Industrial & Manufacturing Operations Engineer at Williams International in Ogden, UT

Job description

• Williams International has an exciting opportunity for an Industrial & Manufacturing Operations Engineer at our facility located at 3450 Sam Williams Dr., Ogden, UT 84401.
• The successful candidate will apply industrial and manufacturing engineering principles to optimize, coordinate, and oversee high-precision aerospace machining and production processes for gas turbine engine components. The position serves as a primary technical and analytical liaison between engineering, quality, and manufacturing operations.
• The role is responsible for process optimization, cycle-time analysis, quality management system compliance, workflow coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives across CNC lathe, grinding, Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM), and automated manufacturing operations.
• The engineer analyzes production data, supports manufacturing efficiency initiatives, develops operational improvements, and coordinates technical training to maximize equipment utilization, reduce operational inefficiencies, and ensure compliance with aerospace manufacturing standards.
• This position is 100% onsite; no remote or hybrid option is available at this time.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with design engineering, quality, and manufacturing management teams to evaluate, develop, and implement improvements to turbine engine component fabrication processes, machining methods, tooling utilization, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Monitor and enforce compliance with computerized manufacturing and quality systems, including On-line Quality Reporting (OQR), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Factory Data Collection (FDC) software platforms.
• Develop, implement, maintain, and verify statistical process controls, Six Sigma methodologies, continuous improvement initiatives, and material/component serialization traceability systems to ensure compliance with aerospace quality and manufacturing standards.
• Analyze, document, and investigate systemic manufacturing and equipment issues causing production delays, downtime, scrap, or quality deviations, and apply engineering and statistical methodologies to implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Verify that manufacturing personnel operate within established production standards and correctly utilize planning instructions, engineering specifications, precision gauges, and measurement equipment.
• Coordinate with production supervisors, team leaders, and manufacturing specialists to organize production workflows, establish operational priorities, and assign manufacturing activities to maximize equipment utilization and production efficiency.
• Oversee production support and material handling workflows to minimize tooling shortages, reduce material bottlenecks, improve process flow, and prevent machine downtime within aerospace manufacturing operations.
• Develop and conduct technical training programs for CNC machining personnel regarding manufacturing procedures, blueprint interpretation, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), engineering specifications, precision measurement systems, and quality compliance requirements.
• Provide engineering support and troubleshooting for complex machining operations, tooling configurations, robotic integration systems, and CNC machining program modifications, including evaluation of G-code and M-code programming adjustments.
• Enforce compliance with workplace safety procedures, hazard-control requirements, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standards, and 6S manufacturing organization practices throughout aerospace production operations.
• Coordinate and oversee vacuum impregnation and hydrostatic pressure testing processes for aerospace castings to verify structural integrity, leak resistance, and compliance with aerospace engineering specifications.
• Monitor and verify controlled heat-treatment processes for aerospace components to ensure compliance with metallurgical specifications, required material properties, and aerospace engineering standards.
• Conduct technical training and operational support relating to automated robotic systems integrated with CNC machining equipment to improve production efficiency, reduce downtime, and maintain high-precision aerospace manufacturing standards.
• M-F 40 hrs./wk. 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Requirements

• U.S. or Foreign bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (U.S. or foreign) or a related engineering field.
• Two (2) years of experience in aerospace or turbine engine CNC manufacturing engineering, including experience with precision machining operations, manufacturing process optimization, quality systems, and CNC production environments.

Skills

Required

• Process optimization
• Cycle-time analysis
• Quality management system compliance
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Six Sigma methodologies
• Continuous improvement
• CNC machining
• Precision machining operations
• Blueprint interpretation
• Precision measurement systems
• G-code and M-code programming
• Robotic integration systems