Manufacturing Engineer - Product & Planning

As Manufacturing Engineer Product & Planning, you will support an Integrated Product Team to ensure efficient production of landing gear components. You’ll analyze production characteristics, manage non-conformities, and define temporary production instructions, with a pathway toward NC approval. You’ll translate concepts into production-ready processes, driving quality and delivery targets in a multi-technology campus. This role offers hands-on problem solving, Lean optimization, and collaboration with global teams to advance aerospace manufacturing excellence.

• gross salary up to 5.715,- per month (CAO Metalektro)
• 40 paid holidays (27 + 13 ADV)
• pension scheme
• travel allowance
• profit sharing scheme
• opportunities for career and personal development

• Develop technical solutions for complex manufacturing challenges with a safety-first mindset
• Provide technical support for manufacturing development and integration in production
• Resolve vendor schedule and quality issues, using root cause analysis for corrective actions
• Manage tooling/production planning implementation from concept to production, ensuring process capability via ZDM tools
• Oversee product development, first article development, configuration changes, and build process definition
• Deliver measurable results aligned with Operational & Program goals
• Maintain strong relationships with internal/external customers and colleagues
• Drive continuous improvement of production processes through Lean initiatives

• 4+ years of Manufacturing Engineering experience, preferably in aerospace or related fields
• Degree in a related Engineering discipline (Aerospace, Mechanical, Automotive)
• Ability to influence and build trust within a global organization
• Working knowledge of LEAN processes and practices
• Working knowledge of quality system models such as ISO9000, AS9100, or D1-9000
• Strong documentation and reporting skills
• English fluency in writing and speaking
• Experience with machining (milling, mill-turn, boring, honing) and surface treatment processes (heat treatment, plating, shot-peen, NDI) would be advantageous

• influencing others
• trust-building
• team collaboration
• LEAN knowledge
• Quality systems (ISO9000, AS9100, D1-9000)
• Root cause analysis