Advanced Manufacturing Engineer at TriVista Recruitment Advanced Manufacturing Engineer at TriVista Recruitment in MADISON, Alabama Posted in 1 day ago.
Type:
full-time
Job Description:
Role Snapshot Location:
Huntsville, AL Reports to:
Chief Operating Officer Scope:
Manufacturing process optimization, robotic programming, automation implementation, process standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives across a growing advanced manufacturing operation.
Environment:
Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing / Advanced Coatings & Engineered Components This Role is
For You If:
- You enjoy building scalable manufacturing systems and improving operational performance through process optimization and automation.
- You have experience programming industrial robots and implementing manufacturing technologies that improve quality, repeatability, and throughput.
- You thrive in hands-on environments where you can drive continuous improvement while partnering closely with production, engineering, quality, and operations teams.
- You enjoy solving complex manufacturing challenges and developing standardized processes that support organizational growth.
What You'll Do:
- Lead the development, optimization, standardization, and documentation of manufacturing processes.
- Drive robotic programming, automation initiatives, and advanced manufacturing improvements.
- Analyze manufacturing performance metrics, cycle times, throughput, and labor utilization to identify improvement opportunities.
- Develop tooling, fixturing, and automation solutions that improve repeatability and productivity.
- Establish manufacturing standards, SOPs, work instructions, and process controls.
- Lead root cause investigations and corrective action initiatives related to manufacturing performance.
- Evaluate new manufacturing technologies, capital equipment, robotics, and automation investments.
- Train and support manufacturing personnel on standardized processes and best practices.
- Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Production, Quality, and Operations to support manufacturability and production scalability. Ideal Background (Partial List):
- BS degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Robotics, Automation Engineering, or related discipline.
- 5+ years of manufacturing engineering, process engineering, robotics programming, automation engineering, or advanced manufacturing experience.
- Experience implementing manufacturing process improvements and automation solutions in a production environment.
- Industrial robot programming experience (FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa, Universal Robots, or similar).
- Strong background in process optimization, continuous improvement, root cause analysis, and manufacturing standardization.
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, SPC, PFMEA, or related operational excellence methodologies.
- Aerospace, defense, precision manufacturing, thermal spray, coating, welding, or automated manufacturing experience is highly desirable.
About the
Opportunity:
Our client is a rapidly growing aerospace and defense manufacturer focused on advanced engineered solutions for highly demanding applications. The company is transitioning from a highly technical, R D-driven environment into a scalable production operation and is seeking a manufacturing leader who can help build the systems, processes, and automation capabilities necessary to support future growth. This role offers direct visibility to executive leadership and the opportunity to make a significant impact on operational excellence, manufacturing scalability, and long-term business performance while helping shape the future of a growing organization.