Hands-on Composite Manufacturing Engineer – Aerospace/Defense

Defense Search; Huntington Beach (CA); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Equity option grants

Zusammenfassung

Defense Search in Huntington Beach, CA is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to design molds, fixtures, and production tooling for advanced composite components in aerospace and defense. You will work directly with production technicians, engineers, and customers on design-for-manufacturing and scalable tooling solutions.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years prepreg composites experience, strong mold and tooling design skills, and professional CAD proficiency (NX/SolidWorks/CATIA), with the

Qualifikationen

• 2+ years of prepreg composite manufacturing experience.
• Hands-on composites experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong tooling-design experience.
• Strong mold-design experience.
• Ability to independently design complex and multi-piece molds.
• Knowledge of tooling splits and ply drops.
• Knowledge of adhesive-film applications.
• Experience with debulking and core-splicing.
• Professional CAD proficiency required.

Aufgaben

• Design molds, fixtures, and production tooling for composite manufacturing.
• Develop scalable, production-ready tooling designs.
• Independently design complex and multi-piece molds.
• Create ply books and manufacturing kits from customer data.
• Develop projector programs and related manufacturing information.
• Support prepreg composite manufacturing processes.
• Develop approaches for complex composite geometries.
• Evaluate tooling splits and mold architecture.
• Support ply-drop design and manufacturing requirements.
• Provide DFM feedback to customers and internal teams.
• Identify cost-down and manufacturing-efficiency opportunities.
• Work with customers to solve manufacturing/design challenges.
• Spend significant time on the production floor to understand challenges.

Kenntnisse

Prepreg composites

Composite tooling

Mold design

Tooling design

CAD proficiency

DFM feedback

Onsite production floor

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing, or related

Tools

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

CATIA

Jobbeschreibung

Defense Search in Huntington Beach, CA is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to design molds, fixtures, and production tooling for advanced composite components in aerospace and defense. You will work directly with production technicians, engineers, and customers on design-for-manufacturing and scalable tooling solutions.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years prepreg composites experience, strong mold and tooling design skills, and professional CAD proficiency (NX/SolidWorks/CATIA), with the