Manufacturing Engineering Manager

ADI Aerospace Manufacturing
Department: Engineering
Reports To: Director of Engineering
Employment Type: Full-Time

ADI is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead a team of Manufacturing Engineers supporting the production of complex build-to-print aerospace components and assemblies.

This position is responsible for providing both technical and organizational leadership across Manufacturing Engineering with primary responsibility for New Product Introduction (NPI) manufacturing process development continuous improvement Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and the engineering systems and manufacturing data infrastructure used to control these processes.

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will work closely with Operations CNC Programming Quality Planning Supply Chain and Program Management to ensure products are successfully transitioned from customer requirements into stable repeatable efficient and well-controlled production processes.

The role will also serve as the Manufacturing Engineering functional owner for key ERP PLM and related engineering and manufacturing systems ensuring the integrity of manufacturing data configuration control engineering workflows and the effective flow of technical information from customer requirements through shop-floor execution.

The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership with a deep technical background in CNC machining and aerospace manufacturing and is comfortable working directly with engineers programmers machinists quality personnel and operations leadership to solve complex manufacturing problems.

• Lead develop and mentor a team of Manufacturing Engineers responsible for supporting aerospace manufacturing operations.
• Establish priorities assign engineering resources and manage workload based on production requirements NPI schedules customer commitments and business objectives.
• Develop the technical capabilities of the Manufacturing Engineering organization through coaching training standardization and knowledge sharing.
• Establish clear expectations and accountability for engineering deliverables project execution manufacturing documentation systems discipline and problem resolution.
• Partner with Operations leadership to ensure Manufacturing Engineering resources are aligned with both short-term production needs and long-term manufacturing strategy.
• Establish and maintain standardized Manufacturing Engineering processes methodologies tools and best practices.
• Promote a culture of technical rigor ownership urgency data-driven decision making accountability and continuous improvement.
• Develop organizational capability and succession plans to ensure the Manufacturing Engineering team can support the future growth and technical needs of the business.

• Lead Manufacturing Engineering activities associated with New Product Introduction from initial planning through production stabilization.
• Review customer engineering requirements drawings models specifications and contractual requirements to develop comprehensive manufacturing strategies.
• Coordinate the development of manufacturing processes routings work instructions tooling requirements CNC programming requirements inspection strategies and process qualifications.
• Conduct manufacturing readiness reviews and ensure critical technical schedule quality and manufacturing risks are identified and mitigated before production launch.
• Coordinate engineering activities required to support First Article Inspection and the transition of products into repeatable production.
• Monitor NPI performance against schedule cost quality and manufacturing readiness objectives.
• Establish clear ownership and accountability for NPI engineering deliverables.
• Drive lessons learned from NPI projects back into estimating planning programming tooling manufacturing standards and future manufacturing strategies.

• Develop and maintain a prioritized Manufacturing Engineering continuous improvement project portfolio aligned with organizational objectives.
• Use production quality and financial data to identify opportunities for improvement in:
  • Setup time
  • Labor efficiency
  • Scrap and rework
  • Tooling performance
  • Process capability
  • Manufacturing cost
• Lead cross-functional improvement projects involving Engineering Operations Quality CNC Programming Planning and other support organizations.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing and structured problem-solving methodologies where appropriate.
• Establish quantifiable project objectives baselines targets ownership and completion schedules.
• Ensure improvement projects produce measurable and sustainable operational and financial results.
• Standardize successful improvements and implement lessons learned across applicable products and manufacturing processes.
• Establish reporting and visibility of continuous improvement project status benefits risks and results.

• Lead and support RCCA investigations involving manufacturing defects process variation recurring quality issues customer concerns and production disruptions.
• Ensure engineering teams distinguish between symptoms contributing factors escape points and verified root causes.
• Utilize structured problem-solving methodologies such as 5-Why Fishbone Pareto analysis process mapping capability analysis and 8D.
• Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions that eliminate recurrence rather than relying solely on containment.
• Verify corrective action effectiveness using objective production and quality data.
• Ensure lessons learned are incorporated into manufacturing documentation planning tooling training engineering systems and standard work as appropriate.

• Serve as the Manufacturing Engineering functional owner for key engineering and manufacturing systems including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and related manufacturing information systems.
• Ensure engineering-controlled manufacturing data is accurate complete appropriately structured and maintained throughout the product lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain standards for engineering data and configuration within ERP and PLM systems including:
  • Bills of Material (BOMs)
  • Manufacturing routings and operations
  • Work center and resource assignments
  • Standard labor and machine hours
  • Manufacturing instructions and planning documentation
  • Tooling and fixture requirements
  • Engineering revisions and configuration control
• Ensure system information accurately reflects the approved manufacturing process.
• Partner with Quality Operations Planning Supply Chain and other functions to ensure ERP and PLM systems effectively support manufacturing execution and configuration control.
• Define and maintain engineering workflows approval processes permissions and data governance standards within engineering systems.
• Manage processes to ensure engineering and customer changes are properly evaluated approved communicated incorporated and implemented throughout the manufacturing organization.
• Identify opportunities to digitize and automate engineering workflows reducing manual transactions duplicate data entry and non-value-added administrative effort.
• Develop metrics and audits to monitor the accuracy completeness and integrity of manufacturing engineering master data.
• Drive system adoption and discipline within the Manufacturing Engineering organization through standards training documentation and accountability.

• Bachelors degree in Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Significant professional experience in manufacturing engineering within a CNC machining environment.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge of:
  • Multi-axis CNC machining
  • Workholding and fixturing
  • Manufacturing process planning
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
  • Engineering drawings and specifications
  • Manufacturing process capability and variation
• Previous experience leading Manufacturing Engineers Process Engineers or similar technical personnel.
• Demonstrated experience successfully implementing New Product Introduction
• Strong experience with structured Root Cause and Corrective Action
• Demonstrated ability to lead continuous improvement projects and deliver measurable manufacturing results.
• Experience working with ERP PLM or related manufacturing information systems.
• Strong understanding of engineering data management manufacturing routings BOMs revision control and configuration management.
• Strong project management prioritization and organizational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively from the shop floor through senior leadership.

• 7 years of manufacturing engineering experience with progressive technical and leadership responsibility.
• 3 years of engineering management or technical leadership experience.
• Experience in aerospace or defense manufacturing.
• Experience in a build-to-print manufacturing environment.
• Experience manufacturing large complex structural aerospace components.
• Experience with 3- 4- and 5-axis CNC machining and large-format machining equipment.
• Familiarity with multi-spindle open-bed or gantry-style machining centers.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 quality management requirements.
• Experience supporting First Article Inspection and AS9102
• Experience implementing or improving ERP PLM MES or other manufacturing systems.
• Experience developing engineering workflows digital manufacturing processes and manufacturing data governance standards.
• Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma or equivalent continuous improvement experience.