Head of Aerospace Casting Engineering & Automation

States HR CO

Tampa (FL)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

5 days ago

Be an early applicant

Application generator

A complete application in a minute — tailored resume and cover letter, ready to send.

Get past ATS filters

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

PTO

Parental leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

States HR CO in Tampa, FL seeks a Director of Engineering to lead investment casting operations for aerospace components. The role oversees a 40-person engineering team, sets strategy, and drives automation and digital manufacturing initiatives to support growth and quality.

The candidate will guide capacity expansion, yield improvements, and customer commitments, collaborating across Operations, Quality, EHS, and regulatory interfaces while ensuring export-control compliance.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Metallurgical Engineering, or related field.
10+ years in engineering leadership in aerospace or industrial gas turbine manufacturing.
Hands-on aerospace investment casting of superalloy turbine components.
Strong knowledge of equiaxed, directional solidification (DS), and single-crystal (SX) casting.
Experience leading large multidisciplinary teams of managers, engineers, and technicians.
Demonstrated success delivering capital, automation, or manufacturing technology projects with measurable results.
Must be a U.S. person (citizen, permanent resident, or asylee/refugee) due to export-control requirements.

Responsibilities

Lead site engineering across production and process engineering, tooling, dimensional/layout engineering, NPI, and PMA programs.
Develop and execute engineering strategies supporting capacity growth, yield improvement, and customer commitments.
Improve yield and reduce scrap and rework across core, wax, shell, casting, and post-cast operations.
Lead automation and digital manufacturing initiatives, including robotics, CNC integration, and PLM/digital-thread implementation.
Manage engineering priorities, resources, and capital projects.
Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering organization of approximately 40 employees.
Mentor engineering managers and team members while supporting succession planning and leadership development.
Collaborate with Operations, Quality, EHS, customers, and regulatory stakeholders on technical and compliance matters.
Support compliance with applicable aerospace quality and export-control requirements.