Senior Composite Manufacturing Engineer – Aerospace & Defense

Eleven Recruiting; Hayden (ID); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Eleven Recruiting is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for a leading aerospace and defense composite manufacturer in Hayden, ID. This hands-on role owns development, evaluation, and improvement of manufacturing processes for complex composite aerostructures—from lamination through machining, assembly, and inspection.

You will build and maintain manufacturing plans, tooling strategies, and work instructions to drive repeatable, high-quality production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials, Aerospace, or related Engineering discipline.
• Hands-on experience in composite manufacturing—hand layup, cure processes, post-cure machining.
• Knowledge of composite materials behavior: fiber orientation, resin systems, cure cycles.
• Ability to develop manufacturing plans, work instructions, and build packages from drawings.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain process control techniques in composite manufacturing.
• Build and own manufacturing plans from definition through production release.
• Define tooling and fixture requirements; create tool drawings and shop orders.
• Analyze manufacturing processes for quality, cost, and throughput improvements.
• Collaborate with Program Engineering on producibility and production methods.
• Provide hands-on shop floor support to troubleshoot issues in real time.
• Support Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen initiatives, and SOPs.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Shop floor collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

GD&T

Blueprint reading

Job description

Eleven Recruiting is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for a leading aerospace and defense composite manufacturer in Hayden, ID. This hands-on role owns development, evaluation, and improvement of manufacturing processes for complex composite aerostructures—from lamination through machining, assembly, and inspection.

You will build and maintain manufacturing plans, tooling strategies, and work instructions to drive repeatable, high-quality production.