When you join the Cadence Aerospace team, you are more than a number – you are a valued part of our company family. Superior craftsmanship, employee pride and a shared commitment to continuous improvement are the foundation of our success. We have a strong reputation for professionalism and quality in the aerospace industry. Our company is committed to excellence and we recognize that the right… people, offering their ideas and expertise, will enable us to continue our success. We seek team members who are passionate, adaptable, driven to achieve quality results, focused on continuous improvement, self-motivated and problem solvers.
Engineering Manager
Position Summary
- Leading technical teams in the improvement of current processes, transitioning new statements of work, being the focal point of communication between quality, operations, NC Programming and Planning.
- Monitor and enforce adherence to internal processes and standards to ensure a consistent product to the manufacturing floor.
- Collaborate with NC Programming, operations and Manufacturing Engineering on tool and fixture design.
- Review first part runs with Quality, Operations and NC Programming to verify a conforming part and acceptable manufacturing process.
- Mentoring and training of new Manufacturing Engineers/Planners.
- Interface with customer base to resolve engineering issues.
- Investigate and resolve manufacturing issues related to low profitability or excessive scrap.
- Engagement at the estimating stage on strategic packages to review engineering design and producibility concerns.
- Shop support and guidance on first article builds to ensure engineering compliance and manufacturing process design effectiveness.
- Provides planning, direction, and coordination for all technical activities while monitors performance to estimates, budgets and organization goals.
- Participates in developing organization and department goals and objectives.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Process Standardization
- Develop and implement standards, work instructions, procedures and policies for manufacturing in the engineering and manufacturing departments.
- Recommends and implements process changes in order to improve cost, delivery, quality.
- Configuration Control Board (CCB)
- SmarTeam (Product Data Management System) Administration
- Engineering Work Orders (EWO)
- New Part Transition
- Tooling
- Engineering Change Orders (ECO)
- Part No Roll
- Configuration Change
- Value Engineering
- Continuous Improvement
- Identifies opportunities for improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change.
- Analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Project Management
- Develop Project Schedules in MS Project and utilize stand project management tools to ensure expectations are communicated on a regular basis and progress is tracked to schedule.
- Manage activities and the decision process to ensure adherence to budgets.
- Leadership and Communications
- Report progress and projects weekly to Leadership Team.
- Delivers engaging, informative, well-organized presentations.
- Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
- Effectively communicates relevant project information to superiors.
- Motivate teams to work together in the most efficient manner.
- Mitigate team conflict and communication problems.
Position Requirements
- A four-year Engineering degree and 8 years' experience in an Aerospace Engineering discipline is required or a minimum of 12 years' experience in a Manufacturing Engineering discipline is required
- Extensive knowledge and experience in machining, inspection, GD&T,tooling design, assembly, and lean manufacturing methodologies.
- Experience and training in value stream mapping, flow charting, and work instruction authoring.
- Working knowledge of MS Office Applications including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Visio
- Familiarity MRP systems and fundamentals.
- Knowledge in CATIA preferred.
Pay Transparency
The salary information is a general guideline only. A wide range of factors are considered when extending an offer, such as job-related knowledge and skills, qualifications, education/training, key skills as well as market and business considerations. Other forms of pay (e.g., bonus or long term incentive) may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the position offered.
California pay range
$135,000—$160,000 USD
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cadence Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law. This policy applies with regard to all aspects of one's employment, including hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, eligibility for benefits and termination. A notice describing Federal equal employment law is available here.
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ITAR Requirements
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by ITAR (22 CFR
- 120.15).
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