Aerospace Composites Process Engineer

Park Aerospace Corp.; Newton (KS); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Park Aerospace Corp. is seeking a Manufacturing/Process Engineer in Kansas to help develop and implement cost-effective manufacturing processes for advanced composite materials and structures, ensuring safety, quality, and compliance with product specifications.

You will monitor and analyze equipment, review bill of materials, and assist with process operating parameters while supporting qualification programs and new product development on plant equipment. The role requires a B.S.

Qualifications

• Experience with statistical analysis and DOE.
• Experience in manufacturing processes for composites.
• Proficiency with MS Office, Oracle, and CAD.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in composite materials manufacturing.
• Familiarity with CMH-17 / MIL-HDBK-17, ASTM and SACMA test methods.
• Experience with material characterization testing of composites including A and B basis calculation.

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance in daily monitoring of manufacturing processes to ensure that quality and productivity standards are maintained and improved.
• Set up and/or review required bill of materials needed to produce advanced composite materials.
• Analyze and troubleshoot processing problems quick and timely resolution.
• Provides technical assistance to all manufacturing and test laboratory departments.
• Assist with development of process operating parameters of equipment and monitor true run conditions of the composite prepreg material.
• Assists with performing development activities for new products on the plant equipment and resolving any quality and safety related issues.
• Assists with management of specific engineering related projects and/or capital projects that are focused on improving business processes.
• Create engineering work orders in order to execute engineering test plans for screening or qualification.
• Daily monitoring of the progress of qualification programs in regards to panel lay-up, specimen cutting, tabbing and testing.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Design of experiments

MS Office

Oracle

CAD

Communication skills

Composite materials manufacturing

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Park Aerospace Corp. is seeking a Manufacturing/Process Engineer in Kansas to help develop and implement cost-effective manufacturing processes for advanced composite materials and structures, ensuring safety, quality, and compliance with product specifications.

You will monitor and analyze equipment, review bill of materials, and assist with process operating parameters while supporting qualification programs and new product development on plant equipment. The role requires a B.S.