Manufacturing Engineering Lead

## Manufacturing Engineering Lead Apply locations:
Stuart time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
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** Job Title
** Manufacturing Engineering Lead
** Who are we?
** As an aircraft manufacturer, industrialist, industrial service provider and logistician, Daher currently has approximately 14,500 employees and achieved a revenue of 1.9 billion euros in 2025. With its family ownership, Daher has been focused on innovation since its creation in 1863. With locations in 15 countries across Europe, North America and Asia, Daher designs and develops value-added solutions for its aeronautical and industrial customers and partners

Daher’s new
** Final Assembly Line (FAL)
** in
** Stuart, Florida
** is expanding the company’s aircraft manufacturing footprint in North America by supporting the assembly and delivery of the industry‐leading
** TBM
* * aircraft. The site brings together production, manufacturing engineering, quality, supply chain, and operations teams to build world‐class aircraft with a focus on safety, quality, and operational excellence. As a growing aerospace operation, the Stuart FAL offers employees the opportunity to help launch and develop a new aircraft production capability while contributing to continuous improvement, advanced manufacturing, and the future growth of Daher Aircraft
** Job Description
** Daher is seeking to hire a Manufacturing Engineering Lead join our new TBM Final Assembly Line in Stuart, Florida. The Manufacturing Engineering Lead (Senior Manufacturing Engineer) is responsible for leading the Final Assembly Line technical support team in Stuart. This role blends strong technical expertise with organizational leadership, ensuring full compliance with type‐design requirements while driving product manufacturability and production efficiency.

As a key partner to the product engineering and manufacturing engineering organizations, the position will maintain a close collaborative link with our “Master” Final Assembly Line (FAL) based in France.
** Primary

Role and Responsibilities:

**
* ** Team and leadership:**  + Lead a team of 4 to 8 engineers and technicians dedicated to supporting the Final Assembly Line for Daher’s general aviation aircraft (TBM, KODIAK).  + Provide day‐to‐day coaching, priority setting, and performance management.  + Manage priorities and ensure effective alignment between workload and capacity for the Manufacturing Engineering team.
* ** Technology transfer & ramp-up**  + Drive the technology transfer from the Master FAL in Tarbes (France) to Stuart.  + Participate in a structured training period in France and support industrial readiness for the Stuart ramp-up.
* ** Problem Solving:
** Troubleshoot production issues, conduct root‐cause analysis, and implement corrective actions in coordination with HQ Engineering in France.
* ** Change & Configuration Management:**  + Ensure all type‐design changes are correctly integrated into manufacturing plans, work instructions, mBOMs**.**  + Guarantee full compliance with configuration management processes.
* ** Process Design & Optimization:**  + Develop and optimize manufacturing methods, including: mBOMs and routings, procedures and work instructions, station layout and tooling, systems installation, and final assembly processes.  + Ensure alignment with type‐design requirements and production best practices.
* ** Continuous improvement:**  + Identify and implement Lean / Six Sigma‐based improvements targeting cost, quality, and throughput.  + Support industrial maturity and production stability.
* ** Production Support:
** Review, analyze and validate design change requests from production teams for feasibility, cost impact, and technical justification.
* ** Equipment & Tooling:
** Evaluate,…