Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Eaton's AER FED Fluid Electrical Distribution division is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer. This position will be located at our Torrance, CA facility. The expected annual salary range for this role is $96,000 - $140,000.

• Advise Design and Manufacturing Engineers on process capabilities and requirements for new and existing products.
• Drive improvements in the reliability, maintainability, and cost effectiveness of Aerospace PCBA assemblies and sub‑assembly processes consistent with Eaton Lean Manufacturing practices.
• Support ‘Design for Manufacturability’ review process for New Product Development initiatives to ensure alignment between Design Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain teams from inception through shipment to customer.
• Design and implement tooling, fixturing (i.e. additive manufacturing), and gages (i.e. poka‑yokes) for safe and efficient manufacture, assembly, inspection and test of custom‑engineered aerospace hardware.
• Provide support to assembly and test areas, develop documented guidelines for manufacturing processes and/or equipment (i.e. Visual Work Instructions), and respond to production issues and requests in the spirit of Continuous Improvement.
• Review and update process and manufacturing documentation of current products for improvement of process and engineering design changes to ensure ISO compliance.
• Assist in root cause and failure analysis as required and develop root cause and corrective actions to resolve issues involving discrepant product or material.
• Identify and investigate new technologies (i.e. Industry 4.0 and automation efforts) for improving manufacturing processes to eliminate waste and deliver products to customer’s expectations.
• Drive short‑term and long‑term improvements to achieve goals outlined on Value Stream Maps.
• Participate and lead/facilitate kaizen events and High‑Performance Work Team activities. Work on Business Process Improvements, TPM, 5S+, and problem‑solving kaizen activities (including supporting Lean Manufacturing / Six‑Sigma activities) throughout all areas of operation.
• Initiate, develop, and manage the procurement and start‑up of new capital equipment (including payback and net present value analysis) for acquisition of equipment to support facility enhancements as required.
• Evaluate and maintain time standards that produces increased productivity and router accuracy.
• Manage project prioritization and participate in continuous improvement initiatives that support the Six‑sigma methodology with minimal supervision.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of two (2) years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future.
• This position requires access to export‑controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50‑mile radius of Torrance, CA will be considered. Active‑Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

• Aerospace industry experience.
• Design for manufacturability experience (i.e. Pro Launch and/or New Product Development).
• Experience with electronics/PCB assembly: surface‑mount and Thru‑hole technology.
• Experience in Additive manufacturing.
• Lean Six Sigma certification.
• ERP experience.
• Experience in the use of CAD, Solid Works, and Microsoft Application library.

• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to proactively manage multiple projects/activities cross‑functionally, and be able to overcome obstacles to meet schedule requirements.
• Sound manufacturing background (Process Programming, Tooling and Fixturing).
• Good communication, people and problem solving skills in order to establish and…