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Curtiss-Wright Corporation · 22 hours ago

Supplier Manufacturing Engineer

Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$76K/yr - $127K/yr

5+ years exp

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a leader in designing and manufacturing advanced critical function systems. They are seeking a Supplier Manufacturing Engineer to enhance supplier performance through proactive oversight, technical leadership, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to improve manufacturing efficiency and on-time delivery.

AerospaceCommercialManufacturing

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support Purchasing department initiatives by assisting with identification of critical suppliers

Act as a primary manufacturing engineer partnering with critical suppliers ensuring day-to-day flawless production execution

Proactive development of critical suppliers to act on opportunities for improvement and to resolve vulnerability issues

Relationship building with critical suppliers to improve communication, on-time delivery performance through capability, yield improvement, and throughput optimization

Acting as expert in critical supplier manufacturing process execution

Technical leadership via performance of technical reviews, production/first article readiness reviews, Product Failure Modes Effects Analysis (PFMEA), control plans, process audits and on-site oversight

Support critical supplier capacity assessments

Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts related to manufacturing nonconformances

Coordinate supplier preparation for documentation submittals, source inspections, audits, and regulatory or customer visits as required

Perform and support nonconformance dispositioning as required

Coordinate cross-functionally with internal design engineering, quality, supply chain, and program teams to troubleshoot manufacturing issues

Share best practices and lessons learned across internal and supplier organizations

Travel (50% local, domestic or international as required)

Qualification

Manufacturing EngineeringSupplier OversightQuality Systems KnowledgeLean CertificationBlueprint ReadingCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline and/or equivalent experience in a Manufacturing Lead role

A minimum of five (5) years in a manufacturing environment with primary experience in one or more of the following: machining, fabrication welding, testing, winding and/or assembly processes

Prior experience working on-site with suppliers highly desired

Experience in commercial nuclear, defense, aerospace, energy, or similarly regulated industries

Working knowledge of quality systems within the commercial nuclear (i.e., 10CFR50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1) or defense industry (i.e., ISO-9001, MIL-I-45208) desired

Blue print reading, particularly involving GD&T per ASME Y14.5M

Former experience with procedure, work instruction, drawing or routing creation, review or approval

Evaluation of design changes, and/or other specifications requirements, with experience in determining how those changes relate to potential manufacturing process changes

Excellent organization, communication (written and oral) and presentation skills

Problem solving, especially involving tight feature tolerances and rework of part deviations

Due to DoD requirements, candidates must be US citizens

Must be able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance