CNC Programmer

The Manufacturing Engineer supports the development, optimization, and documentation of manufacturing processes, working cross-functionally to introduce new products, improve productivity, reduce costs, and ensure effective coordination of production operations. This role performs methods and operational analyses, develops process flows and work instructions, evaluates engineering changes, and provides technical support across engineering, quality, procurement, and production functions.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Coordinate with design engineering on new product releases, reviewing drawings for producibility and ensuring manufacturing readiness prior to release (30%).

• Perform operational, labor, and methods analyses to support time standards, workflow optimization, equipment planning, and productivity improvement initiatives (25%).

• Evaluate engineering changes and specification updates, serving as a technical liaison across program management, finance, design, quality, procurement, inspection, and production teams (20%).

• Develop and maintain manufacturing process flows, work instructions, and standard procedures that define specific manufacturing steps and ensure consistent execution (15%).

• Support cost estimation, tooling recommendations, and process requirements for new or existing product lines while maintaining records and reporting systems to coordinate manufacturing operations (10%).

Representative Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field

• 4–6+ years of manufacturing or industrial engineering experience with growing technical responsibility

• Experience supporting new product introduction, producibility reviews, and cross-functional design coordination

• Working knowledge of labor time standards, workflow analysis, and manufacturing cost drivers

• Ability to develop process flow documentation, work instructions, and standard manufacturing procedures

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and process accuracy

• Effective communication skills for working across engineering, production, quality, and supply chain teams

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production or engineering environment

• Commitment to continuous improvement and supporting collaborative manufacturing operations

No unsolicited agency submittals please.  Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal.  Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.  

Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening.  In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn. 

Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

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If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.