Lead Cure Process Engineer, Aerospace Composites

April Quest Ltd; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

April Quest Ltd is seeking a Cure Process Engineer to own composite curing, consolidation and forming processes in a growing aerospace environment. You will drive tooling, equipment and process improvements, enabling scalable, production-ready manufacturing as new programmes move to production.

With 5+ years in aerospace curing and a solid grasp of thermoset/thermoplastic composites, you will influence autoclave/oven curing, VBO, compression moulding, bladder moulding and stamp forming.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in aerospace curing, consolidation and forming.
• Knowledge of thermoset and thermoplastic composites.
• Experience with autoclave/oven curing, VBO, compression moulding, bladder moulding or stamp forming.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical subject matter expert for composite curing, consolidation and forming processes.
• Develop, optimise and standardise cure processes across aerospace composite manufacturing operations.
• Work with processes including oven cure, vacuum bag-only (VBO), bladder moulding, compression moulding, trapped rubber moulding and stamp forming.
• Lead technical investigations, root-cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and introduce new tooling, equipment, materials and manufacturing technologies.
• Support new product introduction and industrialisation, ensuring manufacturing processes are scalable, repeatable and production-ready.
• Work closely with R&D, Design, Manufacturing, Quality and Operations teams.
• Support the transition towards greater automation and advanced composite manufacturing methods.

Skills

Aerospace curing processes

Composite materials knowledge

Root-cause analysis

Automation awareness

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

PFMEA

Autoclave equipment

VBO tooling

Compression moulding tooling

Job description

April Quest Ltd is seeking a Cure Process Engineer to own composite curing, consolidation and forming processes in a growing aerospace environment. You will drive tooling, equipment and process improvements, enabling scalable, production-ready manufacturing as new programmes move to production.

With 5+ years in aerospace curing and a solid grasp of thermoset/thermoplastic composites, you will influence autoclave/oven curing, VBO, compression moulding, bladder moulding and stamp forming.