Lead Manufacturing Engineer – Aerospace Composites

SEKISUI America Corporation; Orange City (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Life and AD&D Insurance

401k with Employer Match

Tuition Reimbursement

PTO 3 weeks + 12 holidays

Holiday closure

Job summary

SEKISUI Aerospace in Orange City, IA seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to lead a team that develops composite fabrication processes, tooling, and methods. You will drive tooling development, shop-floor support, and new product introductions to ensure quality with efficient capital use.

The role requires CAD experience, Lean/Six Sigma, FMEA/TPM, and strong communication. Expect a hands-on manufacturing environment with safety and continuous improvement focus.

Qualifications

• Detailed understanding of GD&T.
• Experience in Work Instruction creation.
• Proficient in verbal and written communication; able to prepare technical documents for customers.
• Lean, Six Sigma or Kaizen continuous improvement experience.
• Review drawings, models, and engineering specs to learn manufacturing methods.
• Define sequences of operations to fabricate/assemble composite products.
• Implement and improve manufacturing processes.
• Establish qualification plans for processes and equipment.
• Define requirements for development of equipment, fixtures and inspection tools.
• Perform FMEA, TPM and process capability analysis.
• Understand basic industrial engineering practices, time studies, statistics and value engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor other engineers.
• Develop tools, processes, machines and equipment to optimize capital expenditure and quality.
• Apply statistical methods to control processes and maximize productivity.
• Create Work Instructions and BOMs.

Skills

GD&T

Work Instructions

Communication

Lean Six Sigma

Drawing review

3D CAD

FMEA/TPM

Time studies

Qualification plans

ERP experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Catia V5

Inventor

SolidWorks

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Project

ERP systems

Job description

SEKISUI Aerospace in Orange City, IA seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to lead a team that develops composite fabrication processes, tooling, and methods. You will drive tooling development, shop-floor support, and new product introductions to ensure quality with efficient capital use.

The role requires CAD experience, Lean/Six Sigma, FMEA/TPM, and strong communication. Expect a hands-on manufacturing environment with safety and continuous improvement focus.