Principal Manufacturing Engineer

A defense & aerospace company is hiring a Principal Manufacturing Engineer with tooling design experience and solid rocket motor experience for their Camden, Arkansas manufacturing site. This engineer will help plan, design, and construct the manufacturing facility and determine facility specifications, including analysis and evaluation of location, material resources and structural design in order to achieve manufacturing goals according to solid rocket motor specifications.

Key responsibilities include the following:

• Develops, evaluates, and improves industrial manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards.
• Analyzes and plans work force utilization, space requirements, and workflow, and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Determines the parts, equipment, tools, and processes needed in order to achieve manufacturing goals according to product specifications.
• Estimates production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
• Communicates manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, or other information to facilitate production processes.
• Confers with vendors in order to determine specifications of products and arrange equipment, material purchase, and parts.
• Evaluates products based on specifications and quality standards.

• Associate's Degree in engineering or related discipline (Bachelor's Degree preferred)
• 8-10 years' experience in manufacturing engineering with knowledge of the following:
• 5S methodology, As-Is analysis, Manufacturing Engineering, Failure analysis, Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), Integrity engineering, Lean manufacturing, Process integration, Production engineering, Rapid prototyping, Statistical process control, Value engineering, Workflow optimization, Workload analysis
• Experience with tooling design utilizing CAD software
• Solid Rocket Motor manufacturing experience