Staff Fluid System Manufacturing Engineer Full Time

The Staff Fluid System Manufacturing Engineer will join the Operations Team, leading development and manufacturing efforts on next-generation products and systems in aerospace and defense. The ideal candidate will be passionate about process improvement, scalability, and influencing product development. Hands-on experience in manufacturing environments, including technical expertise in fabrication, assembly, integration, and test of complex products is required. 

This is an on-site position located out of our Berthoud, Colorado facility. 

Responsibilities: 

• Own and support manufacturing process development and champion industry best practices
• Establish and communicate design for manufacturing principles in a collaboration with design engineering, quality, and technical staff
• Accelerate manufacturing capabilities with consideration for quality, capacity, scalability, ergonomics, and automation
• Take a hands-on role in the manufacturing process, including prototype builds, documenting work instructions, designing and implementing tooling, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives
• Develop and implement test procedures to validate product requirements and performance
• Own manufacturing BOMs, routings, process planning, and process change management
• Author manufacturing process documentation appropriate for product maturity and design phase of the program
• Support AI&T infrastructure and growth with a focus on manufacturing readiness 

Preferred skills: 

• Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Aerospace Engineering.  
• 8+ years experience designing or manufacturing high reliability fluid and electro-mechanical systems
• Familiarity with Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and ERP systems
• Experience developing work instructions and process specifications
• Experience with production and test equipment design and operation
• Hands-on experience with hardware fabrication, assembly, integration and test  
• Hands-on experience in high-growth development and production manufacturing environments
• Experience with inspection methods, common inspection tools, and GD&T per ASME Y14.5
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Lean Transformation, Six Sigma, or Toyota Production Systems
• Experience with material processes including welding, brazing, anodizing, plating, heat treating, forging, casting, machining, metal 3D printing
• Experience with aerospace & defense hardware development lifecycle
• Experience with non-destructive inspection (e.g. fluorescent penetrant inspection, radiography, ultrasonic, etc.) 

Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $124,000 - $155,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy. 

Classification: Full-time Exempt