Senior Composite Manufacturing Engineer (DoD/Aerospace)

Impact Recruitment Ltd; Hauppauge (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Impact Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Composite Manufacturing Engineer in Hauppauge, NY, to lead development and optimization of composite manufacturing processes for aerospace/defense programs. The role covers tooling, process validation, and documentation, ensuring DoD compliance and high manufacturability.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in composite manufacturing, strong CAD skills, and experience with MIL-STDs and AS9100-like quality practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Manufacturing/Materials Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of manufacturing engineering experience in composite materials for aerospace/defense.
• Strong knowledge of composite manufacturing processes (prepregs, hand layup, vacuum bagging, resin infusion, autoclave, OOA).
• Experience with CAD software (Siemens NX, CATIA, SolidWorks).
• Ability to interpret drawings, GD&T (ASME Y14.5), MIL-SPECs, process standards and ply books.
• Experience with process development, tooling design, validation, and production documentation.
• Knowledge of quality engineering (FMEA, SPC, root cause analysis, corrective actions).
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience in DoD or defense programs and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and maintain manufacturing processes for composite components and assemblies (hand layup, resin infusion, RTM, autoclave curing, OOA).
• Design and validate tooling, fixtures, templates, and assembly aids for efficient manufacturing.
• Create and maintain manufacturing plans, work instructions, routers, process specs, and SOPs per DoD and company requirements.
• Develop and qualify composite materials, processes, and tooling per MIL-STDs and aerospace specs.
• Develop layup, bonding, trimming, machining, drilling, curing, and assembly processes.
• Evaluate drawings, CAD models, and specs for manufacturability and DFM/ DFA.
• Collaborate with teams to support product development, readiness, and improvements.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions for manufacturing issues.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing engineering

Problem solving

Project management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Manufacturing/Materials Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

CATIA

SolidWorks

Job description

Impact Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Composite Manufacturing Engineer in Hauppauge, NY, to lead development and optimization of composite manufacturing processes for aerospace/defense programs. The role covers tooling, process validation, and documentation, ensuring DoD compliance and high manufacturability.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in composite manufacturing, strong CAD skills, and experience with MIL-STDs and AS9100-like quality practices.