Manufacturing Engineer

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field and 2 or more years’ experience in a manufacturing operations environment or a Master’s degree and 1 or more years’ experience in a manufacturing operations environment
Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Hold a current U.S government issued Secret Clearance or have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Secret Clearance
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Drive manufacturing process improvements across multiple process steps that spans the full value stream of the parts; represent the organization related to MRL execution; develop standard work, procedures, and integrate industry-standard best practices
Responsible for manufacturing risk identification and mitigation to achieve superior quality performance; identify & implement process optimization & control methods to eliminate/prevent quality turn backs /escapes and reduce overall product costs
Use statistical analysis tools to perform Root Cause Analysis and corrective actions on non-conforming product
Drive targeted manufacturing process optimization activities through MRL tools such as Value Stream Mapping and Process Flow Diagram, PFMEA, Control Plans, Measurement Systems Analysis, Yield & Cost curves and Qualification plan
Schedule and facilitate periodic project reviews and ensure validation of MRL gate advancements. Use effective scorecards and metrics to ensure progress; lead projects critical to improve manufacturing process capability & quality performance
Travel up to 10%

Engineering degree (aerospace, industrial, manufacturing, mechanical, materials)
Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
CORE/Six Sigma Practitioner/professional certification
Understanding of continuous improvement concepts: DFSS, Red-X, Lean, etc.
Demonstrated technical proficiency in complex manufacturing activities (specifically Grind and EDM {Electro Discharge Machining})
Able to use Minitab and other statistical software
Proficiency in statistics, data analytics, DOE, and multivariate statistics