Manufacturing Engineer

Umbra Group-Thomson Aerospace & Defense (Linear Motion, LLC) is an agile, passionate partner revolutionizing motion solution. We are an Intelligent Partner who works with passion and dedication always offering innovation, flexible and customizable solutions based on our customer’s needs, creating products that can revolutionize a constantly changing market. We are an intelligent supplier of actuators, ball screws, bearings, and components in high-tech markets.

Excellent service is the foundation of our business, and we work to be FIRST (
Customer
Focused
, Innovation
, Respect
, Social Responsibility
, Teamwork
).

This position requires a professional capable of writing and editing manufacturing plans. Design tooling and fixtures for production and machining of complex shaped parts. Design manufacturing sketches and write bill of materials. Perform stack up tolerance analysis. Read and understand engineering specifications.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or a related STEM field required.
• Experience/Interest in conventional & non-conventional machining, chemical processing, non-destructive testing, and heat treatment
• Must be an independent learner, able to perform value added research & investigation
• Excellent communication and follow-up skills
• Working knowledge of quality systems and control plans
• Working knowledge of cutting tools, G-code and grinding technique
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma
• High level of analytical ability
• Highly developed individual contributor
• Capable of becoming a subject matter expert within the business (related to Manufacturing Engineering Activities)
• Proficiency with CAD systems, Siemens NX preferred
• CNC & CMM programming background a plus
• Ability to travel (including internationally) as required
• Ability to design and modify fixturing and tooling
• Ball Screw/Bearing background a plus

• Due to ITAR regulations, must be a U.S. Person
• 5 to 8 years of work-related experience. Aerospace preferred.
• Experience in conventional CNC machining
• Experience in conventional CNC grinding preferred
• Experience/Interest in non-conventional machining, chemical processing, non-destructive testing, and heat treatment preferred
• Experience reading, understanding, and interpreting engineering drawings.

• Write and maintain manufacturing planning and sketches for detailed parts and
• Redesign or design tooling to support the manufacture of parts and assemblies.
• Build and maintain bill of materials.
• Support manufacturing of parts and assemblies.
• Participate in MRB decisions, design activities and troubleshooting of
• manufacturing problems
• Enter new jobs in the MRP system, including new material, bills of material,
• costing and manufacturing plan routing.
• Support Customer Service with requests for quote on new and existing
• programs.
• Maintain and monitor SPC (Statistical Process Control).
• Must participate in 5s and lean manufacturing activities.
• Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe work environment
• Design/Develop manufacturing processes from experiential knowledge as needed
• Develop new manufacturing methods to capture new business and drive sustainability for current and new programs
• Design and modify equipment for test applications
• Identify and implement contractual flow down requirements
• Identify potential improvements with impact analysis and support continuous improvement initiatives
• Design and maintain characteristic accountability plans for legacy and new products
• Generate clear and concise standard work instructions
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with all levels of the organization
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this job.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, drawings, set-up sheets, travelers, procedure manuals and government regulations.
• Possess a strong geometric/trigonometric mathematical understanding.
• Ability to write routine reports, business correspondence, and procedure
• manuals.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, top management, and
• employees of the…