Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Company:

Boeing India Private Limited

Overview

As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing’s team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company’s core values of safety, quality and integrity.

Technology for today and tomorrow

The Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) is a 5500+ engineering workforce that contributes to global aerospace growth. Our engineers deliver cutting-edge R&D, innovation, and high-quality engineering work in global markets, and leverage new-age technologies such as AI/ML, IIoT, Cloud, Model-Based Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing, shaping the future of aerospace.

People-driven culture

At Boeing, we believe creativity and innovation thrives when every employee is trusted, empowered, and has the flexibility to choose, grow, learn, and explore. We offer variable arrangements depending upon business and customer needs, and professional pursuits that offer greater flexibility in the way our people work. We also believe that collaboration, frequent team engagements, and face-to-face meetings bring together different perspectives and thoughts – enabling every voice to be heard and every perspective to be respected.  No matter where or how our teammates work, we are committed to positively shaping people’s careers and being thoughtful about employee wellbeing.

With us, you can create and contribute to what matters most in your career, community, country, and world. Join us in powering the progress of global aerospace.

Position Description

Boeing India Engineering and Technology Centre is currently looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join their team in Bangalore, India. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Global Services (BGS) business organization. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will be part of a global team working on providing ME solutions for a wide range of Boeing products and services across the world.

The Manufacturing Engineering (ME) function is responsible for translating design definitions into physical products. ME activities span the life cycle of a product, including but not limited to understanding design requirements, raw materials, fabrication, sequence of build, quality, and validation of the final product.

A successful candidate should be able to provide production engineering build architecture expertise that advances production technologies and supports the long-term vision of the company and the engineering and scientific communities. The candidate will advance design processes and link business planning strategy to product definition and development. They will develop and author new engineering principles, theories, advanced technologies, and concepts.

The candidate will influence standards, applications, tools, and processes related to producibility assessment, dimensional management, and the use of producibility methodologies in design/build concept development. They will develop, document, and communicate producibility best practices, as well as develop and recommend solutions to complex problems. The candidate will also develop advanced design solutions and conduct independent research that results in new product or business opportunities, consulting industry-wide on lean principles and technologies.

In this role, the candidate is expected to lead a team of Manufacturing Engineers in the preparation of building plan artifacts, tooling reviews, engineering analysis, authoring work instructions, and managing the manufacturing bill of materials. The incumbent should have a good understanding of aerospace manufacturing processes, aerospace materials, and interpreting design definitions.

The position offers opportunities to work closely with US spares engineering groups, suppliers, and material groups to ensure that the spares review is conducted most effectively, thereby ensuring the best value for our customers. Be a part of our passionate and motivated team that always keeps an eye on identifying potential opportunities to improve and standardize the assembly process for our diverse range of products

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead multiple scopes for manufacturability for complex manufacturing processes.
• Mentor peers to develop team capabilities.
• Initiate assignments and determine and pursue courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. Work is checked through consultation and agreement with others rather than formal review by a superior.
• Work on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions that are highly innovative and ingenious.
• Serve as an organizational spokesperson on advanced projects and programs. Act as an advisor to management and customers on advanced technical research studies.
• Develop advanced technical ideas and guide their development into final products. Erroneous decisions or recommendations could typically result in failure to achieve critical organizational objectives and affect the organization's technological capability and image.
• Apply advanced job principles, theories, and concepts. Contribute to the development of new principles and concepts, as well as advanced job practices, techniques, and standards. Be recognized as a job expert within the company.
• Coach the team to author and modify fabrication plans (for aircraft assemblies).
• Standardize existing manufacturing work instructions.
• Guide the team in the implementation of manufacturing plans and assist in technical problem-solving.
• Review existing assembly processes and drive process improvements.
• Exercise critical thinking and innovative problem-solving.
• Lead the development and implementation of production and tooling methodologies.
• Lead the development, identification, and implementation of conceptual designs and maintenance of the program architecture for build.
• Proactively seek information and direction to complete the statement of work successfully. Meet assigned production schedules and deadlines.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to the team during project execution.
• Mentor and develop the team on emergent skill requirements. Mentor the team on relevant industry standards and best practices.
• Lead the implementation of lean principles and technologies.
• Interface with Integrated Product Teams and internal customers to develop products, skills, knowledge, and experience.
• Resolve technical problems of significant impact on performance, cost, or schedule.
• Participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to integrate technical solutions across multiple subject areas.
• Coordinate training and capability development for the BGS ME team.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in engineering is required as Basic Qualification.
• 16+ years of work experience in aerospace manufacturing.
• 7+ years of experience leading a team of manufacturing engineers
• Experience with creation of manufacturing planning and authoring assembly work instructions.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Working knowledge with ME execution systems CAPP/MES
• Strong written, oral, and Business presentation and interpersonal communication skills. Be fluent in written and spoken English, and familiar with MS Office tools.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Mechanical/ Production/ Aerospace Engineering is preferred.
• Candidate should have hands-on experience with Manufacturing and assembly processes. 
• Proficient with GD&T

Typical Education & Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 16 or more years' related work experience. (e.g:  Masters + 15 years’ experience)

Relocation:

This position does offer relocation within INDIA.

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Not a Shift Worker (India)