Our client in Northern California has an opening for a Composite Manufacturing Engineer with experience in composite part design for aerospace composite fabrication and assembly processes. Individual must have a strong technical background in certified aircraft manufacturing. The candidate should be well versed in all aspects of creating manufacturing definition for composite parts.
Keltia is a technical support services company providing Engineering Design, CAD Training along with Specialized Technical Recruiting services to mainly the aerospace and other industries in WA State, around the US, Canada and Europe. We have been in business 20 years in the US and 8 years in Europe.
Responsibilities:
Develops CPD definition, producibility, and 2D engineering definition for detail parts (plybooks & lamination drawings)
Supports creation and review of manufacturing plans to ensure compliance with design requirements and company processes
Participates in the review, approval, and release process of engineering definition
Supports components throughout full lifecycle from prototype to final acceptance as well as modifications and repairs after installation
Develop company CPD design standards
Uses engineering judgment to evaluate manufacturing issues and disposition nonconformance reports (NCR)
Required:
3+ years of related experience as a manufacturing engineer in relevant industry
Experience working with Catia V5 or later, and Enovia (or similar PLM)
Experience with Composite Part Design (CPD), or Fibersim, Assembly Design, Sketcher, Drafting, Wireframe, and Generative Shape Design (GSD)
Experience in composite manufacturing processes: manual layup, AFP, autoclave operation, hot press, assembly processes, etc.
Experience with laser projection systems (Virtek or Aligned Vision) is a plus
Experience with composite cutting tables (Gerber, Zund, Eastman, etc.) is a plus
Experience in prototype manufacturing in a professional environment
Education Requirements: B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering or 4+ years in a comparable role
If interested, please send your updated resume in Word doc format to Jason at jr@keltia-design.com with preferred pay requirements and availability and we will follow up very shortly.