Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) designs, develops, and manufactures advanced composite components in order to help our customers push the frontiers of innovation. Our core strength is our ability to produce highly tailored, complex composite components. With our unique blend of products – including 3D woven structures, traditional and non-traditional 2D composite structures, and discrete through thickness reinforcement technologies, to name a few – AEC is able to produce composite components and products which meet performance and cost specifications often beyond the reach of metallic or conventional laminated composites.
The Manufacturing Engineer designs and plans layout for such activities as machining/composite materials layout and assembly. Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions. Plans for the arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout. Plans sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance. May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Works under only general direction, independently determines and develops approach to solutions
- Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives
- Complete understanding and wide application of technical principle, theories, and concepts in the field
- General knowledge of other related disciplines
- Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
- Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable and consistent with organization objectives
- Contributes to the completion of specific programs and projects
- Frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts
- Represents the organization in providing solutions to technical issues associated with specific projects
- BS in designated Engineering or related field or equivalent years of experience
Preferred Additional Skills:
- DMAIC, DFSS, LEAN, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, Mistake Proofing, DOE, DFx
- Root Cause and Corrective Action / Nonconformance Disposition (MRB)
- Production and Assembly Environment (Composite Lay Up, Cure, Paint, and NDI)
- Machine shop environment (Composite Machining) as a manufacturing engineer
- New Product Development / New Business Development
- Shop Planning Generation (MS Word Products, etc)
- Working in/Leading a multi—disciplined team
- GD&T
- CATIA V5
- Green Belt Certified a plus
- Experience in Windchill, and SAP a plus
- Aerospace manufacturing a plus
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- As a Department of Defense Contractor we are required to hire US Persons.
- Visa sponsorship is not being offered.
The Benefits:
Top notch benefits program including generous 401(k) match, paid time off, personal days, flexible schedule and strong commitment to work/life balance.
How to Apply:
We follow OFCCP guidelines for accepting applications, please use the link provided to apply directly to this position Link
We are an equal opportunity employer. Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.
This employer uses E-Verify.
Skills Required
- US Person status required because the employer is a Department of Defense contractor.
- Bachelor of Science degree in a designated engineering or related field, or equivalent years of experience.
- Knowledge or experience with DMAIC, DFSS, Lean, PFMEA, control plans, SPC, mistake proofing, DOE, and DFx.
- Experience with root cause and corrective action, nonconformance disposition, and MRB processes.
- Experience in a production and assembly environment, including composite layup, cure, paint, and NDI.
- Experience as a manufacturing engineer in a machine shop or composite machining environment.
- New product development or new business development experience.
- Shop planning generation experience using Microsoft Word products.
- Experience working in or leading a multidisciplinary team.
- GD&T knowledge.
- CATIA V5 experience.
- Green Belt certification.
- Windchill and SAP experience.
- Aerospace manufacturing experience.
What We Do
Albany International Corp. is a global advanced textiles and materials processing company. The company has two core businesses, Albany Machine Clothing
