Manufacturing Engineer

The Manufacturing Engineer (Gate 1 – Disassembly) is responsible for driving safe, efficient, and predictable execution at the front end of the engine overhaul process. This role ensures proper teardown, defect identification, and process readiness to enable downstream gates.
This position supports the repair of 160+ engines/year and 400+ modules/year, contributing to ~$1B in annual revenue. The Manufacturing Engineer provides direct technical support to 180+ shop floor personnel and is accountable for eliminating engineering-related delays, improving turnaround time (TAT), and ensuring high-quality output from disassembly.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Provide direct technical support to shop floor personnel during disassembly operations, ensuring safe and efficient execution

Maintain strong daily presence on the shop floor to support technicians and resolve issues in real time

Ensure accurate and complete defect identification and documentation during teardown to prevent downstream escapes

Drive high responsiveness and urgency in resolving engineering issues to ensure no impact to shop flow

Ensure process readiness by validating tooling, documentation, preventing disruptions to flow

Lead and execute Lean initiatives focused on reducing turnaround time (TAT), eliminating waste, and improving technician efficiency

Own and maintain work instructions, ensuring alignment with OEM manuals and actual shop floor practices

Drive first-time quality by ensuring defects are properly identified, documented, and communicated to downstream gates

Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and tooling/vendors to support execution and continuous improvement

Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for process-related issues

Own and manage tooling and process-related projects, including budget tracking where applicable

Share best practices and drive standardization across shifts and builds

Promote and uphold EHS, Quality, Compliance, and Integrity standards across all activities

Basic Qualifications/Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Aeronautical, or Electrical Engineering

Minimum 3 years of experience in a manufacturing or MRO environment

Strong problem-solving skills with ability to drive issues to closure

Ability to work in a fast-paced, shop floor-driven environment

Strong communication skills with ability to engage across all levels of the organization

Desired Characteristics:

Experience with gas turbine engines (aero-derivative preferred)

Strong lean manufacturing background with demonstrated impact on cycle time reduction

Six Sigma certification (preferred)

Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and engineering tools (e.g., AutoCAD)

Demonstrated ownership mindset and sense of urgency

Ability to translate engineering requirements into practical shop floor execution