Senior Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer, Structural Assembly

Radia; Boulder (CO); Remote; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Onsite lunch at Boulder office

Commuter benefits and Perks at Work

Job summary

Radia in Boulder, CO is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Structural Assembly to drive manufacturability and efficiency in the WindRunner program. You will lead fabrication and assembly processes for metallic and composite parts and coordinate with Product Engineering and Tier-1 suppliers.

This role requires 8+ years in aerospace manufacturing, strong cross-functional leadership, and hands-on experience with large structural assemblies.

Qualifications

• BS, MS or PhD in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Materials Engineering, or related; or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in aerospace manufacturing or production engineering, including 5+ years with large structural assemblies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for updates to upper management and cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams in a multi-organizational environment.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and coordinate manufacturing requirements and processes for fabrication and assembly of metallic and composite parts.
• Drive trade studies, design-for-manufacture (DFM) decisions, optimization activities and influence program strategy.
• Lead multiple high-impact projects with technical risk or cross-team complexity.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving efforts involving multi-disciplinary challenges.
• Contribute to greenfield production system design: assembly flow, factory layout, and facility planning.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members.
• Act as manufacturing engineering focal point for structural assembly during product development.
• Liaise between Product Engineering and Tier-1 suppliers to ensure producibility, schedule, cost, quality, and risk met.
• Ensure seamless integration of supplier parts into final assembly and communicate across stakeholders.
• Coordinate interfaces between structure suppliers and final assembly tooling providers.

Skills

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Aerospace/Materials or equivalent experience

Tools

CATIA V5/V6

3DEXPERIENCE

ENOVIA

DELMIA

Job description

Radia in Boulder, CO is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Structural Assembly to drive manufacturability and efficiency in the WindRunner program. You will lead fabrication and assembly processes for metallic and composite parts and coordinate with Product Engineering and Tier-1 suppliers.

This role requires 8+ years in aerospace manufacturing, strong cross-functional leadership, and hands-on experience with large structural assemblies.