Manufacturing Engineer - Sheet Metal

Description Sheet Metal Manufacturing Engineer

Location:

Fort Worth, TX

Employment Type:

Full-time

The Sheet Metal Manufacturing Engineer supports the successful production of precision aerospace sheet metal components and assemblies by developing manufacturing processes, improving production methods, creating manufacturing documentation, and providing hands-on technical support to the shop floor.

This role serves as a key connection between engineering, manufacturing, quality, planning, and customers to ensure products are manufacturable, compliant, cost-effective, and delivered on schedule. The ideal candidate is a hands-on problem solver who understands sheet metal fabrication and forming processes and enjoys working closely with production teams in a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment.

• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for aerospace sheet metal components and assemblies.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, models, bills of material, and customer requirements to determine the most effective manufacturing approach.
• Develop manufacturing routings, work instructions, travelers, setup documentation, and other production documentation.
• Evaluate designs for manufacturability, assembly, cost, quality, and production efficiency.
• Partner with design engineering to identify opportunities to simplify fabrication, improve manufacturability, and reduce production risk.
• Support fabrication processes including cutting, punching, forming, bending, drilling, deburring, riveting, fastening, and assembly.
• Develop and improve processes for both prototype and production work.
• Establish standard methods and best practices that improve repeatability and process consistency.

• Translate engineering requirements into clear, practical manufacturing instructions for production personnel.
• Review drawings and 3D models for manufacturing requirements, tolerances, dimensions, material specifications, and special processes.
• Develop and maintain bills of material, routings, process specifications, and manufacturing documentation.
• Create and maintain visual work instructions and other production aids that improve operator accuracy and efficiency.
• Support Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), drawing revisions, process changes, and configuration updates.
• Maintain accurate manufacturing documentation and ensure changes are incorporated into production processes in a timely manner.
• Work with Planning and Operations to ensure manufacturing documentation supports production schedules and customer requirements.

• Assist with the design and development of jigs, fixtures, templates, tooling, and other manufacturing aids.
• Identify opportunities to improve tooling and equipment to increase production efficiency, repeatability, and quality.
• Support the introduction of new equipment, processes, and manufacturing technologies.
• Troubleshoot tooling, equipment, and process issues and develop practical corrective solutions.
• Work with outside suppliers and internal personnel when specialized tooling or equipment is required.

• Partner with Quality to investigate nonconformances, customer complaints, and manufacturing issues.
• Support Corrective Action Requests (CARs), root-cause investigations, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Analyze production data and process performance to identify recurring issues and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure manufacturing processes and documentation comply with applicable customer, company, and aerospace requirements.
• Support AS9100 quality system requirements and maintain appropriate manufacturing records.
• Participate in first article, inspection, qualification, and process validation activities as required.
• Help ensure manufacturing processes consistently produce parts that meet engineering and customer requirements.

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost.
• Apply Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles where appropriate.
• Evaluate manufacturing methods and recommend alternate processes, materials, tooling, or equipment when they provide measurable benefits.
• Work directly with production personnel to identify process improvements and eliminate unnecessary steps, variation, and rework.
• Use data and shop-floor observations to improve process capability and production flow.

• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Planning, Purchasing, Engineering, and Operations to resolve production issues.
• Provide technical support to production personnel and assist with difficult or complex manufacturing problems.
• Interface with customer and supplier engineering personnel as needed.
• Support estimating and quoting activities by evaluating manufacturing requirements, processes, labor, tooling, and technical…