Project Engineer, Composites Manufacturing

Swift Engineering; San Clemente (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance - 100% covered

Dental Insurance - 100% covered

Life Insurance - 100% covered

401k with company match

Generous holiday calendar

16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave

Family Planning & Parenting Support

Job summary

Swift Engineering in San Clemente, California, is seeking a Project Engineer for Composites Manufacturing. The successful candidate will lead the design and realization of parts and products, ensuring effective project execution while collaborating with various departments.

The position requires a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering and 3-5 years of relevant experience. The role offers a dynamic work environment with additional benefits like health insurance, generous PTO, and a supportive work structure.

Qualifications

• 3 – 5 years experience in composites and lightweight structures design.
• 3 – 5 years experience in mechanical design or aircraft design.
• 3 – 5 years experience in composite manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for product/part design and engineering calculations.
• Create engineering reports and establish product structures.
• Support manufacturing and quality assurance.
• Project management for build-to-print tasks.

Skills

Understanding of fundamental engineering disciplines

CAD (preferably Solidworks and CATIA V5)

Excel

Word

Outlook

MS Project

Education

BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Project Engineer, Composites Manufacturing

Description

Project Engineer Composites Manufacturing is responsible for all tasks pertaining to realization of parts / products, in coordination with all other departments within the company.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports to: Senior Operations Manager

Salary Range: $90,000 to $130,000 annually

Purpose: Swift Engineering is uniquely positioned in the marketplace to provide both Product Development and Manufacturing products and services, specializing in advanced composites. Engineer I ensures that a part / product are effectively and successfully realized and design / development projects are effectively and successfully executed.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Product / Part Design
• Engineering calculations / analysis
• Create Engineering reports / presentations
• Create internal specifications and procedures
• Establishing product structures (Item, BOM, Routing, Customer spec summary, Manufacturing aide, etc.) in the company’s ERP/MRP system per operating procedures
• Communicate changes and deviations to Manufacturing by releasing revisions, red-lines and Engineering Orders through Senior Engineers
• Developing ply patterns and creating cut files
• Physical manufacturing of parts and assemblies
• Support Quality Assurance
• Create / support product and project estimation
• Proposal writing
• Contract review
• Contract change / PO review
• Project management for build-to-print tasks as required, which could include;
• Establish master schedule
• Coordinate, monitor and adjust schedule in coordination with other departments
• Coordination with shipping / receiving to assure that materials arrive with all required documentations
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance with first article inspections
• Interface with customer

Working Conditions

Primarily in an office environment, and shop environment. Periodic weekend or evening work is expected. Travel is expected.

Must be US Person per ITAR requirements due to our contracts.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or other degrees and experiences that are deemed equivalent
• 3 – 5 years experience in composites and other light weight structures design; or
• 3 – 5 years experience in mechanical design; or
• 3 – 5 years experience in aircraft design; or
• 3 – 5 years experience in composite manufacturing processes and tool design

Skills and Benefits

• Understanding of fundamental engineering disciplines such as mechanics of materials, mechanics and fluid dynamics.
• Composite materials, Aircraft design or vehicle dynamics background a plus
• CAD (preferably Solidworks and CATIA V5)
• Excel, Word, Outlook, MS Project
• Working connection with all of company's programs and systems.
• 9/80 Schedule
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance - 100% covered for Employees
• Dental Insurance - 100% covered for Employees
• Life Insurance - 100% covered by Swift, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• 401k with company match
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Swift Engineering is an EOE.