Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

Company:

Spectrolab, Inc.

Spectrolab, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to serve as Solar Panel and Array Process Manufacturing Engineer on our Manufacturing Process Engineering team based in Sylmar, CA.

You will have the opportunity to work on projects covering the entire range of Spectrolab’s products from large and small solar cell assemblies, panels and arrays for a variety of space applications using the world’s highest efficiency solar cells to airborne searchlight gimbal systems and ground-based high-intensity illuminated test systems.  You will contribute to development programs and help shape our next-generation improvements in product, process, and tooling design.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement production processes.
• Generate and maintain process documentation to ensure correct and consistent process application in production.
• Analyze and evaluate design/build concepts and producible definitions.
• Participate in gated process and product reviews.
• Present PFMECA readiness information to both internal and external customers for process and training purposes.
• Lead and implement manufacturing plans.
• Assist in developing and maintaining manufacturing training requirements.
• Support definition of required tooling methodologies to ensure consistent process application
• Conduct producibility and variation analyses to ensure that manufacturing process capability matches requirements.
• Assist in providing producibility information for inclusion in project plans and helps document producibility best practices.
• Identify leading edge technologies, materials, or process improvements and targeted automation to improve ergonomics, safety, cost, and schedule.
• Develop and monitor process pareto items to identify and correct drift as well as identify and implement continuous improvement to product and process.
• Resolve technical problems of significant impact to performance, cost, and schedule.

This position is expected to be fully onsite.

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. “US Person” includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Experience in manufacturing or production engineering role (3+ years for level 3, 5+ years for level 4).
• Assembly or mechanical experience.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• General Array Integration and Test (AI&T) operations support.
• Solar Array Design and Manufacturing experience.
• Maintaining production procedure and documentation.
• Experience with Lean events (AIW, 3P etc.)
• Experience with Factory Automation business capabilities such as machine tool integration or fabrication.
• Experience in RCCA.
• Experience with Database design or database development (SQL preferred).
• Experience as process trainer.
• Familiarity with AS9100, NASA, AIAA, and other Aerospace standards.
• Experience in hands on troubleshooting and resolving process, test, or software issues.

Typical Education & Experience:

Level 3: Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), computer science, engineering data science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications. In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Level 4: Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), computer science, engineering data science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications. In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. 

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. 

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.  

Summary pay range:

Level 3: $111,350 - $150,650

Level 4: $135,150 - $182,850.

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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