Engineering Technician

AXILLON AEROSPACE is a leading provider of complex, highly engineered composite and polymer solutions for demanding commercial and defense applications. Comprised of five, purpose-built centers of excellence throughout the USA and Mexico, each strategically focused on serving specific markets across aerospace engines and airframes, as well as munitions, radomes, antennas and fuel containment. Learn more at axillonaerospace.com

 Job Summary

Axillon is currently looking for a project based Engineering Technician for a 4-8 month assignment.   The Engineering Technician will be responsible for the activities associated with maintenance of manufacturing processes and operations for existing composite aerospace products and assemblies. This includes ensuring the actions assigned by the lead engineer and/ or the value stream manager to produce quality products that meet customer requirements at minimum costs.

The Engineering Technician maintains methods, operation sequences and processes in the manufacture and fabrication of parts which will include the estimation of manufacturing costs, time standards and the ability to recommend tooling and process requirements for new and existing products. Additionally, the Engineering Technician will provide technical support to integrated product team members for Material Review Board (MRB) activities, technical documentation and technical report writing, and other engineering functions as required.

 Job Core Responsibilities

• Technical Engineering lead of MRB for the production programs they are assigned. This includes reviewing parts and the nonconformance documentation to validate the condition and works to define a path to resolving the issue or dispositions the part(s).
• Daily interaction with lead engineering and Production lead to establish clear lines of communication and define technical tasks and provide status updates.
• Other identified or assigned program tasks as directed by the engineering lead or Value Stream Manager (VSM).
• Seeks guidance from engineering lead and/ or Director of Engineering for MRB part dispositioning, modification of rework supplemental instructions, and travelers.
•  Supports production processes monitoring through SPC and data analysis of KPI’s.
• Provide root cause and corrective action for out-of-control processes in support of AS9100 and NADCAP requirements.

Job Specifications:

Education: Actively in pursuit of B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering

Experience: 1-3 years of manufacturing engineering experience in a manufacturing environment. Any experience with layup, molding, machining, and inspection of composite materials is a plus.

Required Skills:

• Self-starter with excellent time management skills and ability to establish objectives and specify the strategies and actions to achieve these objectives
• Documents processes and records activities sufficiently to support Engineering Change notices
• Is an integral team member, yet also be able to function independently where objects are defined
• Be able to make technical, data-driven decisions and execute with Engineering lead or management support
• Uses logic to analyze or identify underlying principles, reasons or facts from data to draw conclusions Understand, follow and adhere to corporate Quality Management System on a daily basis.
• Knowledge of data acquisition systems to record temperature, position, and pressure organized, self-motivated, strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Ability to manage multiple duties set priorities and follow tasks through completion
• Capable of working in an environment in which demands and priorities change based on customer requests

 Preferred Skills:

• Previous internship experience with an aerospace composite molding manufacture in an Engineering role.
• Experience with NADCAP quality management system requirements for composite molding and bonding
• Experience with Minitab, Made to Manage (or other ERP systems), and ply nesting software (Cutworks, Patternsmith, NS2, etc.)
• Please note that the salary range information is only applicable for California. Compensation is based on a variety of factors, candidate experience, qualifications, location as well as market and business considerations. Pay Range: $30/hr-$32/hr.

Axillon is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Axillon is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. This position is subject to meeting export compliance eligibility requirements.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.