Manufacturing Engineer in Katy

Looking for a manufacturing engineer with existing experience in designing manufacturing processes and preparing shop floor instructions for machining a wide variety of complex parts to meet customer blueprints and specifications.

We make parts for oil & gas, aerospace, semiconductor, defense, automotive, nuclear, and many other industries.

Need to be familiar with materials such as various grades of Inconel/Incoloy/Hastelloy, Titanium, non-magnetic stainless steels, Monel, Stellite, Haynes, etc.

• Design of step by step machining process: machine selection, run-time estimation, planning with GD&T in mind
• Preparation of working plans & instructions
• Quotation for manufacturing process
• Preparation of manufacturing drawings using Solidworks Software
• Continually looking for ways to improve on existing processes
• Root cause analysis / troubleshooting on shop floor
• Designing custom fixtures and tooling
• Formulating repair proposals
• Communicating with customers and suppliers

Education:

High School Required, Trade/Vocational/College

Experience:

5 years Manufacturing Experience (Machining) or College Degree + 3 years experience in a machining environment

Knowledge:
Solid Works software, use of inspection tools, GD&T interpretation

• CNC and Manual Lathe operations
• CNC and Manual Mill operations
• Vertical, Horizontal, 5-Axis CNC Milling
• EDM (plunge / wire)
• 3D printing – DMLS (metal powder printing)
• Drilling / honing / gun drilling
• NDT (DPI / pressure testing / Helium leak testing)
• Welding process – GTAW, Electron-beam, YAG-Laser
• Welding documentation - WPS / WPQ / PQR

Knust-Godwin is a contract manufacturer of products and services to the Aerospace, Defense, Semi-conductor, Petroleum, Petrochemical, Natural Gas, Power , and other general industries. We are well known for the manufacture and repair of down-hole equipment for the oil and gas industry.

Knust-Godwin’s core competencies include: precision machining of super alloys, metal additive manufacturing (3D printing), welding (GTAW / micro-laser / electron beam), laser hardfacing overlay, API threading services for machined parts, and engineering design for manufacturing.

Knust-Godwin LLC was formerly two separate businesses, Knust-SBO LLC and Godwin-SBO LLC. In October 2015 we merged and changed name to Knust-Godwin LLC. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Katy, Texas. Knust-Godwin LLC operates as a subsidiary of Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment.

Company Description Knust-Godwin is a contract manufacturer of products and services to the Aerospace, Defense, Semi-conductor, Petroleum, Petrochemical, Natural Gas, Power , and other general industries. Knust-Godwin’s core competencies include: precision machining of super alloys, metal additive manufacturing (3D printing), welding (GTAW / micro-laser / electron beam), laser hardfacing overlay, API threading services for machined parts, and engineering design for manufacturing.

Knust-Godwin LLC was formerly two separate businesses, Knust-SBO LLC and Godwin-SBO LLC. In October 2015 we merged and changed name to Knust-Godwin LLC. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Katy, Texas. Knust-Godwin LLC operates as a subsidiary of Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment.