Supplier Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Philadelphia, PA Or On-site Cheswick, PA

Your Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate will play a key role in the Curtiss-Wright EMD Purchasing organization as a Supplier Manufacturing Engineer to provide hands on problem solving and technical judgement to assist mission critical suppliers. The individual will perform proactive supplier oversight to review and evaluate supplier processes and employ preventative/correction actions as required to improve on-time delivery and supplier manufacturing efficiency. The individual will be required to work hand-in-hand with Design Engineering, Sourcing team members, Supplier Quality Engineers, and Project Management to result in improved critical Supplier performance.

Salary: $76,200.00 - $127,000.00 ​ per year

Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in PA. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.

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 IEmployee Stock Purchase Plan IInclusive & Supportive Culture

Your Challenge:

• Support Purchasing department initiatives by assisting with identification of critical suppliers,

• Act as a primary manufacturing engineer partnering with critical suppliers ensuring day-to-day flawless production execution,

• Proactive development of critical suppliers to act on opportunities for improvement and to resolve vulnerability issues,

• Relationship building with critical suppliers to improve communication, on-time delivery performance through capability, yield improvement, and throughput optimization,

• Acting as expert in critical supplier manufacturing process execution,

• Technical leadership via performance of technical reviews, production/first article readiness reviews, Product Failure Modes Effects Analysis (PFMEA), control plans, process audits and on-site oversight,

• Support critical supplier capacity assessments,

• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts related to manufacturing nonconformances,

• Coordinate supplier preparation for documentation submittals, source inspections, audits, and regulatory or customer visits as required,

• Perform and support nonconformance dispositioning as required,

• Coordinate cross-functionally with internal design engineering, quality, supply chain, and program teams to troubleshoot manufacturing issues,

• Share best practices and lessons learned across internal and supplier organizations,

• Travel (50% local, domestic or international as required)

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline and/or equivalent experience in a Manufacturing Lead role,

• A minimum of five (5) years in a manufacturing environment with primary experience in one or more of the following: machining, fabrication welding, testing, winding and/or assembly processes,

• Prior experience working on-site with suppliers highly desired,

• Experience in commercial nuclear, defense, aerospace, energy, or similarly regulated industries,

• Working knowledge of quality systems within the commercial nuclear (i.e., 10CFR50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1) or defense industry (i.e., ISO-9001, MIL-I-45208) desired,

• Blue print reading, particularly involving GD&T per ASME Y14.5M,

• Former experience with procedure, work instruction, drawing or routing creation, review or approval,

• Evaluation of design changes, and/or other specifications requirements, with experience in determining how those changes relate to potential manufacturing process changes,

• Excellent organization, communication (written and oral) and presentation skills,

• Problem solving, especially involving tight feature tolerances and rework of part deviations,

• Green or Black Belt Lean Certification a plus,

• Due to DoD requirements, candidates must be US citizens,

• Must be able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance.

Who we are:

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

EMD a business unit of Curtiss-Wright in Cheswick, PA designs, manufactures, tests, and provides after-market support for the most advanced, proven and reliable critical function pumps, motors, generators, seals, control rod drive mechanisms and power conditioning electronics available anywhere in the world today. Curtiss-Wright EMD has a long-standing and distinguished reputation for the design, development, manufacture, and qualification of critical-function machining solutions for the United States Navy and the commercial nuclear utility industry. http://www.emd.cwfc.com/

At this facility we have a flexible work schedule – Work from home (1 day) OR 9/80 schedule.