NPI Manufacturing Engineer
Albany Engineered Composites
Boerne, TX
Albany Engineered Composites is a global, mid-sized, leading manufacturer of advanced composite components and aerostructures for several established and emerging fixed wing, rotor wing, missile and other related airframe and engine defense and commercial platforms. Our core strength is our ability to produce highly tailored, complex composite parts and assemblies. Our products enable our customers to use lightweight, high-performance composites in applications where they previously have been restricted due to complex performance or geometry needs.
Primary Position Responsibilities:
In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following Albany core values: Safety, Accountable, Integrity, Respect, Passion, and Innovation. Put Safety first at all times, never compromise on safety for the obtainment of other objectives. Responsible for health and safety of themselves and coworkers.
- Develop and apply composite materials and manufacturing processes to meet customer product requirements in a fully-documented, production-ready process. Select materials and consumables, create and maintain BOMs. Identify Key Product Characteristics (KPC’s), manage, control and assure compliance of them throughout product value chain. Design, qualify, and implement tools, fixtures and equipment as required to develop these textiles, preforms, or composite parts and produce conforming product.
- Work closely with program team to ensure achievement of key technical customer requirements within program schedule and budget; ensure specific resources are identified and provided as needed (tooling, equipment, materials, etc.). Support project team meetings and activities related to engineering/technical elements of program. Provide guidance and support for other engineering resources on program team.
- Define criteria for production readiness, and qualify developed processes, procedures and tooling/fixtures in support of transition to production. Ensure compliance to Quality System Procedures, and ensure supplier performance meets requirements.
- Identify opportunities to improve the manufacturing process, assess the costs/benefits of the improvements, and effectively communicate, obtain approval as required, and implement those changes.
- Provide engineering/technical project updates and communications as needed by internal and external customers.
- Provide mentoring and technical leadership to the engineering organization in relevant areas of expertise. Identify and support implementation of organizational process improvement initiatives.
- Support new business development efforts by:
- Analyzing customers’ engineering drawings, 3D CAD models, and specifications
- Preparing BOMs, recurring, and non-recurring engineering/tooling estimates in support of the RFQ engineering estimation process
- Preparing technical presentations and supporting proposal technical volume creation
- Revising quotations through the life cycle of a project to ensure that the organization is compensated for work associated with changes in the scope of the program
- Nothing in this document restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Supervisory responsibility: No
Supervisors are responsible for overseeing their work group including but not limited to: formal evaluations/performance management as set out by the organization, recruitment and developing
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