Jobs at Kaman

Supports workflow analysis, data collection, time studies, work measurement, standard work, process documentation, capacity planning, line balancing, and layout optimization. Collaborates with production, quality, supply chain, and other teams to implement Lean, Kaizen, and Six Sigma improvements. Prepares reports and presentations, facilitates continuous improvement events, and communicates lessons learned across facilities.

The Supplier Quality Engineer qualifies and monitors suppliers, conducts audits, source inspections, first article inspections, and capability assessments, and manages supplier corrective actions. The role analyzes defects, drives continuous improvement, ensures ISO/AS9100 compliance, maintains approved supplier systems and performance reports, and resolves technical quality issues with suppliers and internal teams. This fully onsite position requires travel to suppliers up to 25% of the time.

Develops, negotiates, awards, and administers complex subcontracts for specialized, high-value materials and services. Responsibilities include supplier development, bid evaluation, contract changes, purchase order tracking, audit documentation, issue resolution, supplier coordination, and presentations to management. The role may direct and train procurement personnel and requires collaboration with internal departments and national or international suppliers.

Quality Engineer II identifies manufacturing nonconformances, leads root cause analysis, and coordinates corrective and preventive actions. The role interprets blueprints, drawings, and military specifications; monitors nonconformance and MRB activities; supports first article inspection; presents quality metrics; participates in program reviews; and assists with training. This position is fully on-site and supports electro-mechanical defense and aerospace manufacturing while ensuring compliance with customer, contract, ISO 9001, and AS9100 requirements.

Designs, develops, maintains, and improves tooling and fixtures for legacy fuzing product manufacturing. Creates SolidWorks models and drawings using GD&T, troubleshoots and maintains existing tools, supports manufacturing teams, documents designs, manages tooling projects, coordinates fabrication, and drives continuous improvement in production efficiency, quality, and reliability.

Manufacturing Engineer responsible for sustaining production, improving tooling and manufacturing processes, creating CAD models and work instructions, supporting composite-part production, conducting producibility and make-versus-buy analyses, and assisting with lean and continuous improvement initiatives. The role also includes vendor instruction development, customer interaction, production support, and technical input for proposals and budgets.

Supports continuous improvement across office and shop processes by facilitating lean events, analyzing operational efficiency, implementing Kaizen, Six Sigma, and Lean Manufacturing projects, developing training materials and performance metrics, and documenting results. Collaborates with process owners and communicates best practices across facilities.