Materials Manufacturing Engineer: Drive Composite Innovation

The Gund Company; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive medical/dental/vision/lfi

401(k) retirement plan with employer

Professional development

Job summary

The Gund Company is seeking a Materials Manufacturing Engineer to help develop materials, improve manufacturing processes, and support projects across multiple facilities.

You’ll partner with engineering, operations, quality and plant teams as you drive material development, process controls, and documentation from concept to implementation.

We value hands-on problem solvers with a growth mindset, ownership, and the ability to collaborate across disciplines to deliver measurable results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Materials Engineering.
• 2+ years in a manufacturing engineering environment.
• Experience with thermoset composites and related processes.
• Experience with FMEA and control plans.
• Experience with capital equipment procurement, specifications, installation, or startup.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical resource for composite materials, product development, and related process issues.
• Support material development, formulation adjustments, raw material qualifications, and product realization.
• Develop and improve composite-related processes, process controls, and associated documentation.
• Support capital equipment projects, including specifications, statements of work, vendor bids, installation, and startup.
• Manage engineering change controls, process documentation, and best-practice communication across facilities.
• Analyze complex data and prepare clear technical reports, white papers, and recommendations.
• Lead or support A3 projects, FMEA and Control Plan initiatives, DMAIC efforts, and Green Belt continuous improvement projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across manufacturing, engineering, sales, quality, and operations.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives that improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPt

FMEA & Control Plans

DMAIC / Lean Six Sigma

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Materials Engineering

Tools

Capital equipment procurement

Job description

The Gund Company is seeking a Materials Manufacturing Engineer to help develop materials, improve manufacturing processes, and support projects across multiple facilities.

You’ll partner with engineering, operations, quality and plant teams as you drive material development, process controls, and documentation from concept to implementation.

We value hands-on problem solvers with a growth mindset, ownership, and the ability to collaborate across disciplines to deliver measurable results.