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Eaton's Aerospace's FED (Fluid Electrical Distribution) division is currently seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer. This position will be located at our Beltsville, MD facility. This exciting opportunity provides responsibility for leading lean transformation and continuous improvement initiatives while developing and maintaining robust manufacturing processes. The role combines manufacturing engineering, CNC programming, project management, tooling implementation, and process optimization in support of operational and business goals.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $99,000 - $145,000 a year.
Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
What you'll do:
This position is responsible for supporting plant leadership in achieving business and financial goals by developing and maintaining robust manufacturing processes and leading the lean transformation across the organization. Additional responsibility includes executing the organization's strategic plan consistent with federal, state, and local regulations, established industry standards, and customer requirements as well as tooling layout, design& implementation to production, support production team with process improvements & troubleshooting, work with product design on new product tooling & processes, factory layout, and continuous improvement activities (Kaizen events, use of Six Sigma tools, 5S etc.).

• Lead continuous improvement and lean implementation using Eaton Continuous Improvement Framework (CIF) to eliminate waste, reduce process variations and deliver products to customer's expectations. Lead/ facilitate kaizen events including the Value Stream Mapping Events, process improvements, and strategic initiatives in collaboration with the High Performance Work Teams (HPWT).
• Identify and resolves opportunities, gathers and analyzes information, develops and implements actions plans to improve efficiency and reduce cost.
• Develop and maintain robust, cost efficient manufacturing processes and product structures consistent with lean manufacturing practices. Understands shop capacity planning related to equipment, processes, and manning. Must be mindful of process and test capabilities and recognize organizational core competencies.
• Determine Root Cause and Corrective Actions to resolve issues involving discrepant product or material.
• Manage projects and conducts project reviews as needed to ensure successful and timely completion, within budget. Communicates changes and progress status.
• Implement methods and practices to reduce variation. Demonstrates ability to understand source(s) of variation and identify impact of tolerance stacks in assemblies.

Qualifications:
Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of two (2) years of Engineering experience in a Manufacturing Environment.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in CNC programming for milling and turning, .
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future.
• This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Beltsville, MD will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience in a manufacturing environment implementing Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma principles.
• Minimum of two (4) years of experience in CNC programming for milling and turning, .
• Minimum of two (2) years experience with CAD and Microsoft.
• Minimum of one (1) year Project Management experience.

Skills:
• Please note, certain duties performed by this role require this position to be subject to the guidelines of our Repair Station Certificate and are subject to DOT drug testing.
• Ability to act as change agent promoting and driving innovation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to effectively explain technical concepts to a variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Ability to prioritize and make decisions considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
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