Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer -- Aerospace Systems

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer — Aerospace Systems (Phoenix, AZ)

Step into a pivotal role with an innovative aerospace & defense manufacturer in Phoenix, where production excellence and product design meet. This opportunity is hands-on: you’ll split your time between the shop floor, engineering huddles, and supplier sites to ensure complex parts move from concept to production smoothly.

A day in the life

• Morning: Walk the floor to address production support needs, remove bottlenecks, and prioritize manufacturing improvements.
• Midday: Review drawings with a critical GD&T lens, process Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), and coach teams on Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
• Afternoon: Visit a supplier to assess capability, fine-tune machining parameters, and strengthen vendor relationships.
• Late day: Partner with design engineers—owning the manufacturing challenges so they can focus on innovation.

What you’ll own

• Driving production support and continuous manufacturing improvements.
• Partnering with suppliers and conducting on-site vendor visits.
• Reviewing drawings, GD&T, and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
• Providing DFM input on new designs before release to production.
• Working across machining, castings, forgings, sheet metal, heat treat, and other aerospace manufacturing processes.
• Shielding design teams from manufacturing hurdles by taking full ownership of build readiness.

What you bring

• Deep GD&T expertise (must-have).
• Background in aerospace or defense manufacturing.
• Experience supporting machining and other complex manufacturing processes.
• Supplier development or process improvement accomplishments.
• Self-motivated, thrives in fast-paced settings, and takes ownership end-to-end.

Impact and growth

Your insights will shape both manufacturing methods and product development within a growing engineering team. Expect real influence and visible outcomes.

Tools & proficiencies

• GD&T
• SolidWorks

Interested?

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