Civilian Engineer

Civilian Engineer for Crane Army Ammunition Activity.

Listed as Mechanical Engineer but open to all ABET engineering disciplines.

• Performs a wide range of engineering duties related to methods, procedure writing, techniques, processes, materials, facilities, and equipment used in Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) programs.
• Plans for pilot production of pyrotechnic and explosive items and provides technical guidance relative to processes, material, new assembly methods, etc., which will facilitate the production phase.
• Provides technical direction on the most economical, efficient, and safe facilities, equipment, methods, techniques, and processes for pilot production.
• Plans for the transition of pyrotechnic and explosive items from pilot or "limited release" production to large quantity production.
• Provides overall plans for the equipment, facilities, special tools, personnel, process flow, new techniques/methods; and provides direction on problems relating to the formulation of chemicals, application of new production process, and techniques.
• Monitors all aspects of the production of assigned programs that have never been produced in large quantity production runs.
• Serves as the authoritative technical engineer by providing the analysis and solution of formulation, material, or process problems.
• Provides management controls which include a review of daily production reports, Process Control data, Quality Assurance inspection report, customer order, and job order information, fund expenditures, material availability.
• Analyze and use this information for program management and provide guidance to the Production Directorate and others in or out of the activity.
• Plans and coordinates facility and equipment requirements to ensure maximum utilization of equipment, methods, processes, and personnel for each assigned program.
• Programs cost reduction applications into production lines and remain abreast of operating expenses, potential operating deficiencies, or material inadequacies, and takes positive action to prevent or remedy production line shutdown.
• Coordinates the efforts of Methods and Standards personnel to generate the development of more efficient techniques of item assembly.
• Performs review of the Technical Data Package (TDP) to ensure completeness, latest revisions included, and materials requirements lists are acceptable.
• Reviews production bills of materials for engineering adequacy and recommends "make or buy" action of product components.
• Analyzes proposed end item release documentation for producibility and recommend necessary changes to design documents.
• Performs special studies in the area of production engineering designed to improve economically and/or correct deficiencies in the production process.
• Reviews the adequacy of all standard operating procedures and quality control inspections generated on assigned projects to propose changes and provide engineering assistance in resolving difficulties or deficiencies.
• Participates in planning meetings on assigned projects to facilitate preparation to bid, pilot production, or full-scale production endeavors.
• Evaluates vendor's engineering capability to produce quality components within specified timeframes so that the activity will remain responsive to fleet demands.
• Utilizes extensive knowledge of manufacturing procedures and techniques to visit and inspect the capabilities of the vendors’ internal process control and equipment in the plant to produce the item required.