Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Woodward, Inc.
Santa Clarita, CA 91382
About the Job
Woodward's Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment
At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential. We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.
We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey. Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplaces for all.
Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Are you ready to make your mark? If you're a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, we have an exciting opportunity for you. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer reports to Technical Leadership and whose focus is performing design and support of moderate to high complexity manufacturing systems and equipment, mentoring to other Engineers and supporting process improvements. Independent technical decisions on work are covered by precedents; this position seeks direction/guidance on novel or controversial problems. In addition, this position may participate in project specific relationship building with Customers, Suppliers, individuals or organizations.
What You Will Be Doing
What We Are Looking For
This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee).
Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer
EO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Protected Veterans
At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential. We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.
We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey. Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplaces for all.
Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
- Estimated annual base pay: $99,600 (minimum) - $124,500 (midpoint) - $147,000 (maximum)
- All members included in cash bonus opportunity
- 401(k) match (4.5%)
- Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
- Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members
- 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays
- Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire
- Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits
- Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
- Member referral bonus
- Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
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Voluntary benefits, including:
- Home / Auto Insurance discounts
- Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave
Are you ready to make your mark? If you're a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, we have an exciting opportunity for you. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer reports to Technical Leadership and whose focus is performing design and support of moderate to high complexity manufacturing systems and equipment, mentoring to other Engineers and supporting process improvements. Independent technical decisions on work are covered by precedents; this position seeks direction/guidance on novel or controversial problems. In addition, this position may participate in project specific relationship building with Customers, Suppliers, individuals or organizations.
What You Will Be Doing
- Initiates, justifies, and implements new advanced capital equipment purchases.
- Participates in and promotes process improvements within assigned areas; assists with the development of department and organization procedures.
- Supports the manufacturing floor for any process related questions. Lends lessons learned and leads training efforts for process understanding.
- Creates, maintains and develops new process documentation and updates work order documentation. Creates new systems that support this effort.
- Implements complex engineering changes. Leads and acts as a change agent for complex engineering changes.
What We Are Looking For
- US - bachelor's degree in arts/sciences (BA/BS) Technical/Science or international equivalent required.
- Certificate or degree special process preferred.
- Six Sigma Greenbelt Preferred.
- Professional certification i.e. AWS, SME. CWE, CWI, etc. preferred.
- Solid Six Sigma knowledge; Advanced understanding of Lean Manufacturing concepts.
- Solid troubleshooting and problem-solving skills; Solid understanding of Root Cause Analysis.
- Uses solid concepts of Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA) and implements them into new product development.
- Solid understanding of product drawings, including GD&T and specification flow down.
This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee).
Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer
EO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Protected Veterans
