Manufacturing Engineer - 2nd Shift

RAM Aerospace has been powering flight and space exploration since 1975, delivering precision solenoids, valves, actuators, LVDTs, and RVDTs for commercial, defense, and space applications. Headquartered in St. George, Utah, with a facility in Valencia, California, we build mission-critical components that the world's leading aerospace programs depend on. Join a team that builds the future of aerospace, on time, with excellence. Your career takes off here!

As a Manufacturing Engineer , you are the architect of efficiency on our main production floor. This is a "boots-on-the-ground" role where you will work directly with technicians to optimize the assembly of our flight-critical hardware. Your mission is to make the complex simple. You will design efficient workflows, troubleshoot production bottlenecks in real-time, and implement Lean solutions that make the operator’s job safer and more consistent. If you are an engineer who prefers the energy of the shop floor to the quiet of a cubicle, we want you to help us build the future of flight.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Process Optimization (Lean Focus): Lead the implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles on the assembly line. You will continuously analyze value streams to reduce cycle time, eliminate waste (Muda), and improve product flow.
• Shop Floor Support: Serve as the technical first responder. When production stalls or a fixture isn't working right, you are there to troubleshoot, problem-solve, and get the line moving again.
• Work Instructions & Standards: Author and maintain clear, user-friendly Work Instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). You ensure that every product is built exactly to spec, every time.
• Continuous Improvement: Plan and facilitate Kaizen events with cross-functional teams (operators, quality, maintenance) to solve chronic production issues and improve line layout.
• Operator Training: Partner with supervisors to train and certify operators on new processes or equipment. You act as a coach, ensuring the team understands the "why" behind the process.
• Equipment & Maintenance: Monitor the health of assembly equipment and coordinate with maintenance to establish preventative maintenance schedules.
• New Product Introduction (NPI): Collaborate with Design Engineering to ensure new products are "Designed for Assembly" (DFA). You provide the manufacturing voice early in the design phase to prevent production headaches later.