Manufacturing Engineer

MUST BE A US CITIZEN (ITAR REQUIREMENT). Support a Fortune 500 Aero-Defense Company as a Manufacturing Engineer.Required Skills / Experience:• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education• 3+ years manufacturing engineering experience in a production environment• 3+ years experience with painting, priming, plating, and coating lines• Experience driving root cause corrective action response to quality defects• Experience authoring work instructions and rework instructions• Experience with non-conforming material procedures and material review board (MRB)• Experience collaborating with shop floor personnel to troubleshoot challenges and defects• Experience working with cross functional operations team (quality, shop floor, supervision, production planning, engineering) to identify process improvement opportunities to reduce HPU and defects• Experience interpreting military specifications for materials, paints, and coatings• Experience interpreting engineering drawings and GD&TDesired Skills / Experience:· Experience with:○ CARC paint, nickel plating, passivation, surface preparation procedures prior to bonding/priming/painting, mixing, curing, heat treatment, dry film thickness evaluation, wet tape adhesion testing○ Experience reviewing opportunities for capital investment and automation technology for masking/priming/painting/coating processes○ Knowledge of precision measuring tools, gauges, and equipment.○ Experience with 3D printing and designing tooling for paint/coating application○ Experience utilizing CREO or NX for CAD○ Familiarity with ISO9000 and AS9100 industry standards, and common military specifications.○ Validating chemical solutions via titration and pH measurement○ Running test panels to validate plating line process○ Monitoring production equipment such as pumps, heating elements, tank liners, etc.○ Ordering chemicals/materials○ Monitoring DI water system○ Disposes of chemical waste properly○ 3+ years experience with handling and disposing of hazardous chemicals