Senior Cure Process Engineer — Advanced Composites (On-Site)

April Quest; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

April Quest in Seattle is seeking a senior Cure Process Engineer to own and advance composite curing, consolidation and forming at our on-site facility. You will lead tooling and process development for next-generation manufacturing capable of supporting aerospace programs.

This hands-on role grants technical autonomy, demands 7+ years experience, and requires strong PFMEA/DFMEA knowledge, as well as a track record of driving automation and continuous improvement across production lines.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in composite curing, consolidation and forming, preferably in aerospace.
• Strong knowledge of thermoset and/or thermoplastic composites.
• Experience with processes such as VBO/oven cure, crushed core, bladder molding, compression molding, trapped rubber, SMC, continuous compression molding or stamp forming.

Responsibilities

• Own and standardize composite cure, consolidation and forming processes across the site.
• Drive process optimisation, root cause analysis and manufacturing problem-solving.
• Develop and maintain process specifications, work instructions and technical documentation.
• Lead the introduction of new tooling, equipment, materials and manufacturing technologies.
• Support PFMEA/DFMEA, process risk management and continuous improvement activities.
• Work closely with design and engineering teams on DFM and industrialization of new products.
• Help transition manual manufacturing processes toward greater automation.
• Act as the technical authority for cure and forming processes across the facility.

Skills

Composite curing

Consolidation

Forming

Root cause analysis

PFMEA/DFMEA

Manufacturing risk

Lean / Kaizen

Automation

Job description

April Quest in Seattle is seeking a senior Cure Process Engineer to own and advance composite curing, consolidation and forming at our on-site facility. You will lead tooling and process development for next-generation manufacturing capable of supporting aerospace programs.

This hands-on role grants technical autonomy, demands 7+ years experience, and requires strong PFMEA/DFMEA knowledge, as well as a track record of driving automation and continuous improvement across production lines.