Current Job Opening: Engineering Manager
Department: Engineering
Salary: $110,000 - $135,000 (+bonus incentives, +benefits)
Location: Santa Fe Springs, CA
Position Purpose:
The Engineering Manager oversees the Manufacturing Engineering team, managing workloads and providing technical leadership. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining stable, efficient processes across metal forming, heat treatment, NDT, and CNC machining. The Engineering Manager directs the creation of manufacturing documentation, tooling and fixture design, R&D projects, and leads continuous improvement and cost-reduction initiatives.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Directs, develops, mentors and manages a team of manufacturing engineers
- Supervises the manufacturing engineers in the creation of product planning documents (detailed operational instructions, support drawings) for the manufacturing processes and multi-level bills of material
- Oversees design and manufacturing of all tooling needed for the manufacturing activities
- Develops and maintains engineering systems and programs, such as polices and best practices
- Collaborates with Manufacturing and Quality functions to create systems and procedures to ensure products meet customer requirements and achieve operational efficiency
- Coordinates with Marketing on proposals for customers and any technical communication and reports
- Ensures conformance of Engineering processes and procedures to AS9100
- Drives the success of new product introduction
- Provides engineering support for problem analysis, failure investigation and corrective action
- Co-ordinate lean and continuous improvement initiatives with the operations team
- Recommends new technologies and improvements to manufacturing activities through capital improvements
- Capable of establishing a goal oriented team, mentoring and maximizing their potential
Experience, Education, Knowledge, and Skills
- BS or MS in Manufacturing Engineering, Material Science, Mechanical Engineering or related field
- Minimum 10 years of manufacturing engineering experience, including 3–5 years managing an engineering department in an aerospace manufacturing environment.
- Strong background in metal-based manufacturing processes such as swaging, flow forming, forging, heat treatment, NDT, and 4- and 5-axis CNC machining.
- Proficient or familiar with Inventor, Mastercam, and Vericut software.
- Solid understanding of lean manufacturing principles, including 6S, value stream mapping (VSM), statistical process control (SPC), and standard work methods.
Salary & Benefits:
- $110,000 - $135,000 base salary
- Total compensation to include a competitive base salary, plus benefit package including participation in the ESOP (Employee Ownership Plan), incentive bonuses, etc.
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
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