Manufacturing Engineer 3 - 377486

Description:
These positions are for both 1st and 2nd shift. Candidates must be open to both shifts and will be assigned one or the other at time of offer.

100% onsite.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement production and tooling methodologies.
• Participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to integrate technical solutions across multiple disciplines.
• Develop, identify, and implement conceptual designs while maintaining the program architecture for build.
• Lead and implement manufacturing plans.
• Conduct producibility and variation analyses to ensure manufacturing process capability aligns with requirements.
• Assist in providing producibility information for project plans and document best practices.
• Analyze design/build concepts to evaluate producible design/build definitions.
• Resolve technical problems that significantly impact performance, cost, or schedule.
• Coordinate and implement new engineering principles, theories, advanced technologies, and concepts.
• Validate and ensure production readiness of solutions to complex problems.
• Implement lean principles and technologies
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):
• Must have a Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an ABET accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry and applicable experience in a professional exempt engineering classification.
• 5+ or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
• 5+ years of engineering experience related to the development, selection, and/or revision of parts, materials, and process specifications for production testing, electrical subsystems, aircraft interiors, and other aircraft systems.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
• 5+ years of experience in production planning, including ownership of value stream build plans.
• Experience with 787 systems, build plans, production testing, electrical installations, and/or aircraft interiors is a plus.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a diverse and demanding work environment and schedule.

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD, Master+3 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.
 
Job Number: 377486
Job Location: Charleston, SC
Rate: TBD
Duration: 6 - months
Start Date: ASAP
Input Date: 04/27/2026
Last Updated: 04/27/2026
Firm Name: CTS INTERNATIONAL
Address: 160 NW GILMAN BLVD STE 250
City, State: ISSAQUAH, WA 98027
Phone: 425/451-0051
Fax Phone: 425/635-7630
Email: cjhunter@ctsinternational.com
Website: www.ctsinternational.com
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