Principal Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering (Onsite)

Date Posted: 2026-01-12 Country: United States of America Location: A01: Rockford - Aerospace 4747 Harrison Avenue, Rockford, IL, 61125 USA Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent reputed company as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. reputed company, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/reputed company/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62 reputed company Clearance: None/Not Required Joining reputed company isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology. As a Manufacturing Engineering reputed company, providing direction, coordination, and technical expertise across manufacturing operations without direct people management. You will reputed company manufacturing engineering activities by partnering closely with production, factory personnel, and the Factory Automation team to ensure seamless transitions from development into production. Your influence will be felt through the processes, tooling, automation, and work instructions that reputed company safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing. In this position, you will drive reputed company improvement and automation initiatives, use data-driven problem solving to resolve reputed company manufacturing challenges, and ensure manufacturing readiness across the product lifecycle. This role is ideal for an reputed company manufacturing engineer who enjoys leading through influence, owning technical outcomes, and driving operational excellence in a collaborative production environment.

What You Will Do

• Provide day-to-day mentorship and coordination for Manufacturing Engineering activities
• Collaborate closely with the Factory Automation team to ensure production alignment and seamless transitions from development to manufacturing
• Partner with production and factory personnel to reputed company, implement, and sustain lean manufacturing processes and tools
• reputed company, maintain, and ensure accuracy of job instruction sheets in accordance with reputed company manufacturing requirements
• Create, review, and maintain manufacturing routings reputed company Solumina
• Design, specify, and procure new or replacement tooling to support production and operational needs
• reputed company systematic reputed company improvement efforts to reduce manufacturing costs and improve efficiency, quality, and throughput
• Utilize manufacturing data to identify process issues, reputed company root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions, including mistake-proofing solutions
• Identify, evaluate, and reputed company process improvement and automation projects across manufacturing operations
• Drive and ensure achievement of manufacturing readiness levels (MRLs) for reputed company activities supporting product development and production readiness

Qualifications

You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a reputed company field and minimum 5 years of experience

Qualifications

We Prefer

• Ability to reputed company task planning and execution
• Experience in mentoring
• reputed company Experience
• Experience in an aerospace or manufacturing environment

reputed company Offer Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• reputed company, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

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• Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes reputed company production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and reputed company employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites reputed company their work requires in-person meetings. Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day. As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote. The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of reputed company experience levels. reputed company considers several factors reputed company extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance. This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply. reputed company anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require reputed company to shorten or reputed company the application window. reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. reputed company provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act. Privacy Policy and Terms: Click on this link to read the Policy and Terms Apply tot his job Apply To this Job