Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Blades and Vanes

The role

This person will own equipment installation, commissioning, and process development for the blades and vanes investment casting line. The role transitions from commissioning to process ownership in assigned cores-through-cast operations.

What you will do

• Lead commissioning, Factory Acceptance Tests, Site Acceptance Tests, supplier management, and customization of pre-cast equipment.
• Coordinate supplier-defined facilities and services including power, water, waste, controls, network, connectivity, and MES.
• Take process ownership of assigned cores-through-cast operations to drive production-ready capability.
• Specify, design, and implement tools, fixtures, process aids, and additional equipment.
• Develop and maintain work instructions, process specifications, PFMEAs, control plans, and change-control documentation.
• Own EHS and process safety for assigned equipment.
• Troubleshoot equipment and process issues on the floor and lead root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with Materials, Design, Quality, Facilities, Controls, Production, Maintenance/Reliability, and EHS.
• Lead technical projects and mentor junior engineers and technicians.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, electrical, chemical, materials science, or other engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of equipment, manufacturing, or process engineering, including hands-on installation, commissioning, FAT/SAT, and supplier management.
• Travel approximately 15% for equipment commissioning and FATs.
• Ability to lift up to 25Ibs unassisted.
• Standing/walking for long periods of time.
• Willingness to work long hours and weekends as necessary to accommodate manufacturing and test campaigns.

Nice to have

• Experience in at least one major area of investment casting or a closely related high-temperature/precision process
• Strong mechanical aptitude with working knowledge of electrical, controls, automation, and facilities
• Direct experience with VIM furnaces, ceramic/wax injection, kilns/ovens, autoclaves, dip lines, core leachers, HIP, heat treat, AGVs, or related process equipment
• Breadth across mechanical, electrical, materials, controls, and automation
• Experience integrating equipment with MES and plant networks
• Lean/Six Sigma or equivalent structured problem-solving
• Prior mentoring of engineers and technicians, or technical leadership of project teams
• Aerospace, energy, or other high-reliability casting or precision manufacturing
• Hands-on maintenance, reliability, or equipment-sustainment experience

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from

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