As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Airbus Helicopters in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, you will define product industrialization, develop robust manufacturing systems, and implement Lean Manufacturing tools to ensure quality, cost efficiency, and timely delivery in a permanent, full-time professional role requiring an English B2 level.
Requirements
More than 5 years of experience as a manufacturing engineer required.
Degree in Industrial Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar required.
English B2 or higher required.
Proficiency in GD&T, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma, Core Tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC), CATIA, SAP, and Google Workspace required.
Experience in assembly operations and handling measuring instruments required.
Skills & Responsibilities
Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement: Optimize production processes and drive continuous improvement using Lean tools and PFMEA/FMEA.
Industrialization & Design: Define build processes, calculate operation times, manage technical sequencing, and contribute to co-design and manufacturing readiness.
Work Preparation & Documentation: Create and update routings, BoMs, and SOIs, ensuring standardized work and robust manufacturing operations.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Communicate directly in production routines and collaborate in national or international cross-skilled teams.
Potential transition routes: People from Production Engineering or Quality Engineering roles may bring relevant technical and process improvement skills, alongside meeting the mandatory engineering and manufacturing requirements.
Job description
Job Description:
[SR MANUFACTURING ENGINEER]
Airbus is a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a worldwide scale, pioneering sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world.
With over 45 years of presence, Airbus is expanding its footprint in Latin America through ~1,500 employees and different strategic sites. As a key sourcing partner with a 500-aircraft backlog, the company maintains a deep-rooted commitment to the region's long-term growth.
Will you join us in redefining the limits of what is possible? 🚁🚀
As an SR Manufacturing engineer you will define the industrialization of products based on specifications and designs, to transform them into robust manufacturing systems; providing the production area with necessary resources to carry out its processes; safeguarding the quality, delivery time and cost of the products. Manage and contribute through collaborative work, to implementation of continuous improvement ideas, using Lean Manufacturing tools that allow exceeding compliance with the indicators established by the company.
Key responsibilities:
Improvement by providing work preparation expertise when issues not managed at shop floor level by technical shop floor support.
- Optimize further development for production processes in continuous improvement activities.
- Evaluate industrial impac- Collaborative-Design to Manufacturing (Co-Design/Co-Indus).
- Contribute to all phases of the design to ensure industrial needs are taken into account.
- Push industrial requirements to Engineering & Supply Chain. (not included Build to Spec and Service&Support topics).
- Introduce Manufacturing best practice/ standardization into design to improve cost efficiency and competitiveness.
- Define the Build Process.
- Calculate the time at operation level.
- Manage Technical Sequencing.
- Specify industrial asset (Jigs, Tools, Tooling, Machines,...) requirements for creation or modification.
- Drive implementation of 1st installation with required shop floor feedback loops for manufacturing readiness (right first time).
- Plan regular feedback loops with the Production Team/TSFS and go to Gemba.
- Responsible for Delta FAI
- Create / update routings / BoM / SOI taken into account shop floor needs, Time calculation and Work Preparation Rules.
- Provide standardized work (e.g. step standard; standard operations as far as possible).
- Implement Standard Time Value in Routings (if MTM is implemented in an area).
- Ensure manufacturing process operations that execution of these is robust, reliable and safe.
- Run and support PFMEA/FMEA.
- Consider Health & Safety & Environmental regulation (supported by Experts of the dedicated metier if required).
- Manage key / recurrent work preparation issues transferred by the Production Team / Technical shop floor support.
- Communicate directly and by physical participation in Production Team routines and participate in project works in cross-skilled teams (national / international).
- Support shop floor continuities of modifications
Requirements:
+5 years working as a manufacturing engineer
Industrial Engineer, Aeronautical engineer, Mechanical engineer or similar]
English B2 or higher
Knowledge in GD&T and interpretation of drawings
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma
Knowledge and skills in assembly operations (drilling, countersinking, deburring, riveting, sealing, sanding, torque, rework, etc.)
Core Tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA & SPC)
CATIA
Handling of measuring instruments
SAP
Google workspace
Effective communication
Decision making
Critical and analytical mindset
Teamwork
Problem solving (8D, 5W, etc.)
Project management
Join us to achieve the exceptional. 🚁
As a global leader in rotary-wing aviation, Airbus Helicopters delivers high-efficiency solutions across 150 countries for civil, military, and law enforcement missions. Its comprehensive portfolio is engineered to perform vertical flight tasks in the world’s most demanding environments.
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Company: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS MEXICO QUERETARO, S.A. DE C.V.
Contract Type: Permanent
Experience Level: Professional
Job Family: Manufacturing Engineering
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