Manufacturing Engineer/CAD-CAM Programmer

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Program NC equipment on sophisticated 3-axis and 5-axis machined aircraft parts using vendor or KAC supplied data bank, mylars or blueprints.
• Create wire frame or solid models for use in NC part programming or NC tool fabrication and establish data transfer standards to coordinate with vendor NC equipment.
• Create inspection data for use in coordinate measuring machine to verify and inspect section cuts working from blueprints, wire frame models, vendor supplied CAD data and NC programs.
• Design holding fixtures and special cutter designs to coordinate with NC machined parts.
• Prepares Manufacturing Engineering, Tool Design and Tool Fabrication Work Instructions, develops pre-plans and activity schedules required to assure conformance to contract delivery requirements.
• Design production systems to meet cost, schedule, and quality objectives. Provide sustaining engineering as required; maintain and improve company’s competitive position by identifying, justifying and implementing manufacturing improvements. May assist in structuring departmental budgets.
• Conducts producibility studies to evaluate production process reliability and provide appropriate recommendations.
• Assist in development of technical portions of new business proposals including selection of manufacturing methods and production processes, selection of tooling and definition of costs required to implement.

• Perform make vs. buy analyses and provide related recommendations to management.
• Prepares specification of production operations, prepares vendor instructions for operations sourced outside the company, defines tooling requirements and issuance of tool orders to Tool Fabrication department.
• Interact with customer organizations including: providing recommendations regarding material selections, tool and product configuration and manufacturing tolerances that affect producibility, cost and schedules.
• Prepare standards from work center dictionary and incorporate into all work instructions.
• Prepare technical data and plans related to specific customer requirements and estimated related costs. Review Vendor Instructions (V.I.’s) blueprints and applicable specifications to determine inspection requirements.
• Prepare inspection summary sheets, (F.A.I.) First Article Pre-Plans and provide instructions for use.
• Direct and guide junior engineers and technicians in the Manufacturing Engineering department as assigned.
• Create and maintain records, data schedules and other pertinent information as required.
• Support LEAN activities, cellular standardization and continuous improvement as required.

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of a general technical field such as mechanical, industrial or electrical engineering.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, bills of material, and assembly instructions utilized to build units, assemblies and/or machine parts.
• Proficient use of personal computer.
• Formal training in computer aided programming languages.
• Knowledgeable in one or more CAD software programs: Unigraphics, Master Cam, CAD/CAM, etc.
• Must have knowledge of CNC machine operations and processes.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field required.
• Fluent oral & written communication skills needed.
• Minimum of 4 years of related experience.