Process Engineer, Military Contract
Mason, Ohio
Reports to: Director- Engineering & Program Management
🌐 Who We Are?
RH Aero Systems is setting the standard for aviation support equipment and services. Through our industry-leading businesses – Rhinestahl and HYDRO Systems – we deliver capability across custom-designed Ground Support Equipment, OEM-licensed engine and airframe tooling, 26 global service centers and innovative engineered solutions for OEMs, MROs and Operators worldwide. RH Aero Systems’ global headquarters are in Mason, Ohio, USA, and Biberach, Germany. For further details visit RHAero.com.
🚀 Why Join Us?
Join a hands-on aviation service engineering team where your work directly supports the repair, routing, and return-to-service of critical aerospace tooling and equipment. In this role, you will translate technical requirements into practical shop instructions, help resolve real production and service challenges, and partner with operations, quality, programming, tooling, customers, and suppliers to keep work moving efficiently. This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys practical engineering, problem solving on the shop floor, and improving processes that strengthen quality, reliability, cost effectiveness, and on-time delivery.
⚙️ What You Will Do?
- Translate customer drawings, specifications, and requirements into clear process documentation and operating instructions for new and repeat service and manufacturing work.
- Develop part and assembly instructions that help route work through the most efficient machines, tools, and processes while supporting quality, cost, and on-time delivery goals.
- Serve as a technical resource for shop operations by helping resolve producibility, drawing interpretation, material use, process flow, and bottleneck challenges.
- Represent the company in technical discussions with customers and support meetings when engineering or process input is needed.
- Create supporting manufacturing drawings, work instructions, and process details that enable parts and assemblies to move smoothly through production or service repair activities.
- Apply continuous improvement and lean manufacturing methods to strengthen quality, reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness across existing operations.
- Support successful job launches by defining requirements for hardware, materials, fixtures, outside processing, programming, and other production needs.
- Provide technical guidance to suppliers to help ensure customer requirements, specifications, and quality expectations are met.
- Collaborate with outside tooling suppliers to review tooling needs, resolve technical questions, and support effective tooling solutions.
- Investigate root causes of failures using data and sound engineering judgment, then recommend improvements to designs, tolerances, or processing methods.
- Partner with operations, programming, quality, and tooling teams to review product designs for manufacturability, support quoting activities, and present technical input during quoting discussions.
- Work cross-functionally to identify opportunities to improve quality control, reduce errors, and make shop processes more effective.
- Support other engineering, process improvement, and special projects as assigned.
🎯 What You Will Bring?
- A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on experience in a manufacturing, operations, or engineering environment.
- 5–10 years of experience supporting manufacturing, service operations, or engineering processes, with a solid understanding of workflow, routing, and shop-floor execution.
- Working knowledge of hardware specifications, manufacturing methods, quality requirements, product development, GD&T, and CAD/CAM tools.
- The ability to translate technical information into clear written instructions, drawings, process details, and verbal communication for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- A collaborative approach to working with operations, quality, tooling, programming, suppliers, and customer-facing teams to solve problems and keep work moving.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate complexity, identify root causes, and recommend practical improvements.
- Attention to detail, accuracy, and organization when managing technical documentation, process requirements, and multiple priorities.
- Confidence using Microsoft Office, ERP systems such as JobBOSS, and drafting or engineering software to support daily work.
- Ability to work on controlled Military drawings, compliant with ITAR/CUI programs
🌟 Benefits and Additional Information
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our team’s health, financial security, and overall well-being. The company offers competitive medical, dental, and vision plans, HSA and FSA plans, Mental health resources, and employee assistance programs. We offer Paid Parental Leave, Company Paid Long Term Disability, competitive 401k employer match, floating holiday, tuition reimbursement program, amongst other benefits.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. The company participates in E-Verify as required by law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on manufacturing, operations, or engineering experience.
- 5–10 years of experience supporting manufacturing, service operations, or engineering processes.
- Knowledge of workflow, routing, and shop-floor execution.
- Working knowledge of hardware specifications, manufacturing methods, quality requirements, product development, GD&T, and CAD/CAM tools.
- Ability to translate technical information into written instructions, drawings, process details, and verbal communications.
- Collaborative ability to work with operations, quality, tooling, programming, suppliers, and customer-facing teams.
- Strong problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis and practical process improvement recommendations.
- Attention to detail, accuracy, and organization when managing technical documentation and multiple priorities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, ERP systems such as JobBOSS, and drafting or engineering software.
- Ability to work on controlled military drawings and comply with ITAR/CUI programs.
What We Do
Rhinestahl Corporation is a global leader in OEM engine tooling and precision manufacturing, serving commercial, military, and aeroderivative industries through its Customer Tooling Solutions and Advanced Manufacturing Group business units. The company provides advanced machining, precision grinding, complex fabrication, and comprehensive lifecycle solutions.
