Manufacturing Engineer

The Company:

Pacific Aerospace & Electronics (PacAero) is seeking QTY JOB TITLE(S) to join our team. A successful candidate is committed to pushing the boundaries of technology performance and innovation. Join us and connect your career to the future!

PacAeros core businesses include an array of electronic connectors and housings for the worlds most extreme environments. PacAero is primarily located in Wenatchee WA with a remote manufacturing site Bonded Metals located in Sequim WA. Working together we employ proprietary technologies best practices engineering and specialized manufacturing techniques to produce hermetic connectors and electronic packaging that perform in the worlds most extreme environments. PacAeros products are hard at work in medical components such as cardiac-function devices on key aerospace & defense programs in space and deep below the earths surface.

The Position:

Job Summary

Our Manufacturing Engineer (ME) utilizing PacAeros core competencies is responsible for designing applying and optimizing sequential processing operations in low-rate initial production (LRIP) to full production of mission-critical defense emerging energy and biomedical implantable assemblies.

In this well-balanced role between hands-on mechanical and analytics engineering they work in an ever-evolving fast-paced manufacturing environment with collaborative teams consisting of senior manufacturing experts and tenured engineering staff pushing new capability and capacity limits while achieving our customer partner and PacAero performance requirements.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 6:00am to 2:30pm

Manufacturing Engineer I Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each responsibility satisfactorily:

• Agile Collaboration: Ability to work within fast-paced multi-functional teams that span the entirety of PacAero to successfully achieve performance targets.
• Prototype to LRIP Transition: Team with our product development and process engineers in transferring new leading-edge products from prototype to LRIP.
• Problem-Solving: Teaming with senior manufacturing quality and process engineers apply your strong root-cause analysis skills in identifying and separating variables collecting data establishing facts and drawing valid conclusions to solve production based technical challenges.
• Performance Analysis: Perform analysis of targeted products to determine and implement best course actions toward maximizing first pass yield (FPY) reducing both cost of poor quality (CoPQ) and total processing time.
• Process and Supplier Development: Assist Process Engineers and/or suppliers in developing and optimizing new processes and/or existing processes to achieve performance and quality requirements.
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documents and files essential to support accurate cost estimating and process reporting toward FDA regulatory submissions and military contract deliverables.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions.

• Communication: Strong communication skills both internal and external. Fluent in speaking reading and writing the English language required.
• Productivity/IT Systems: Microsoft Office Suite specifically Excel PowerPoint and Teams proficiency including CAD (Solidworks preferred) with PLM and ERP (ABAS preferred) systems.
• Design and Quality: Proficiency in SolidWorks and statistical tools like Minitab. Strong knowledge and understanding of technical drawings.
• Materials: Strong knowledge and understanding of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and alloys including but not limited to glasses ceramics and thermoplastics.
• Process: Knowledge and understanding of precision machining electro-plating laser welding glass sealing ceramic sealing soldering and vacuum brazing.
• Regulatory: Knowledge and understanding of military and industry standards specifications and quality requirements (MIL-STD IEEE ASTM etc.).
• Reasoning: Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

Benefits:

PacAero provides equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.

At PacAero we strive to create an inclusive and supportive work environment and our benefits package is a reflection of this commitment. Our benefit offerings include:

• Insurance Benefits: We provide our employees with access to a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical dental and vision insurance critical illness hospital indemnity and long-term care to ensure they can prioritize their health and well-being.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): We believe in the importance of work-life balance so we offer generous PTO allowances that accrue with each pay period so that our employees can rest and recharge spend time with family and friends or pursue personal interests.
• Paid Holidays: We recognize the importance of spending time with loved ones during holidays so our employees receive paid holidays to celebrate and enjoy these moments.
• Growth Participation Units (GPUs): We provide growth participation units (GPUs) to our employees which represent a share of the companys growth and success. Our GPUs are issued to all employees and as we increase the value of our business they grow in value as well. When our current private equity firms sells the company GPUs will be paid out with all employees sharing in the profits from the sale.
• 401(k) w/ Matching: We offer a 100% match up to 4% to help our employees save for their future.
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurances: We want to ensure that our employees are protected in case of unexpected circumstances and provide short-term & long-term disability insurances entirely employer paid.
• Tuition Reimbursement: We believe in continuous learning and development and offer tuition reimbursement to support our employees educational goals.
• Additional Perks: Our employees enjoy a range of additional benefits such as dependable work schedules overtime opportunities term life & AD&D insurance corporate gym membership discounts and more.

Due to ITAR Requirements all PacAero employees must be classified as US Persons and are required to show proof upon hire. *U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.15 of the ITAR: U.S. Person means a person who is a lawful permanent resident as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). It also means any corporation business association partnership society trust or any other entity organization or group that is incorporated to do business in the United States.

PacAero provides equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.

Education/Previous Experience Requirements

• B/S or M/S degree in Mechanical Electrical Biomedical Engineering or a related STEM field or proven related experience in lieu of a specific degree demonstrated through a robust portfolio.
• Preferred:
• Requirements listed plus 3years of applicable experience in product/process development for manufacturing of precision aerospace/defense assembles and/or implantable medical devices.

Work Environment

• Contaminants: Works with hazardous chemicals.
• Protective gear: Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a requirement for safety.
• Work shift: 5 8(hrs.) days typically Monday through Friday starting at 6:00am though actual start time to be determined by manager at time of hire. Overtime is not uncommon within this position.

Physical Requirements:

• Standing/Sitting: Able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.
• Manual dexterity: Fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination are necessary for manipulating tools and performing precise measurements with a Microscope.
• Precision and vision: Specific vision ability to have natural or corrected near distance acuity in at least one eye. Capable of passing the Jaeger Number 2 test and a color vision test.

In addition all employees of PacAero are expected to

• Promote teamwork and cooperative effort.
• Maintain a clean safe and unobstructed work area.
• Understand and apply appropriate quality improvement processes.
• Work cooperatively with all employees.
• Willingness to adapt work schedule to company needs.
• Consistently at work and on time.
• Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned.
• Observe safety regulations and follow protective equipment requirements. Report hazardous observations to your lead or supervisor.
• Comprehend and follow all parts handling requirements.