TAT Technologies (“TAT”) is a fast-growing, profitable provider of aerospace thermal management, power and actuation products, and repair services. Established in 1969, TAT serves as a global partner to leading aerospace companies, delivering innovative solutions across commercial, defense, OEM, and MRO markets. With employees and operations in the U.S. and Israel, TAT is recognized for its flexibility, technical expertise, and commitment to customer success.
TAT Technologies' Tulsa site serves as the company's Center of Excellence for heat transfer manufacturing, MRO, and OEM solutions. Supporting commercial, regional, and military aircraft worldwide, the site delivers advanced thermal management solutions that enhance aircraft performance, improve reliability, and ensure operational and mission readiness.
We are seeking a Process Engineer to help drive manufacturing excellence within a leading aerospace OEM and MRO operation. This position will focus on optimizing production processes, troubleshooting manufacturing challenges, implementing continuous improvement initiatives, and supporting the development of new products and capabilities. The successful candidate will be a collaborative, results-oriented problem solver with a strong engineering foundation, a passion for operational excellence, and the ability to work effectively across multiple functions to improve quality, efficiency, and customer outcomes.
Responsibilities
Provide engineering support through all phases including - design for manufacturing reviews, prototyping, testing, day to day production support to continuous improvement efforts
Apply fundamental principles of science, engineering and statistics to improve processes, resolve quality issues, reduce costs and develop new products/processes
Provide engineering technical support to OEM, Military, Commercial and Repair Station divisions on a day to do basis for Engineering related issues
Interact with internal and external customers, vendors, and suppliers for identifying solutions or developing new processes. Participate in internal and external product design reviews with engineering or other technical teams
Resolve engineering problems of difficult and complex scope, with technical re-search ensuring engineering excellence, with minimal supervision
Process technically sound change management process with ECR’s (Engineering Change Request) and validation of changes with analytical tools and data
Apply information from technical manuals, engineering drawings and documents to research and resolve problems.
Create work instructions and test procedures from design and/or Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) specifications
Evaluate Testing for compliance with specifications and equivalency of Materials and Processes
Manage Capital Projects and justify new processes or equipment based on ROI calculations
Manage multiple projects and initiatives at the same time and be able to manage priorities with good Project Management skillset
Support manufacturing with corrective actions for non-conformances and troubleshooting assembly/testing issue with Failure/Root Cause Analysis
Other responsibilities and projects as directed by the Engineering Leader
Requirements
Bachelor of Science Engineering or related field
U.S. citizenship or Green Card is required
Minimum of 5 years’ work experience working in manufacturing environment in an Engineering role
Knowledge of using Continuous Improvement tools like Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma
Must be knowledgeable and adept in interpreting engineering specifications (FAA and other industry standards)
Must have previous experience in enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to modify and create work instructions and BOM updates
Experience in driving year-over-year cost savings with CI tools preferred
Experience in manufacturing processes like Welding / Vacuum Brazing / Torch Brazing of Metals / Chemical Cleaning of Metals / Heat Treatment of Metals / Machining / Casting /…