Manufacturing Engineer - Special Processes

Our Shelby, NC site is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join their team! This Manufacturing Engineer (Special Processes) provides technical support of surface treatment and plating operations. You will assist in gaining and maintaining aerospace surface treatment approvals and will be responsible for developing, documenting, and maintaining systems and procedures in support of the Special Processing department.

Location: Shelby, NC

We Take Care of Our People

Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture *

Your Challenge:

• Develop, prepare, and maintain plating manufacturing process routings and process sheets.

• Under general direction creates the design and implementation of plating racks, masking, fixtures, and tools to support processes.

• Develop and implement manufacturing engineering procedures.

• Implement and maintain work labor standards records, including engineering and estimation of run times for plating manufacturing processes.

• Implementing continuous improvement of processes to provide most economical means of production.

• Interpret customer specification changes and implement changes.

• Provides technical support for plant layout, purchase of equipment, upgrade of equipment, and feasibility studies.

• Comply with all the applicable Environmental and Safety regulations.

• Comply with all internal, customer and Nadcap accreditation requirement.

• Assist in support Nadcap accreditation audits.

• Ability to understand and perform all chemical testing laboratory procedures.

• Performs other assignments as directed by supervisor.

What You Bring:

• Bachelors Degree in Manufacturing Engineering preferred, or technically related field experience considered.

• Experience with following special processes: Cadmium plating, Cadmium-Titanium plating, Chromium plating, Nickel plating, Zinc-Nickel, Passivation, Anodize and Chem Film application.

• Hands-on application of organic coatings.

• ACAS, Aerospace Coatings Application Specialist Certification preferred.

• CEF, Certified Electro Plating Finisher and CAF, Certified Aerospace Finisher certification from the AESF preferred.

• Proficiency in Truechem software applications

• Proficiency in computer aided design applications

• Knowledge of process verification and troubleshooting methods.

• Ability to interpret chemical processing specifications and drawings.

• Aerospace special processing background preferred.

Who We Are

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division designs, manufactures, and supports electro-mechanical actuation products and systems for use in demanding applications in Aerospace, Defense and Industrial Automation markets. Our market leading solutions help improve the reliability, efficiency and performance of our customers' operations and platforms, as well as reducing their environmental impact with energy efficient electro-mechanical designs and technology. For the Aerospace market, we supply actuation systems for flight control, landing gear, utility and other applications on both commercial and military aircraft. In Ground & Naval Defense markets, we support a wide array of applications ranging from door assist, ramp and hatch actuation, weapons handling systems, radar and launch platform actuation, and robotic (AUV/ROV) actuation.

To learn more, please visit us at About | Actuation Division | Curtiss-Wright (cw-actuation.com)

*Please note, benefits are country specific and may vary from location to location.

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Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening.  In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn. 

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If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.