Production Engineer

Albers Aerospace•Mascoutah, IL

About The Position

Serves as a Production Engineer for Albers Aerospace on the MQ-25 Stingray program at The Boeing Company - St. Louis as a Manufacturing and Quality representative. Participate as a liaison between Boeing and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and provide daily build updates, to include contractor and supplier performance for PMA-268 to ensure contractor progress is on schedule. Essential Job Functions: Documenting current production procedures and creating Company standards to improve the efficiency of the Production Department. Identify and implement continuous improvements to the Company’s production processes. Collaborate with Quality Department to identify and implement ongoing quality improvements. Maintain knowledge and technical expertise of current production best practices tools and techniques and implement them in a reasonable and responsible manner. Develop and implement production processes for new products, product enhancements and product changes. Install related fixtures and tooling, as required. Develop and implement enhanced production testing of products. Minimize overall production costs while maximizing productivity. Collect, analyze, summarize and present production and process data, information and trends to management. Create and maintain accurate and current documentation of tool drawings, design concepts and orders, in accordance with the Product Development and Quality Assurance functions. Source new equipment and material suppliers as required. Support process engineering change notice (ECN) and related Material Review Board (MRB) activities, as required. Assist in the evaluation of returned materials/products. Review internal operational facility layouts for process improvement. Estimate staffing requirements, production times, and relative costs to provide data for operational decisions. Lead, develop and mentor the Production team. Note: The duties and responsibilities described on this document are not necessarily a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; and the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related STEM discipline.
10-12 years of relevant work experience.
Must be a U.S citizen. Must possess or be able to obtain a Secret security clearance.
Deep knowledge of manufacturing and production processes and concepts.
Creative with the ability to use modern technology in the production process.
Strong knowledge of ISO standards.
Strong leadership skills.
Strong presentation skills (written and oral).
Strong analytical and negotiation skills.
The ability to perform a multi-task job and adjust priorities as appropriate.
Possess excellent time management skills. Be able to take the initiative to meet deadlines and the ability to prioritize workload with minimal supervision.
Action and detail oriented, having a drive for success.
Able to interpret and apply policies and procedures appropriately.
The ability to work effectively in a team situation as well as independently.
The ability to network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities.
Must have a strong passion for product and process excellence and customer satisfaction.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in engineering or related STEM discipline.
Preferred degree in Computer Science, Physics, Math, or Electrical Engineering.
Documented training in Model Based Systems Engineering.
Program Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification.
Agile Scrum Master (CSM) certification.
12+ years’ experience in the Systems Engineering or related area.

Responsibilities

Documenting current production procedures and creating Company standards to improve the efficiency of the Production Department.
Identify and implement continuous improvements to the Company’s production processes.
Collaborate with Quality Department to identify and implement ongoing quality improvements.
Maintain knowledge and technical expertise of current production best practices tools and techniques and implement them in a reasonable and responsible manner.
Develop and implement production processes for new products, product enhancements and product changes. Install related fixtures and tooling, as required.
Develop and implement enhanced production testing of products.
Minimize overall production costs while maximizing productivity.
Collect, analyze, summarize and present production and process data, information and trends to management.
Create and maintain accurate and current documentation of tool drawings, design concepts and orders, in accordance with the Product Development and Quality Assurance functions.
Source new equipment and material suppliers as required.
Support process engineering change notice (ECN) and related Material Review Board (MRB) activities, as required.
Assist in the evaluation of returned materials/products.
Review internal operational facility layouts for process improvement.
Estimate staffing requirements, production times, and relative costs to provide data for operational decisions.
Lead, develop and mentor the Production team.