Manufacturing Engineer

GENERAL JOB SUMMARY:

The Manufacturing / Process Engineer is responsible for developing, improving, controlling, and supporting manufacturing and assembly processes used to produce TDI turbine engines, engine accessories, subassemblies, and related aerospace products.

This role provides direct technical support to production personnel and serves as a primary problem-solving resource for manufacturing, quality, supplier, tooling, equipment, and process-related issues. The Manufacturing / Process Engineer is expected to work primarily where the work is performed, rapidly contain production issues, determine root cause, implement sustainable corrective actions, and verify that improvements are effective.

The position works cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Configuration Management, Program Management, Test, and suppliers to ensure manufacturing processes are safe, repeatable, capable, properly documented, and aligned with customer, engineering, quality, cost, and delivery requirements.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Manufacturing Process Development

• Develop, document, implement, and maintain manufacturing, assembly, inspection, test, and material‑handling processes.


• Convert engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, and customer requirements into practical and repeatable manufacturing processes.


• Develop and maintain manufacturing work instructions, routers, travelers, visual aids, standard work, process flow diagrams, and supporting documentation.


• Establish the proper sequence of operations, tooling requirements, inspection points, labor content, process controls, and acceptance criteria.


• Support the transition of new products from engineering development and prototype builds into controlled production.


• Participate in manufacturing readiness, producibility, design‑for‑manufacturability, and design‑for‑assembly reviews.


• Identify special processes, critical characteristics, key characteristics, and required