Our client is seeking a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer to take on a critical role in supporting the Complex Milling Manufacturing Group located in NY. The primary responsibility will be supporting the development of new product / development manufacturing processes, as well as applying continuous improvement manufacturing technologies to existing or mature production programs.

Here is what you can expect….

• Evaluate and develop new and emerging technologies in manufacturing engineering and production process development.
• Play a major role in coordinating Design for Manufacturing efforts amongst various development engineering groups for new and existing programs.
• Determine manufacturing procedures, operation sequencing, prepare tooling and gauge lists, create, and prove out N/C programs, writing of detailed operations sheets and work instructions to produce complex milled machined parts and sub-assemblies.
• Prepare, monitor, and update engineered or estimated time standards for set up and run hours, man to machine ratios and economic run quantities for each component’s processes throughout the entire parts routing.
• Provide detailed cost estimates for new business capture and process improvement efforts.
• Leadership in new manufacturing capital equipment evaluation, justification, purchasing and implementation.
• Daily interaction with a variety of disciplines, including other engineers, technicians, operations, and quality personnel, as well as external suppliers, to solve process related problems and mentor others. Work days are split between hands on shop interaction and office assignments. Many times, the Manufacturing engineers performs their own machine program proveouts side by side with shop personnel.
• Project leadership opportunities assigned by the Group Lead and/or Manufacturing Engineering Manager.
• Support of production automated manufacturing cells, driving process stability to achieve reduced attended labor and human factor variation. Assignment/Ownership of a dedicated manufacturing cell is likely. Some international and/or domestic travel as required (5% or approx. two weeks/year).

What we are looking for…

• Bachelor of Science Degree (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Eng or Tech). Additional seasoned experience in manufacturing engineering that would be equivalent to what is learned in a degreed program would be reviewed for an acceptable alternative to the B. S. Degree requirement.
• Experience in machining a wide variety of Aerospace materials (Aluminum, Titanium, Stainless Steels, etc) on complex milled parts. Strong manufacturing process knowledge to create efficient CNC programs for complex milled parts.
• 5 years minimum w/milled parts experience / hands on machining experience. CAD/CAM CNC milled parts programming experience (Siemens NX preferred). Fluent in G&M Code programming.
• Proficiency in blueprint reading and GD&T
• 5-Axis Machining center programming and 5-Axis Global Machining experience required.
• Experience with these machines is a plus (Okuma MU-4000V, MU-5000V, MU-8000V and Mazak I-600 machines).
• Strong cutting tool and workholding knowledge, selection, and design. Quick change and automation tooling/workholding experience a plus.
• A “Lean Mindset” and leadership skills to drive change towards a “Lean factory” and “Standardized Work”. Lean belt certification a plus; and possesses the ability to manage and execute multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience with MS Project is a plus. Strong computer skills proficiency. MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint.