Mgr, Engineering II

Core Responsibilities:

• Ensure current products have accurate work instructions, CNC programs, and standard processes that yield consistent, high-quality, defect-free parts.
• Oversee special process development and conformance (turning, milling, shot peen, special processes, etc.), ensuring compliance with customer, organizational, and regulatory standards.
• Coordinate the development of tooling, fixturing, and CNC programs to support manufacturing.
• Maintain accountability for customer-owned property (e.g., tooling) and ensure inventory control.
• Drive cost-out, productivity, and continuous improvement initiatives through Lean Manufacturing best practices.

New Product Introduction (NPI)

• Lead all engineering activities related to NPI/NPD, ensuring milestones, budgets, and customer expectations are met.
• Facilitate APQP/PPAP processes for all new product introductions.
• Ensure adherence to stage-gate NPI checklist standard work, including configuration and change management processes.
• Champion advanced machine simulation, complementing best practices for CNC programming of multi-axis turning and milling machinery.
• Develop and validate new manufacturing processes, tooling, and documentation for new products.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with quality, operations, and supply chain to ensure smooth customer approvals and on-time launches.

Leadership & Strategy

• Manage, mentor, and coach the engineering staff to build a high-performing team focused on excellence, accountability, and innovation.
• Engage with the recruiting of graduate engineers from local universities.
• Champion the business's innovation strategy, including capital acquisitions and the introduction of new technologies.
• Maintain a capable indirect load capacity model for the business.
• Provide technical support to customers on engineering issues related to quality and growth.
• Partner with business development and finance to provide accurate cost estimates and assess manufacturing feasibility for new opportunities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; advanced degree (MBA, MS) preferred.
• 7-10 years of aerospace manufacturing engineering experience (machining of complex rotating/static components preferred).
• Strong background in process engineering, CNC programming, GD&T, and special process development.
• 5+ years of supervisory experience with proven leadership effectiveness and change management ability.
• Experience with AS9100, NADCAP, APQP/PPAP, and aerospace quality requirements.
• Project management expertise: PMP certification strongly preferred.
• Strong business acumen with knowledge of cost modeling, financial trade-offs, and ERP systems (Syteline experience a plus).
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and engineering tools (AutoCAD, Microsoft Project).

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives
• Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, 401k)
• Career development opportunities in a dynamic aerospace environment
• A culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Instructions:

To be considered for the above position, please visit our website www.onebarnes.com, click on careers, search for the job posting in which you are interested and submit your resume online.

At Barnes Aerospace, career development is a shared responsibility in which all employees are encouraged to develop, improve, and enhance

their skills and professional growth to support our business objectives.

This job position may include access to controlled information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws. If an applicant does not meet the definition of a "U.S. Person" (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status), the Company may be required to obtain an export control license. If the position for which you applied involves access to controlled information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws, then any offer is also contingent on verification of appropriate documentation for the Company to assess whether an export license will be required to employ you in that role, and if it is determined that an export license is required, the offer is also contingent on the Company's determination, in its sole discretion, whether a license application and ongoing administration is prudent under the project's contract parameters and whether an export license can be successfully obtained before you can start in that role. Export license applications may take several weeks to be processed.