Manufacturing Engineer III – Research & Development

Armtec Defense Technologies (Armtec) is an operating unit of Trans Digm Group (NYSE: TDG), an industry leader in aerospace and defense products and services. Armtec's business units manufacture ordnance subcomponents in Coachella, California; decoy countermeasure flares in Camden, Arkansas; and radar countermeasure chaff in Lillington, North Carolina.

Armtec welcomes skilled and enthusiastic individuals who share our commitment to high standards and mission-critical work supporting U.S. and allied warfighters. This position is located at Armtec's decoy countermeasure flare manufacturing facility in East Camden, Arkansas.

Armtec Defense Technologies. Industry: Combustible Ordnance and Countermeasure Manufacturing.

Title:

Manufacturing Engineer III – Research & Development. Job Family:
Engineering.

Reports To:

R&D Engineering Lead. Works With:
Engineering, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, EHS, and Operations.

Location:

East Camden, Arkansas.

Employment Type:

Full-Time.

Work Schedule:

4/10 workweek.

The Manufacturing Engineer III applies manufacturing engineering principles to develop, qualify, improve, and transition R&D products and processes into production. This position focuses on process development, production readiness, tooling, manufacturing documentation, quality, cost, safety, and continuous improvement.

The position requires experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and 3D CAD software. Experience with PTC Creo is strongly preferred, although experience with comparable CAD platforms may be considered.

• Develop, document, qualify, and improve manufacturing processes for R&D and production products.
• Lead the transition of new products and processes from development into full-rate production.
• Apply Design for Manufacturability and Assembly principles during product and process development.
• Review engineering drawings and specifications for manufacturability, inspectability, and production readiness.
• Apply GD&T in accordance with ASME Y14.5 and perform tolerance-stack analyses to support manufacturing and inspection requirements.
• Create and modify models, drawings, tooling, and fixtures using PTC Creo or comparable CAD software.
• Design, procure, validate, and implement manufacturing tooling, fixtures, gauges, and equipment.
• Develop manufacturing process flows, plans, routers, bills of materials, and detailed work instructions.
• Establish process parameters, acceptance criteria, standard work, and production methods.
• Develop and maintain Process Failure Mode and Effects Analyses, control plans, and manufacturing risk assessments.
• Conduct process capability studies, time studies, capacity analyses, and production-rate assessments.
• Use statistical methods and production data to monitor and improve process performance.
• Lead root-cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions for manufacturing issues.
• Support nonconformance reviews, material review board activities, and production-floor troubleshooting.
• Support process validation, first-article builds, pilot production, and production-readiness reviews.
• Identify and implement improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, yield, cycle time, and labor efficiency.
• Evaluate labor, material, tooling, and equipment costs for development and production products.
• Develop technical requirements and business justifications for capital equipment purchases.
• Support engineering change control and ensure manufacturing documentation remains accurate and current.
• Work with Supply Chain and suppliers to address manufacturability, quality, and production-readiness concerns.
• Coordinate with R&D, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, and EHS personnel to resolve…