Manufacturing Engineer

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) is a leading worldwide, diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products. It serves the aerospace, power, and general industrial markets. PCC is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, and forged components used in jet aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines. The Company is also a leading producer of highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace and other general industrial markets, manufactures extruded seamless pipe, fittings, forgings, and clad products for power generation and oil & gas applications, and supplies metal alloys and other materials to the casting and forging industries. PCC is a high-quality business with dominant positions in most segments of the markets in which it serves.

Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, this over 10 billion-dollar Company employs more than 29,500 people worldwide. PCC has over 160 plants and has a presence in twenty-six states in the US and in over a dozen countries. PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high quality, low-cost and on-time producer, delivering the highest value to its customers and shareholders while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

Effective early February 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffet, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Business Profile:

Wyman-Gordon is a worldwide supplier to the aerospace and industrial gas turbine markets. We hold quality accreditations for all the major airframe and engine manufacturers for both civil and military applications. Wyman-Gordon creates rotating closed-die forgings which are critical for aerospace and land-based gas turbines. Wyman-Gordon also manufactures structural forgings for airframe, nuclear, petrochemical, power generation, and space applications. In addition, Wyman-Gordon has heat treating, testing, and other operations that support its global forging business.

Location Profile:

PCC Rollmet is a leading manufacturer of cold worked and annealed pipe for the petrochemical, energy and defense industries. We provide precision thin wall seamless cylindrical shapes, pipes and tubes across a wide range of materials, including nickel alloy, stainless steel, aluminum, and ferritic alloy. PCC Rollmet has pioneered our unique Cold Roll Extrusion process to manufacture precision thin wall tubes under 0.75” thicknesses. The strengths of our cold roll extruded, solid-solution alloy pipes are greater than those of conventionally manufactured pipe and tube, due to the fine-grain size achieved through cold working and recrystallization.

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Manufacturing Engineer III develops and implements the manufacturing processes required to support achievement of company daily, weekly and quarterly performance goals in the area safety, quality, throughput, delinquencies, productivity, first pass yield, and variable cost. This position typically spends 50% of work time on the production floor and 50% of work time in an office environment. Must be a US citizen to be in the position

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Looks for opportunities and develops manufacturing processes, process improvements, and provides related technical support.

Analyze production data and look for trends indicating potential problems and develop solutions for potential problems.

Provide process control systems in the form of instructions, standards, data collection and feedback loops.

Utilize PCC toolboxes such as Lean Six Sigma in order to improve factory performance.

Manage manufacturing related projects and coordinate activities with various internal and external suppliers.

Develop manufacturing process designs and coordinate with tooling and equipment sources for construction and validation. Review assembly operations, component designs, and corresponding details to verify manufacturing feasibility.

Develop or review and authorize release of manufacturing engineering documentation and procedures.

Utilize computer software programs to optimize existing processes.

Develop and review selected tool designs to simplify methods, reduce production cost, or to support production floor operations. Creates drawings, sketches, templates and other documents, for full implementation into new or existing processes.

Conduct statistical process analysis and capability studies.

Coordinate work operations with assigned manufacturing engineering personnel or other departments as necessary.

Participates in the creation of detailed operation sequence and Standard Work documentation necessary for the production process.

Ability to train and support lower level engineers

Foster a “Safety 24/7” culture; driving safety initiatives to ensure zero safety related incidents annually.

Other duties as assigned

Required Skills and Experience:

Has extensive knowledge of the concepts and standards used in part and process design with attention to defect formation, mismatch, and tooling failure.

5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience

2+ years of Aerospace/Defense industry experience

Ability to read blueprints at an intermediate level.

Excellent computer skills with expertise in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

ERP system knowledge at an intermediate level.

CAD (SolidWorks preferred) or 3D modeling system operation knowledge at an intermediate level.

Project Management experience

Highly organized, self-motivated individual who can work independently as well as work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

Strong oral and written communication skills

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

Education/Certifications:

BS Degree in Engineering degree, Mechanical Engineering preferred

Lean/Six Sigma Certification preferred

Language Ability:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.