Senior Manufacturing Engineer
About The Position
Moog’s Space and Defense Group is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to work onsite in the Buffalo/East Aurora, New York area. The role works closely with design engineering through pre-production and production to ensure hardware designs are compatible with welding and manufacturing capabilities. The engineer develops efficient electron beam and orbital welding processes, determines tooling and gauging requirements, and supports complex assemblies and machined parts for welding. The position also involves creating and validating CNC programs for welded assemblies, preparing operation sheets and process documentation, and advancing quality, cost, and delivery performance through continuous improvement. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer collaborates with Manufacturing Engineering, Assembly & Test, proposal teams, vendors, and machine shops. The role also provides technical guidance and mentoring to tool designers and manufacturing engineers. It reports to the Sr. Performance Leader – Manufacturing Engineering.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field and 5 or more years of relevant experience; or an Associate degree in a technical field and 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.
- Work with Manufacturing Engineering, Assembly & Test, and other departments to optimize product designs and fixturing for weldability.
- Collaborate with outside vendors and machine shops to identify sources of supply for manufacturing designs.
- Work with the proposal group to provide process information, time estimates, and 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, mentor, and technically guide tool designers and manufacturing engineers.
- Work with design engineering during pre-production and production to ensure hardware designs suit 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.
Benefits
- Great compensation package and bonus opportunities.
- Matching 401(k).
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan at select locations.
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts.
- Flexible paid time off and holidays.
- Parental leave program.
- Relocation assistance.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, Employee Assistance Plan, and other supplemental benefit coverages.
- Tuition assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development, and personal growth programs.
- Warm, respectful, family-like environment driven by the company's 12 core values, with employee-led Employee Resource Groups.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
