Manufacturing Engineer I

Founded in 1918, Kearfott Corporation, a global Aerospace and Defense supplier for over 100 years, is a leader in the design and manufacture of precision motion control products and inertial navigation components.

Kearfott has a very long history of innovation and excellence and is the go-to brand for many of our global clients. Kearfott is trusted, respected and plays a vital role in the success of America’s aerospace and defense industries. With over a century of expertise & experience, Kearfott is dedicated to providing quality, reliability, and cutting-edge technology to customers worldwide to meet their sea, land, air, and space navigation and guidance requirements.

Kearfott offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 401K, and Tuition Reimbursement. We offer a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

We are looking for talented individuals who want to be part of a world-class work force. Join Kearfott and become part of a company that is recognized for technical expertise and respected world-wide as a ‘full service’ provider.

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Position Description:

The Manufacturing Engineer I performs various professional level engineering duties in a variety of engineering and scientific disciplines. There is an emphasis on supporting the company’s products and processes related to system/component design, development, manufacturing and testing.

Responsibilities:

• Applies engineering and scientific principles in such technical fields as mechanics, electronics, flight technology, structures, chemistry, metallurgy, mathematics, and computer science
• Responsible for creating product work instructions and being the technical lead for production hardware
• Responsible for troubleshooting, dispositioning non-conforming hardware, and providing root cause and corrective action
• Continuously strives to improve processes & techniques and analyzes workflow, space requirements & equipment layout to optimize production with a lean manufacturing mindset.
• Support prototyping phase and launch of new products by developing and validating manufacturing processes.
• May conduct or participate in portions of studies, investigations or analyses involving reliability, predictability, value and quality assurance issues
• Prepares reports, charts, graphs, and other related documents

Critical Competencies

• Solid communication skills, both written and verbal, across functional areas
• Possesses advanced problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Drives for results to establish Root Cause & Positive Corrective Actions
• Experience with CAD software for 3D models and 2D drawings (SolidWorks preferred)
• Drives for results, action oriented, strong initiative
• Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently
• Quantitative analysis skills using Excel and other software tools

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics Engineering or related field required
• 2 years experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment strongly preferred
• Experience with various test and measurement equipment (e.g. voltmeter, oscilloscope, calipers, micrometers)
• Mechatronics/Electro-Mechanical background preferred
• Manufacturing/assembly experience preferred
• Must be a U.S. Citizen