Senior Fellow-Manufacturing Engineering

Where

East Hartford, CT

What you'll be doing

As a senior fellow for manufacturing engineering, the candidate will represent the discipline broadly with company, to customers and the industry. The senior fellow will lead and integrate discipline health to resolve top technical issues and work with the senior team to assess discipline capability, lead the talent and technology development strategies for the discipline. The senior fellow will develop manufacturing standard work and system tools in support of the manufacturing engineer. Additionally the candidate will provide influence to factory design, supplier selection, broadly leveraged technology to achieve product cost, quality, performance and other operational goal. A senior fellow may also hold an organizational position, with managerial responsibilities.

What your background should be

Knowledge of manufacturing execution processes, procedures and systems. Background in standard work / skills development. PPAP / process certification knowledge . Fifteen years or more of manufacturing experience with aerospace gas turbine engines or related field. Expertise in raw material processes, conventional machining, non-conventional machining, special processes, inspections and analysis, automation, additive manufacturing. This includes die forgings, isothermal forgings, precision forgings, extrusions, large structural castings, airfoil castings, turning, milling, drilling, broaching, grinding, electro discharge machining, laser machining, electro chemical machining, water jet machining, coatings, welding, preening, polishing, inspection techniques, and inspection gage control. Statistical process control experience. Lean manufacturing principles. Manufacturing in work flow and optimization. Manufacturing process improvement and product cost reduction experience. Demonstrated leadership through leading teams to solve manufacturing issues. Supervisor, coaching and mentoring experience. Standard process development and implementation. Candidate must have strong interpersonal skills, ability to effectively manage several projects simultaneously, is results oriented, self motivated with strong team and facilitation skills.

Required Schooling / Training

Bachelor of science in mechanical engineering or related degree. Masters of science or PHD in manufacturing or related degree.

Who is the client company

This is an American aerospace manufacturer with global service operations.

If you are interested in this position, send your resume to apply@kochdavis.com