Manufacturing Engineer II — Aerospace Composites Specialist

Applied Composites; Los Alamitos (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement matching

Tuition reimbursement

Disability insurance

Job summary

Applied Composites, a leading provider of complex composite components and tooling for aerospace, defense and space markets, seeks an Engineer 2 in Manufacturing. The role focuses on creating tooling methodologies, developing new manufacturing processes, and solving composite manufacturing challenges.

The candidate should have 3–5 years in aerospace manufacturing, strong proficiency in composite processing, GD&T and 2D drawings, and experience with tooling and CAD/CAM tools.

Qualifications

• Education: Post-secondary degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing methods, processes, tooling details, and equipment specs for current and new development programs.
• Develop engineering BOMs and estimate labor hours using historical data.
• Coordinate with buyers to obtain raw materials and specialty tooling.
• Create and support Manufacturing Readiness Review packages before first-part builds.
• Develop manufacturing plans and detailed work instructions for hardware fabrication.
• Evaluate alternative materials and processes to improve properties, reduce costs, and increase efficiency via trade studies and testing.
• Oversee engineering build projects from start to finish to ensure timely execution.
• Provide ongoing engineering support to Operations, troubleshooting, testing, reporting, and design modifications.

Skills

Composite processing

GD&T

Engineering drawings

BOMs & labor hours

Tooling design

Excel

Technical writing

Work instructions

Aerospace standards

CAD modeling

FiberSim

Education

Post-secondary degree or equivalent

Job description

Applied Composites, a leading provider of complex composite components and tooling for aerospace, defense and space markets, seeks an Engineer 2 in Manufacturing. The role focuses on creating tooling methodologies, developing new manufacturing processes, and solving composite manufacturing challenges.

The candidate should have 3–5 years in aerospace manufacturing, strong proficiency in composite processing, GD&T and 2D drawings, and experience with tooling and CAD/CAM tools.