Composites Manufacturing Engineer (Dayton, Ohio)

ICOMAT; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Stock options

Career growth opportunities

Innovation-focused culture

Job summary

iCOMAT, a leader in automated composite manufacturing, seeks an experienced professional to scale production for aerospace and automotive applications. The role focuses on developing and refining manufacturing processes, improving layup and cure cycles, and ensuring strict quality compliance across all documentation.

You will support design engineering analyses, manage BoMs and routings, and collaborate with MRB to resolve quality issues while training production teams on best practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in advanced composites manufacturing, focusing on process development and optimization.
• Strong understanding of composite materials, their properties and applications.
• Experience with autoclaves, laminate processes and manufacturing workflows.
• Proficiency in interrogating CAD files to support quotations, design and inspection.
• Solid grounding in quality protocols (AS9100).

Responsibilities

• Cover all processes from development to receipt of customer requirements to enable efficient, conforming and cost-effective manufacturing.
• Develop and refine manufacturing processes (layup, cure cycles, RTS, trimming and related paperwork).
• Ensure materials handling complies with manufacturers' recommendations.
• Support Design Engineering with analysis of composites for suitability in specific applications.
• Ensure all manufacturing documentation complies with quality standards and customer approvals.
• Collaborate on MRB reviews to investigate and resolve quality issues and non-conformances.
• Assist in creating BoMs, purchasing specs, routings, MoMs and testing/inspection sheets for compliant production.
• Implement tooling and composite fabrication processes.
• Provide training and support to production teams on composite manufacturing processes.
• Act as a technical resource for troubleshooting manufacturing issues.
• Support equipment installation and commissioning.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase output with minimal oversight.

Skills

Composite manufacturing

Process development

Autoclaves

Lamination

Quality systems (AS9100)

CAD files interpretation

Tools

CAD software

Manufacturing equipment

Job description

Join iCOMAT – Revolutionising the Future of Lightweight Manufacturing!

ICOMAT is an advanced manufacturing company with game changing technology that delivers the lightest structures possible for aerospace and automotive, at a scale, rate and cost efficiency that far exceeds existing composite production processes.

We have ensured iCOMAT is made up of people with the drive and imagination to grow a business that will revolutionise the use of composite materials to enable the next generation of lightweight cars, planes and spacecraft.

We build and operate automated factories for composite materials, delivering components to Tier 1 and OEMs. The business has 3 main divisions that focus on the development of automated production machines, development of software design and production tools and lastly the operation of the factory.

Now working with >25 customers (multiple leading OEMs) and earlier this year we completed the largest ever Series A in composites manufacturing () to fuel a significant scale-up with growth plans that will see the business multiply in size over the next 2-3 years and expand operations into Europe and the US.

The business currently has facilities in Gloucester UK (Factory 1), Bristol UK (Hardware R&D Centre) and in Athens GR (Software R&D Centre) - and very soon in Dayton, Ohio (Factory 2).

As we scale and grow, we’re looking for talented individuals to help us continue driving this transformation. If you're ready to be part of a pioneering team that’s reshaping industries and pushing the boundaries of technology, we want to hear from you!

What will you be doing?

• Cover all processes following development, design and receipt of customer requirements to allow Operations to commence efficient, conforming and cost-effective manufacturing whilst retaining the customers’ requirements and fully quality compliance.

• Develop and refine manufacturing processes (layup, cure cycles, RTS, trimming and supporting paperwork – Method Sheets, BoM’s and Routings)

• Ensure handling / use of materials is in line with manufacturers recommendations

• Support Design Engineering as required with analysis of composite materials to determine suitability for specific applications.

• Ensure all manufacturing documentation / instruction complies with quality standards and customer approvals.

• Work with appropriate Team on MRB Reviews to Investigate and resolve any issues related to product quality, process deviations, or non-conformances.

• Support and oversee the creation of BoM’s, Purchasing Specifications, Routings, MoM’s, Testing / Inspection Requirement Sheets that provide all the information / processes to procure, manufacture and achieve compliance, doing so in a safe, repeatable manner.

• Implement tooling and composite fabrication processes

• Provide training and support to production teams to ensure a thorough understanding of composite manufacturing processes.

• Act as a technical resource for troubleshooting and resolving manufacturing issues.

• Support equipment installation and commissioning

• Troubleshoot and improve output with minimal oversight

What do we need from you?

• 5+ years proven experience in advanced composites manufacturing, with a focus on process development and optimization. (defence/aerospace)

• Strong understanding of composite materials, their properties, and applications.

• Experience with autoclaves, composites lamination and manufacturing

• Proficiency standard to be able to interrogate CAD files to provide support on Quotations, Design and Inspection.

• Solid grounding in quality protocols (AS9100)

• Independent execution and technical initiative

Why iCOMAT?

• Competitive Salary & Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including private healthcare, pension scheme.

• Stock Options: Equity options to give employees a stake in the company’s success

• Career Growth Opportunities: Join us at a pivotal time as we scale up, offering unmatched professional growth opportunities in the rapidly advancing field of composite materials.

• Innovation-Focused Culture: We pride ourselves on our inclusive, forward-thinking work environment. Recognized by Bloomberg as a "UK Startup to Watch", iCOMAT celebrates diversity and encourages all applicants, regardless of background, to apply.

• Global Impact: Be a part of our mission to redefine lightweight structures for the automotive, aerospace, and space industries, working with some of the most influential companies worldwide.Ready to be part of something big?