Detailed Position Description:

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Senior Industrial Mechanical Engineer
Division of Major Aerospace Corporation located near Seattle, Washington.

The division was acquired in the 2Q of 2012 and is a new position. Good opportunity to get on the ground level of an expanding growing company.

Summary:
Directs and coordinates activities of engineering department to design, manufacture, and test components, products, and systems by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors. Must have a background in tool design and the ability to solve engineering issues that arise on the production floor.

• Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• Directs department activities to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures.
• Resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts.
• Analyzes technology trends, human resource needs, and market demand to plan projects.
• Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.
• Forecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests.
• Advises management of new developments which may affect profit, schedule, costs, customer relations, and/or inter-departmental relations.
• Provides direction and example for interpretation and application of company policies and procedures to the engineering activities.
• Maintains a working knowledge of new technologies which may improve operations, and develops recommendations accordingly.
• Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Manages one subordinate supervisor who supervises a total of 11 employees in the Tool Design & Development. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Must understand and establish the parameters of for tool design and lead the interaction with the customers engineering departments. Must understand the principals of over bending and draw in tool design for specific materials and thicknesses. Must understand tonnage as it relates to press machines to effectively form parts.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Analytical - Designs work flows and procedures.

Design - Uses feedback to modify designs; Applies design principles; Demonstrates attention to detail.

Customer Service - Responds promptly to customer needs; Meets commitments.

Managing People - Develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; Fosters quality focus in others; Improves processes, products and services.

Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance.

Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.

Attendance/Punctuality - Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Qualifications - To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience - Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) or equivalent; or four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills - Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills - Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability - Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills - To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Design software; Manufacturing software; Project Management software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software

Other Skills and Abilities - Experience reading Boeing blueprints/PCM's.

Physical Demands - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment - The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Compensation: $60-$90,000 plus bonus; relocation package

[Note: This is a newly created position with a newly acquired division of a major aerospace company located near Seattle, Washington. The division is a "build to print shop" involved with sheet metal operations. Today it has been focused on legacy aircraft and requires knowledge of tool design and development. The engineering that is received from Boeing is generations old and is Mylar type drawings. The new Senior Industrial Mechanical Engineer will be required to reduce scrap and first time acceptable rate. The company is expecting to double in size with 3-5 years.

They have been in business since 1970 and are a dedicated aerospace parts and assemblies producer offering an extremely diverse manufacturing facility with state of the art equipment. In addition to many other manufacturing methodologies supporting aging aircraft fleets, they have a strong history of committed support of both in and out of production airframes, both military and commercial and specialize in difficult to produce assemblies with specific focus on adding value for their customers with a true commitment to teaming. They also specialize in complex program management that integrates multi-discipline aerospace manufacturing such as flight controls and part kits. In addition, they design and build all tooling in-house and on large work statement packages and partner by not charging for tooling, first article or any other development costs. They offer CNC machining up to 24 feet length, complex formed sheet metal in all variations from hydro-forming to pressure vessel - fluid forming techniques along with a highly capable assembly department. They are an approved source for Aircraft Structural Fusion Welding in virtually all alloys and are fully certified AS-9100 and NADCAP approved supplier.]

This is a "hot job" opportunity and interested qualified candidates need to contact Allen Barber immediately at AES-Allen Executive Search, LLC by forwarding a copy of cover letter and resume in Word format to abarber@allen-executivesearch.com or fax to 877-523-9307. Hiring authorities are wanting to move fast on this position. There is a relocation package and bonus with salary.

Allen Barber
AES Allen Executive Search, LLC
2700 Knoll Court
Highland Village, TX 75077
214-298-7010
Fax: 877-523-9307
abarber@allen-executivesearch.com
www.allen-executivesearch.com
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