheets and process documentation, and leads continuous improvement initiatives to improve quality, cost, and delivery performance. The position reports to the Sr. Performance Leader – Manufacturing Engineering and has an onsite work schedule in Buffalo, New York. Access to U.S. export-controlled information is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field with 5 or more years of relevant experience; or an Associate degree in a technical field with 9 or more years of relevant experience; or 13 or more years of relevant manufacturing engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
Knowledge of welding processes, tooling design, and quality control methods.
Strong analytical, continuous improvement, and problem-solving skills.
Proficiency in CNC programming and process documentation.

Nice To Haves

Electron beam and orbital welding processing experience.
Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification.

Responsibilities

Design and implement welding processes that meet quality and cost objectives.
Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, Assembly & Test, and other departments to optimize product designs and fixturing for weldability.
Work with outside vendors and machine shops to identify sources of supply for manufacturing designs.
Partner with the proposal group to provide process and time estimates and identify fixturing needs.
Develop and maintain accurate process documentation and CNC programs.
Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and company standards.
Drive process improvements using lean principles and advanced welding technologies.
Train and mentor tool designers and manufacturing engineers.
Work with design engineering during pre-production and production to ensure designs are compatible with welding and manufacturing capabilities.
Prepare tooling and gauging requirements and support complex assemblies and machined parts for welding.
Create and validate CNC programs related to welded assemblies and write operation sheets.