Principal Engineer Manufacturing

Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining, and material handling. Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance. Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions. Incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan. Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality. Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques. Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques. Ensures processes and procedures comply with regulations. Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related STEM degree and a minimum of 5 years of Manufacturing/Engineering experience or equivalent OR Masters of Science in Engineering or related STEM degree and a minimum of 3 years of Manufacturing/Engineering experience or equivalent US Citizenship Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance Experience reviewing mechanical design drawings with a solid understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Experience reviewing design drawings for manufacturability, specifically machinability and/or mechanical assembly Experienced with tool and fixture design for machining and/or mechanical assembly BS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and/or metallurgical specialties. Active Secret or Top Secret Security Clearance Experience working with 2 to 5 axis CNC machines