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Manufacturing Engineer, Forging

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COMPANYHadrian

The Role

  • This is the team that will restore forging to a core American industry

  • This role will oversee: CapEx and factory planning, workflow and automation planning, and material handling for Forging as part of the Factories as a Service team.

  • The Manufacturing Engineer for Forging will lead CapEx planning activities at a process level, and is responsible to coordinate the Tooling, Process, and Automation teams for development of part level SIPOC.

  • You’ll be able to rapidly review product drawings for manufacturability, take input from the tooling and process group(s) to select the right CapEx for manufacturing, process, handling, and inspection processes. Work within our automation team to advise on forging best practices and have a deep working knowledge of production and inspection methods for Forging.

  • This role will assist in building new factories for existing products and new programs, as well as contribute to the manufacturing processes of core products where Forging is a designed-in function.

  • We are seeking individuals who can analyze machine drawings and specifications at a technical level to determine manufacturing feasibility and efficiencies. You will plan, select, layout, and simulate new process and factory flows and will have ownership of the plant forging layout. We are conducting interviews at all levels.

What You’ll Do

  • Analyze customer drawings and current state of production to design, build, and guide automation of Forging DFM, Production, and Inspection Lines.

  • Connect Tooling, Process, & Automation groups to determine manufacturing and inspection requirements to build a manufacturing plan. Specify and select appropriate CapEx to satisfy the manufacturing plan.

  • Contribute as a key player in Factories as a Service (FaaS) effort to build, edit, and scale forging capability thru maturation.

  • Deliver cost/schedule/solutions in partnership with our Supplier, Internal & External Customers, the Federal team, and the Executive Office.

  • Own CapEx planning, vendor selection, costing, delivery, and implementation schedules.

What We’re Looking For

  • SME with deep expertise in metals forming production, automation, and manufacturing processes.