Innovative Composites Manufacturing Engineer

Layup Parts; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Equity grants

401k

PTO & holidays

Job summary

Layup Parts in Huntington Beach, CA develops manufacturing tooling and processes for aerospace, defense, robotics, and beyond. We seek an engineer who can design molds and fixtures, create ply books from client data, and collaborate with software to test in-house tools.

You will spend time on the shop floor to observe the impact of your designs, advise on tooling splits and debulking, and help scale capabilities while pursuing new manufacturing methods as the company grows.

Qualifications

• Design and deliver tooling for production with thorough documentation.
• Ability to design multi-piece molds and complex tooling independently.
• Experience with prepreg composites and tooling considerations.
• Familiar with scanned data and geometric QC analysis.
• Proficient in CAD and manufacturing drawings.

Responsibilities

• Design tooling: Build molds and fixtures that are accurate, scalable, and production-ready with thorough documentation.
• Bring designs to life: Create ply books and kits from customer data and projector programs.
• Work with customers: Share DFM feedback and cost-down ideas that help us scale together.
• Team up with software: Partner with our software engineering team to test, validate, and refine in-house tools providing clear feedback that drives improvement.
• Get hands-on: Spend time on the production floor to feel the impact of your design decisions firsthand, identify bottlenecks, and create solutions that make technicians’ jobs easier.
• Scale our capabilities: Help budget and plan for new equipment, train the team, and expand capabilities.
• Push innovation: Develop new manufacturing methods as the company grows it capabilities.

Skills

Tooling design

Composite tooling

CAD proficiency

DFM feedback

Hands-on floor

Startup mindset

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

Catia

Job description

Layup Parts in Huntington Beach, CA develops manufacturing tooling and processes for aerospace, defense, robotics, and beyond. We seek an engineer who can design molds and fixtures, create ply books from client data, and collaborate with software to test in-house tools.

You will spend time on the shop floor to observe the impact of your designs, advise on tooling splits and debulking, and help scale capabilities while pursuing new manufacturing methods as the company grows.