Aerospace Fasteners Development

Position Requirement: Responsible for end-to-end development of aerospace fasteners, from RFQ and feasibility assessment through product/process development, tooling and trials, sample validation, FAI/PPAP, customer approval and transfer to serial production, ensuring compliance with applicable aerospace standards, customer specifications, quality, statutory, legal and regulatory requirements.

Educational Qualification

- Bachelors Degree in Mechanical / Production / Manufacturing / Aerospace Engineering.
- Diploma holders with extensive relevant experience may also be considered.

Experience
- 7-15 years of relevant experience in aerospace fastener/product development, preferably in aerospace fastener manufacturing.
- Robust experience in cold forging, warm forging, hot forging, CNC machining, thread rolling, heat treatment and surface treatment.
- Proven experience in end-to-end NPD from feasibility to customer approval.
- Experience in aerospace customer development, FAI/PPAP and technical documentation.

Key Responsibilities
- Review customer RFQs, drawings, specifications and applicable standards and conduct technical/manufacturing feasibility studies.
- Identify CTQs, special characteristics, manufacturing risks and appropriate process routes for aerospace fasteners.
- Develop and optimize forging, machining, thread rolling, heat treatment and surface-treatment processes to meet dimensional, metallurgical and functional requirements.
- Develop and coordinate process flow, operation sequence, tooling, dies, fixtures, gauges and manufacturing methods.
- Plan and execute prototype, sample and process trials, analyse results and implement necessary process improvements.
- Ensure complete material, process, inspection, testing and product traceability throughout the development cycle.
- Coordinate product validation, inspection and testing, review results and ensure closure of failures/non-conformities.




- Lead preparation and submission of FAI/PPAP and NPD documentation, including Process Flow, PFMEA, Control Plan and related technical records.
- Coordinate with customers on technical clarifications, development reviews, deviations, observations and approval requirements and drive timely closure to obtain customer approval.
- Maintain development history, configuration/revision control and technical records and support customer, certification and third-party audits.
- Lead structured problem solving using 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, FMEA, SPC and other quality tools to resolve development and process issues.
- Coordinate with Production, Quality, Tooling, SCM, Purchase, Manufacturing and other cross-functional teams to achieve development milestones.
- Lead development review meetings, monitor action plans and ensure on-time completion of NPD activities.
- Support successful transfer of approved products from development to serial production.

Technical Competencies
- Knowledge on AUTO CAD/ SOLID WORKS
- Aerospace fastener manufacturing and NPD.
- Forging process and tooling.
- CNC machining and thread rolling.
- Aerospace drawing interpretation and GDT.
- Material specifications and metallurgy.
- Heat treatment and surface treatment/plating.
- Aerospace standards and customer specifications.
- APQP, PFMEA, Process Flow, Control Plan and FAI/PPAP.
- Root-cause analysis, problem solving and process capability.
- Technical documentation, customer communication and product traceability.

Preferred Standards / Knowledge Working knowledge of applicable NAS, MS, AS, SAE, ASTM and customer-specific aerospace standards, along with applicable quality and regulatory requirements.

Knowledge of AS9100, NADCAP and aerospace special-process requirements will be an added advantage.

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