[3 Days Left] Composite Manufacturing Engineer

3 weeks ago


Malerkotla India Wipaire Full time

Job Description

Position: Composite Manufacturing Engineer

Department: Manufacturing

Reports To: Manufacturing Engineering Manager

FLSA Status: Salaried, Exempt

Hours: Monday - Friday, 6:30 am - 3:00 pm recommended

Pay Range: $99,307/year - $148,961/year

Within this range, pay offered will be based on the candidate's skills, experience, education, and other qualifications. This position is eligible for a monthly cell phone stipend and an annual incentive program.

Company: At Wipaire we have been engineering and manufacturing aircraft floats for the last 60 years and have become an aviation industry leader of diversified aviation services. Our products are used to convert existing airplanes into sea planes. We support passenger service, tourism, and fire-fighting operations all over the world. Wipaire is committed to investing in our people, products, and technology. Our core values are simple, a win-win mindset, technically adept, work/life balance, do the right thing and have fun. If these values speak to you, we want to connect Join this growing company that is proudly producing products made in the USA.

Benefits Summary:

Wipaire offers a full benefits package including health, dental, 401(k) plan with employer match, tuition reimbursement, life, short & long term disability insurance and other benefits such as PTO (starting at 15 days) and holiday pay, all while working with great people, first shift, and in a family-friendly atmosphere.

Disclaimer: The benefits noted above are subject to availability and eligibility requirements.

Position Summary:

The Composite Manufacturing Engineer develops, implements, and improves processes to obtain cost effective production while maintaining quality standards. The Composite Manufacturing Engineer also supports manufacturing planning in BoM / Routing / Work Instructions, as well as implementing engineering changes for continuous improvement of Wipaire products. This individual serves as a subject matter expert on composites and guides the team regarding manufacturing with composite materials.

Primary Responsibilities:

- Evaluates current manufacturing processes and implements process changes that improve efficiency and reduce costs while maintaining or improving quality.
- Develops manufacturing processes of composite components and final assemblies implementing well documented, cost-effective methods to manufacture a composite float.
- Recommends, specifies, and validates new equipment and tools.
- Prepares cost, utilization, efficiency, and other performance metric reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing shop floor data.
- Creates manufacturing process instructions; develops and conducts process validations.
- Participates in the resolution of issues such as conflicting design requirements, tooling and process requirements, rework methods, as well as corrective action processing to minimize future issues.
- Creates engineering change requests for continuous improvement and processes engineering change orders including shop floor disposition. Helps prioritize change requests to effectively utilize resources for best return on investment.
- Maintains compliance of all activities within the quality control system.
- Interprets various industry and government specifications and recommends courses of action in order to meet those specifications.

Education, Experience And Credentials

- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering is preferred.
- 5+ years of related work experience is highly preferred.
- Epicor experience a plus.
- Six Sigma certification a plus but not required.
- CAD experience a plus.
- Regulated industry and related compliance requirements background preferred.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

- Expertise in the following areas is preferred: Lean manufacturing consisting of: 5S, continuous improvement, cell design, plant layout, and mistake-proofing.
- Knowledge of composite materials along with processes/tools associated with composites.
- Ability to plan, prioritize, coordinate, and manage work in a fast-paced environment. Work without supervision and solve high level and detailed problems effectively.
- Work as an effective and proactive team player; exhibit flexibility and switch priorities in work duties while maintaining a positive attitude; understands the importance of supporting the organization, customers, and other employees.
- Able to meet FAA regulatory and safety requirements in all aspects of the work.
- Able to develop and give presentations to small groups inside and outside the organization.
- Hear, speak and effectively verbally communicate in the English language, including following oral and written instructions, in order to communicate with people inside and outside the organization.
- Apply manual dexterity for hand tools and power equipment use; good hand/eye coordination.
- Move around the plant area repeatedly throughout the day.
- Stand, walk, and use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- Reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Use close vision to see small parts and review detailed information, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Please visit our careers page at www.wipaire.com/careers to apply. Wipaire is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.



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