Composites Engineer — Aerospace Manufacturing

Poseidon Aerospace; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Relocation support

Health benefits

6% Retirement matching

Flexible PTO

Free lunches

Job summary

Poseidon Aerospace in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking a Composites Engineer to bridge design and fabrication of aerospace structures. You will develop tooling, document processes, and collaborate with design engineering to ensure manufacturability and quality on prototype and production parts.

You will support technicians on the shop floor, define cure cycles, and contribute to cost reduction and continuous improvement through lean methods, while maintaining BOM accuracy and manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, or Materials Engineering or equivalent technical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, fabricate and procure tooling, molds, jigs, and fixtures required for fabrication.
• Develop manufacturing processes for composite airframe components including layup, bonding, curing, trimming, drilling, and assembly.
• Collaborate with design engineering to ensure manufacturability, structural integrity, and production efficiency of composite parts and assemblies.
• Work directly with technicians on the floor to support prototype builds, troubleshoot issues, and optimize build quality and efficiency.
• Define material handling, kitting, and cure cycle parameters to ensure process consistency and compliance with specifications.
• Support prototype builds and transition designs to production, troubleshooting issues on the shop floor.
• Develop detailed work instructions, travelers, and manufacturing documentation.
• Analyze process capability and identify opportunities for cost reduction, yield improvement, and defect prevention.
• Support non-conformance investigations and implement corrective/preventive actions.
• Interface with suppliers on composite materials, tooling, and equipment.
• Provide training and guidance to production technicians on new processes or tooling.
• Maintain accurate BOM information for airframe components and subsystems.
• Contribute to lean manufacturing and digital manufacturing integration.

Skills

Problem solving

CAD

Shop-floor experience

GD&T

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, or Materials Engineering or equivalent

Tools

CAM tools

PLM/MES/ERP systems

Job description

Poseidon Aerospace in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking a Composites Engineer to bridge design and fabrication of aerospace structures. You will develop tooling, document processes, and collaborate with design engineering to ensure manufacturability and quality on prototype and production parts.

You will support technicians on the shop floor, define cure cycles, and contribute to cost reduction and continuous improvement through lean methods, while maintaining BOM accuracy and manufacturing