Production Engineer

Adhere to all company procedures, core values and policies.

• Mission: Our mission is to support DOD and emerging markets with Engineering, Manufacturing, and MRO solutions.
• Vision: Technologies and solutions yet to be imagined.
• Core Values: Integrity, Teamwork, Excellence.

This position involves safety sensitive job tasks or duties that could affect the safety and health of the employee or others, including but not limited to the operation of a motor vehicle, other vehicle, equipment, machinery or power tools. Repairing, maintaining or monitoring the performance or operation of any equipment, machinery or manufacturing process, the malfunction or disruption of which could result in injury or property damage. As set out more fully in the Drug and Alcohol Policy, employees in this position are subject to discipline up to and including termination of employment in the event of a positive drug test for marijuana components or metabolites, regardless of whether such employee has a valid Oklahoma medical marijuana license.

Requires a willingness to work outside of normal business hours to meet deadlines, if necessary.
Must be able to communicate in the English Language.

Responsibilities:

• Drawing interpretation of customer prints
• Load and revise bills of material (BOMs) in Costpoint (ERP system)
• Complete process routings in Costpoint
• Evaluate alternate and substitute parts to support legacy production lines
• Revise internal technical documentation to include drawings and test plans/procedures
• Take immediate action to support production with the use of redlined drawings
• Support new design projects through prototype build and testing
• Operation of optical comparator for reverse engineering needs
• Operation of coordinate-measuring machine for reverse engineering needs
• Operation of laser engraver
• Oversee CNC programing.
• Maximize productivity of machinery in the Machine Shop, Assembly, and MRO departments
• Determine which machines, tools, equipment, etc. will be used and where they will be stationed in the facility
• Increase speed and efficiency of processes without compromising quality
• Diagnose origin of breakdowns, including human error, and troubleshoot problems in the Machine Shop, Assembly, and MRO departments
• Maintain existing company facilities and equipment, replace, or make adjustments to company facilities and equipment when necessary.
• Incorporate shop floor organization and cleanliness among production departments.
• Develop requirements for tooling and support equipment.
• Assure machine tool programs are to latest part revision.
• Identify Continuous Improvement projects and present them to management
• Work to resolve problems throughout the organization
• Support the solicitation process by estimating Manufacturing hours, creating a detailed Manufacturing schedule, and writing technical papers
• Identify, analyze, and solve obsolescence issues

Other duties as assigned

Preferred Knowledge: 

• Knowledge of soldering and safety wire 
• Machine Shop experience or combination of vocational training and on the job experience 

Reporting Relationship: 

Reports directly to the Engineering Manager. 

Job Requirements: 

Education and Training: 

• Two to five years of experience in addition to a Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, systems, industrial or mechanical engineering 
• Or five plus years of experience in Engineering/Manufacturing 

Company Background: 

United Dynamics is a small business-certified Hub zone located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. United Dynamics started in 1993 by reverse engineering aerospace parts to help the USG with obsolete parts. This company has an engineering staff capable of designing and reverse engineering numerous types of aerospace parts and solutions. United Dynamics is approved for manufacturing over 168 National Stock Numbers (NSNs). This includes in house machining capabilities, parts assembly, and testing. United Dynamics has an MRO shop and is approved to overhaul over 53 National Stock Numbers (NSNs). This company manufactures and overhauls aerospace parts for numerous aircraft including: KC-135, B-52, B1, B2, E3, A-10, F-15, F-16, KC-46, and C-130. United Dynamics history of sales is specifically Department of Defense (DOD) sales.