Job Purpose
This position is responsible for the technical oversight of composites manufacturing process design activities for advanced carbon fiber composite flight-critical aircraft components from concepts to production-ready maturity. The Global Process Engineer is responsible for cross-site technical coordination during development verification and validation of the processes while ensuring engineering compliance with AECs New Product Introduction NPI process and configuration management requirements.
The successful candidate is a creative problem solver who is able to effectively guide engineering activities while collaborating with other engineering disciplines and stakeholders, such as Operations Program Management, etc.
Job Responsibilities
In performing their respective tasks and duties, all employees are expected to adhere to Albanys current values: Albany Wins Together, Count on Each Other, Own Your Actions, Care About Each Other, and Share Your Enthusiasm. Safety must always come first; we never compromise on safety for the sake of achieving another objective. Employees are also responsible for the health and safety of themselves and each other.
Lead process and manufacturing engineers in the development of textile manufacturing processes such as:
• Carbon fiber weaving • Preform fabrication • Forming • Preform winding
Take moderately complex bounded or open-ended problems from the business, develop scope options, and effectively communicate the best option for stakeholder review and approval.
Identify ASC-specific Albany Safran Composites Key Process Parameters and manage control and assure compliance of them throughout the manufacturing process.
Support program communication internally and externally.
Provide engineering and technical analysis, facilitate fact-based decision-making, and recommend continuous improvement processing techniques.
Support periodic engineering and technical project management updates.
Ensure adherence to established practices for ASC-specific change and configuration management documentation and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with engineering, quality, manufacturing, operations, and internal and external supply chain personnel to diagnose issues and ensure consistent manufacturing performance across all ASC sites.
Perform and contribute to feasibility and trade studies, cost analysis, and return on investment (ROI) and cost-benefit evaluations.
Support achievement of project schedule and scope.
Organize, prepare for, and/or conduct technical design reviews to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
Support necessary engineering verification and validation tests and commissioning activities.
Drive continuous improvements in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
Support root cause corrective action activities using structured practices such as DMAIC and 8D, etc.
Perform failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), pFMEA, and dFMEA to establish and maintain stable processes.
Attendance is mandatory to ensure effective team collaboration and productivity.
Ensure adherence to ASC-specific technical and administrative processes.
Collaborate with all ASC sites to ensure consistent global rollout of continuous improvement and NPI projects.
Supervisory Responsibility
No supervisory responsibility is mentioned in the provided text.