Aerospace Composite Manufacturing Engineer II

Karman Space & Defense; Mukilteo (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Health Savings Account (HSA) with公司贡献

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Company-paid life and AD&D insurance

Short‑ and long‑term disability

Job summary

Karman Space and Defense is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer II to support development, production, and application of composite materials. You will coordinate process planning, tooling design, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful integration of composite technologies into product lines.

The role requires aerospace experience, GD&T, drafting skills, and the ability to interact with customers.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in aerospace manufacturing or composite design.
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills.
• Experience with aerospace composite manufacturing methodologies; autoclave or press molding experience is a plus.
• GD&T and blueprint reading expertise.
• Proficiency in modeling and drafting.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Experience with design-for-manufacturing and assembly for small-and-rate-production programs.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across concurrent projects.
• One-on-one customer support experience.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Current DoD Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day engineering and manufacturing activities to meet program and customer requirements.
• Formulate manufacturing processes that satisfy customer-specified product requirements.
• Develop fabrication and process control documentation for composite products.
• Design or review tooling to meet production rate and quality needs.
• Serve as a technical interface with customers for status updates and problem-resolution discussions.
• Support root-cause analysis and corrective action for nonconformances.
• Perform peer reviews of build documentation and tooling designs.
• Develop pricing and lead-time estimates for RFQs or information requests.

Skills

Time management

Problem solving

Communication skills

Independent work

Analytical skills

Reading engineering drawings

Tools

Composite tooling

Autoclave processing

CAD modeling

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Karman Space and Defense is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer II to support development, production, and application of composite materials. You will coordinate process planning, tooling design, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful integration of composite technologies into product lines.

The role requires aerospace experience, GD&T, drafting skills, and the ability to interact with customers.