Job Description

Acara Solutions has been providing aerospace firms with our staffing services for over 65 years. We currently have a contract, or a contract-to-direct Mechanical Design & Analysis Engineer opening at our national aerospace controls client in Valencia, CA. This is an onsite position. The contractor pay rate range is from $58 - $75 per hour DOE.

[There also is a contract-to-hire position here for a Process/Industrial Production Engineer that requires aerospace metal machine shop manufacturing experience.]

The Mechanical Design & Analysis Engineer requires a background on the CNC multi-axis machine manufacturing floor.

As a Mechanical Design and Analysis Engineer you will prepare detailed manufacturing instructions and programming data to produce machined parts and sub-assemblies to meet engineering drawings and specifications. You will determine manufacturing procedures and operation sequencing and establish tooling, tools, and machine requirements to fabricate parts and sub-assemblies for various products. In addition, you will spend time in the machine shop solving problems and improving processes associated with the parts you are responsible for. You will be part of the decision-making process in determining the planning, costing, and scheduling aspects of new product development parts as well as maintenance of legacy components.

• Manufacturing engineering capable to recommend, implement, and improve machining process flows and tools.
• Assisting machinists with program prove out.
• Be able to implement quick change over set up tools and process adequate process
• Establishing standard times for setup and run of each operation on assigned parts
• Originate studies directed towards more efficient manufacturing of parts. Including recommendations for changes in equipment, process methods, materials, and designs.
• Participates in Engineering design reviews on new products and design changes for Design for Manufacture and Design to Cost. Reviews engineering drawings for manufacturing datum's, key characteristics and tolerance stack up. Works closely with engineering to ensure the design concepts and specifications support the most efficient manufacturing methods and techniques
• Participates and/or leads in the specification of new capital equipment needs by preparing statement of work documentation and communicating and working with suppliers.
• Prepare Items for master data, routings and BOM material usage review and approval
• Coordinates and aids in the preparation of capital assets and expenditure budgets.
• Prepares manpower and machine loading data and conducts capacity studies.
• Develops cost studies of new manufacturing methods, equipment, and processing and compares with present methods, and prepares summary briefings with recommendations.
• Frequent contact with both internal and external personnel to convey ideas involving production parts, supplies, equipment, and materials.
• MRB support in rework instructions and corrective action to prevent reoccurrence.
• Plans sequence of operations for the fabrication of machined parts through the use of 2 axis lathes; 3, and 4 axis horizontal and vertical mills, Miyano & Nakamura 5-13 axis 2 spindle mill/turn with B axis rotary tool spindle, as well as Matsuura 5 axis mill and conventional machining equipment or similar machinery.
• Creates, revises, and maintains revision control on all the manufacturing process documents

Required Skills / Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering.
• Min 3 years of design experience with Solidworks, Creo or Catia V5.
• Min 3 years' experience (5+ ideal) in standard machining operations or manufacturing engineering in a machine shop, including turning, milling, mill/turns, gear cutting, debur, and grinding. Experience in high technology CNC multi-axis machines is highly desirable.
• This includes: Capable of planning for production the machining and manufacturing process of a part from start to finish.
• Min 3 years of experience/knowledge in blueprint reading, understanding Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and interpreting 2D & 3D engineering models

This is an aerospace ITAR facility - U.S. Persons required.

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