Manufacturing Engineer
Airbus Americas · Bingen, WA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Airbus Americas (aerospace & defense) in Bingen, WA. Implement 5S in design of process, tool sets, part kits, and workstations.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- 5S, Tooling
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help
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About the role
Your Boarding Pass (Required for consideration)
- ✓Must possess Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or equivalent experience (4 years)
- ✓Must have five (5) or more years related engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
- ✓Experience writing manufacturing work instructions, designing and developing manufacturing processes. .
- ✓Ability to author and structure manufacturing work instructions, define BOMS, manufacturing workflows, tool and part control.
- ✓Knowledge and skills in use of and designing jigs and fixtures,
- ✓Knowledge in process inspection and traceability.
- ✓Knowledge of manufacturing ergonomics
- ✓Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and technical procedures.
- ✓Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- ✓Experience working on UAS Composite Structure (secondary and primary).
- ✓Composite experience in other fields such as automotive, or boating will be considered.
- ✓Experience with 3D printing processes (ex: fused deposition modeling (FDM), selective laser sintering (
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Job Description
Are you a hands-on engineer who thrives on turning complex aerospace designs into streamlined, scalable production reality? Airbus Helicopters is seeking a driven Manufacturing Engineer to lead the development, optimization, and scaling of our advanced manufacturing processes. Reporting directly to the Chief Engineer, this 100% on-site role places you at the heart of our production floor—driving manufacturing assembly, optimizing tool and workstation design, and managing process configurations for cutting-edge mechanical, electrical, and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).
Meet the Team
The Airbus Helicopters Flexrotor Program offers one of the most sophisticated small tactical unmanned aerial systems (STUAS) with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). It can be used day or night by US and allied forces for a diverse range of intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) on land and at sea.
Your Working Environment
Nestled in the heart of the spectacular Columbia River Gorge in Bingen, WA, our workplace offers innovation and the ability to contribute to game-changing solutions while enjoying the flexibility to spread your wings. Whether it's solving complex challenges, or celebrating victories, you’ll be part of a cohesive crew that thrives on innovation and the beauty that the Northwest has to offer!
How We Care for You
- •Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
- •Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
- •Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
- •As a leader in our field, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
Manufacturing Process Development and Analysis: 80%
- •Develop manufacturing processes, procedures, and workflows for assembly of mechanical and electrical aerospace products.
- •Identifies and tracks risks and issues with manufacturing process quality, consistency, and efficiency; prioritizes leads and manages resolution of.
- •Create, release, version control, and maintain manufacturing work instructions.
- •Implement 5S in design of process, tool sets, part kits, and workstations
- •Maintains M-BOM, configuration control of, and compliance to engineering design.
- •Design tools, fixtures, jigs, and work space for efficient, accurate, and repeatable manufacturing assembly and test.
- •Determine in-process quality inspection steps required to achieve assembly requirements.
- •Conceptualize, design, develop, and fabricate in process and post-process static and dynamic test equipment for verification of critical to quality features and function.
- •Participate in design review with design engineering, providing input to design for manufacturability
- •Provide training to manufacturing staff on new procedures
- •Provides manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements.
- •Support new production, and MRO.
Manufacturing Process Improvement: 10%
- •Evaluates manufacturing processes and identifies opportunities to improve quality, consistency, and efficiency; prioritized and leads implementation of.
- •Applies knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials; conferring with equipment vendors; soliciting observations from operators to improve processes and environment.
- •Prepares product and process reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
- •Improves traceability of as-built product at all levels of child parts
- •Continuously improves processes with implementation of 5S methodologies.
Project Management: 10%
- •Ensure timely implementation of process improvement and general projects.
- •Assume the role of Project Manager for special projects, as requested.
- •Manage budgets, facilitation, timeline and change management for all assigned projects.