Planning Engineer

Turn Complex Aerospace Requirements into Manufacturing Success

Are you passionate about solving manufacturing challenges, building efficient production plans, and working at the intersection of engineering and operations?

Join a rapidly growing aerospace manufacturer where you'll play a critical role in bringing complex aerospace and defense products from blueprint to production. As a Planning Engineer, you'll serve as the bridge between Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Program Management, and customers, developing the manufacturing strategies that drive quality, productivity, and on-time delivery.

This is a highly visible role where your decisions directly impact operational performance, customer satisfaction, and the successful launch of mission-critical aerospace programs.

• Over $40M invested in advanced manufacturing and inspection technologies in the past four years, with an additional $26M expansion currently underway
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• Join a company committed to long-term growth, technology advancement, and operational excellence.
• Be part of a 180,000+-square-foot aerospace manufacturing operation supporting leading commercial, defense, and advanced technology programs.

• Collaborate daily with Engineering, Quality, Production, Program Management, Supply Chain, and Customers.
• Influence manufacturing strategy before production ever begins.
• Help ensure successful product launches, qualification programs, and full-rate production.

• Support highly engineered aerospace structures, assemblies, propulsion components, flight-control hardware, and mission-critical defense products.
• Gain visibility across the entire product lifecycle, from contract review and planning through manufacturing and delivery.
• Participate in risk assessment and mitigation efforts that directly impact program success.
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturability, throughput, quality, cost, and process efficiency.
• Partner closely with manufacturing teams to optimize workflows and eliminate operational bottlenecks.
• Contribute to a culture built on accountability, innovation, and data-driven decision making.

As a Planning Engineer, you will transform customer requirements, engineering designs, and contractual obligations into executable manufacturing plans that ensure successful production.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop travelers, routers, work instructions, and manufacturing plans for aerospace machining and assembly operations
• Review engineering drawings, CAD models, specifications, and customer requirements to create effective production strategies
• Define manufacturing sequences, machine utilization, inspection requirements, and workflow execution
• Collaborate with CNC Programming, Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to ensure manufacturability and process efficiency
• Determine material requirements, manufacturing methods, and subcontract processing requirements
• Lead and facilitate risk assessment and risk mitigation activities for new and existing programs
• Support new product introduction, First Article Inspection (FAI), production launches, and process improvements
• Coordinate engineering changes, document updates, and release packages across multiple departments
• Develop rework and corrective action plans for nonconforming product when necessary
• Serve as a technical liaison between customers and internal teams to ensure alignment with design intent and contractual requirements
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, delivery, throughput, and cost reduction

• 3+ years of Planning Engineering experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment
• Experience creating travelers, routers, and manufacturing plans for CNC machining operations
• Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation
• Experience supporting complex manufacturing processes and cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

• Familiarity with AS9100 quality systems,…