Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer 4

As a Mechanical Engineer 4 at ULA's production facility in Decatur, AL, key responsibilities include:

• Designing and implementing manufacturing processes, procedures, and planning for multiple build items in support of other assembly areas in the factory.
• Ownership of a complete subsystem in the work center (Examples: Propulsion, Avionics, Structures, etc.)
• Designing sequence of operations and specific procedures for hardware in work center.
• Inspecting performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency.
• Investigates and initiates corrective action or problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
• Providing guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
• Ensuring processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.
• Collaborating with design engineers to ensure all products meet design requirements and can be manufactured efficiently.
• Working with quality engineering and production operations to initiate corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
• Troubleshooting to resolve manufacturing issues and keep production on schedule.
• Work closely with technicians during the build process and supports process improvements.
• Identifying and driving continuous improvement opportunities to completion.
• Working collaboratively with multiple functions within the organization to perform job duties.
• Implementing Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM).

Required

Education:

Bachelor

Required Years of

Experience:

Minimum of 6 years of related work experience

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university.
• Prior experience creating work order planning and/or work instructions.
• Experience with reading blueprints and geometrical, dimensioning, and tolerancing.
• Attention to detail and good documentation of observations/findings.
• Ability to work extended hours and/or weekends along with off shifts, as necessary to support testing and production delivery activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with aerospace hardware, working with cross-functional work groups, and presenting to external customers.
• Exposure to manufacturing techniques and working with an hourly workforce.
• Experience with ERP systems (Enterprise Resource Planning), preferably SAP.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.

What makes ULA different? Because we understand launch success comes through the collective efforts of a team, we seek the best to join us. We value ethics, ingenuity, engagement and professional development for employees at all levels. We offer our employees competitive pay and benefits including:

• 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
• Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible work environments

Additionally, most salaried ULA team members work a "9/80 schedule," meaning they enjoy every other Friday off. Benefits and work schedules may vary for union-represented hourly positions and are described in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.