Manufacturing Engineer III (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Burbank, California, United States

Salary: $127,216–$149,334 per year

Company

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components for aerospace, defense, aircraft, satellite, medical, and unmanned systems applications.

What you will do

• Develop and improve manufacturing methods, procedures, processes, layouts, workflows, fixtures, and tooling.
• Lead interdisciplinary projects and mentor manufacturing engineers and production personnel.
• Investigate manufacturing problems, identify root causes, and implement corrective and product improvement actions.
• Evaluate product designs, design changes, facilities, equipment, materials, and manufacturing change requests.
• Prepare cost analyses, ROI calculations, and business cases for capital equipment, new products, and productivity improvements.
• Develop operating instructions, manufacturing metrics, training procedures, and support Material Review Board evaluations.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience as a Manufacturing Engineer.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• Practical knowledge of modern production principles and methods in high-technology manufacturing.
• Knowledge of materials and processing, chemicals, electrical and mechanical systems, fluids, and heat transfer.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels and prioritize work with limited supervision.
• Access to controlled data may be required; only US Persons will be considered where ITAR access applies.

Nice to have

• Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing techniques and CBS tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite work in a manufacturing environment with occasional domestic and international travel of up to 10%.
• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance starting the first day of the month.
• 15 days of paid time off accruing from the first day and 12 paid holidays annually.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Education reimbursement available after 90 days of employment.
• Safety equipment and procedures are required, including eye protection, hearing protection, masks, gowns, and other PPE as applicable.

Hiring process

• A satisfactory background check is required.
• FAA-sensitive positions require participation in a random drug testing pool.