Hands-On Composite Manufacturing Engineer

Laborup; Vonore (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Job summary

Laborup is seeking a Composites Manufacturing Engineer to improve and scale manufacturing processes for complex composite products. You will spend meaningful time on the production floor, identifying problems, analyzing process performance, and implementing practical improvements.

Responsibilities span from troubleshooting challenges and root-cause analysis to introducing new equipment, supporting prototype builds, and developing manufacturing documentation while transitioning new models into

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience with gel coating, vacuum infusion, resin transfer molding, open molding, and tooling fabrication.
• Hands-on on the manufacturing floor while working with the composites production team.
• Ability to independently troubleshoot manufacturing challenges and drive projects to implementation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work across all organization levels.

Responsibilities

• Composite Process Engineering: Own and improve composite manufacturing processes to optimize product flow, reduce variation, and increase productivity.
• Process Improvement: Identify manufacturing problems, perform root cause analysis, develop solutions, document changes, train personnel, and support implementation.
• Data & Analysis: Collect and analyze manufacturing and process data to understand performance and measure improvements.
• Equipment & Technology: Evaluate and implement new equipment, technologies, and methods within composite fabrication.
• New Product Introduction: Support prototype builds, new model development, and transition of new products into production.
• Manufacturing Documentation: Create and maintain component layouts, material layouts, build documentation, drawings, and BOMs.
• As-Built Documentation: Capture and maintain accurate as-built information to reflect the actual process.
• Engineering Changes: Create, implement, and catalog Engineering Change Notices related to composite fabrication.
• Manufacturing Standards: Develop and maintain standards for adhesives, caulks, silicones.
• Cross-Functional Support: Work with production and other functions to solve technical problems and improve performance.

Skills

Hands-on on the manufacturing floor

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Data-driven decision making

Process optimization

Microsoft Word and Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NX

Rhino

AutoCAD

Job description

Laborup is seeking a Composites Manufacturing Engineer to improve and scale manufacturing processes for complex composite products. You will spend meaningful time on the production floor, identifying problems, analyzing process performance, and implementing practical improvements.

Responsibilities span from troubleshooting challenges and root-cause analysis to introducing new equipment, supporting prototype builds, and developing manufacturing documentation while transitioning new models into