Production Process Engineer

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Palm City, FL, USA
In-Office
Junior
Aerospace
The Role
Develops, optimizes, and maintains manufacturing processes for aviation products. Responsibilities include tooling and repair process design, technical documentation, process validation, continuous improvement, root cause analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and collaboration with quality, operations, maintenance, OEMs, and external providers. Supports equipment acquisition, Lean Manufacturing initiatives, aerospace repairs, and implementation of new parts, processes, and equipment while ensuring safety and production objectives.
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Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of

At StandardAero, we use our ingenuity and know-how to find solutions for the simple to the most complex challenges in aviation. Together, we get the job done and done well. Our stability, resources, and respectful culture supports you in building a solid career with a great team you can count on day in and day out for the long term.

As a Production Process Engineer, you will be responsible for developing, refining, and maintaining manufacturing processes for new and existing products to ensure efficient and consistent quality. You will design tooling, develop processes, and create work instructions based on OEM technical data and manufacturing requirements while identifying and implementing continuous improvements to enhance operational efficiency, productivity, and quality

 

What you’ll do:

  • Develop and maintain expertise in manufacturing processes to ensure efficient, consistent, and repeatable production output.

  • Define and optimize production processes, including tooling, equipment, and manufacturing methods.

  • Validate design specifications and shop floor applications for new products, tools, equipment, and process changes.

  • Design and develop tooling, repair processes, and manufacturing improvements to enhance quality, efficiency, and productivity.

  • Apply engineering principles, creativity, and problem-solving skills to resolve technical challenges and improve operations.

  • Conduct cost-benefit analyses for repair projects and process improvements, providing recommendations, cost estimates, and implementation schedules.

  • Develop, maintain, and update technical documentation, including Rework Process Instructions (RPIs), production routings, repair instructions, work instructions, and technical drawings.

  • Collaborate with Quality, Operations, Maintenance, OEMs, and external service providers to resolve technical issues and reduce Cost of Quality (CoQ).

  • Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives through root cause analysis, production data, scrap rates, non-conformances, MRBs, process interruptions, and repair performance trends.

  • Develop and refine minor and major repair schemes in coordination with OEMs, engineering teams, and outside services under Design Approval Organization (DAO) authorization.

  • Review scrap and non-conforming materials to identify potential repair opportunities, reduce scrap costs, and improve material utilization.

  • Prepare and process technical documentation, including MRBs, NCTs, TODRs, and Temporary Parts List Revisions (TPLRs), in accordance with company and DAO requirements.

  • Manage the implementation of new parts, repairs, processes, and equipment using project management tools to meet established production schedules and objectives.

  • Support equipment acquisition, evaluate equipment safety requirements, prepare technical reports and proposals, and provide recommendations to management on process implementation.

  • Participate in Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with company safety requirements and promptly reporting unsafe conditions or practices.

  • Carries out special projects as assigned.

 

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

  • 2+ years of related experience and/or training in relevant field

  • Ability to stand and sit for at least 50% of shift

  • Ability to work fully onsite

 

Desired Skills:

  • Solid Works /AutoCAD experience 

  • Lean manufacturing experience 

  • Previous experience in Aerospace Manufacturing

  • Experience Tooling design and Thermal Spray Coatings

  • CNC programming experience

 

Benefits that make life better:

  • Comprehensive Healthcare

  • 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested

  • Paid Time Off starting on day one

  • Bonus opportunities

  • Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Short- & Long-Term Disability

  • Life & AD&D Insurance

  • Learning & Training opportunities

 

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • 2+ years of related experience and/or training in a relevant field
  • Ability to stand and sit for at least 50% of the shift
  • Ability to work fully onsite
  • SolidWorks or AutoCAD experience
  • Lean Manufacturing experience
  • Previous aerospace manufacturing experience
  • Tooling design and thermal spray coatings experience
  • CNC programming experience

StandardAero Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about StandardAero and has not been reviewed or approved by StandardAero.

  • Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.

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The Company
HQ: Scottsdale, AZ
2,740 Employees
Year Founded: 1911

What We Do

StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.

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