Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Structural Assembly

Executive Recruiting Group; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Executive Recruiting Group seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Structural Assembly to drive manufacturability, quality, and efficiency in the development of a Part 25 clean-sheet aircraft. The role ensures producibility is integrated throughout product development and enables safe, streamlined operations on the Final Assembly Line.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, perform DFM studies, guide design and process decisions, and mentor engineers while coordinating with suppliers and

Qualifications

• 8+ years in aerospace manufacturing or production engineering.
• 5+ years with large structural assemblies.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts to upper management.
• Proven cross-functional leadership in a multi-organizational environment.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and coordinate manufacturability and assembly processes for metallic and composite parts.
• Drive trade studies, DFM decisions, optimization, and program-level strategy.
• Lead multiple high-impact projects with technical risk or cross-team integration.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving for multi-disciplinary challenges.
• Contribute to greenfield production system design including layout and facility planning.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members.

Skills

Strong communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Aerospace/Materials Engineering or related

Tools

CATIA V5/V6

3DEXPERIENCE

ENOVIA

DELMIA

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Structural Assembly to play a key role in the development of a Part 25 clean-sheet aircraft. Your focus will be to ensure that manufacturability, quality, and efficiency are fully integrated throughout all phases of product development, enabling safe and streamlined operations within the Final Assembly Line.

This is an opportunity for an experienced manufacturing engineer who thrives in fast-moving environments, enjoys solving complex multidisciplinary problems, and can independently drive technical work from concept through execution.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and coordinate the implementation of manufacturing requirements and processes for fabrication and assembly of metallic and composite parts and segments.
• Drive trade studies, design-for-manufacture (DFM) decisions, optimization activities and influence program-level technical strategy and direction.
• Lead multiple high-impact projects, including those with significant technical risk or cross-team integration complexity.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving efforts involving complex, multi-disciplinary challenges.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of a greenfield production system, including assembly flow, factory layout, and facility planning for aircraft integration.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Act as the manufacturing engineering focal point for structural assembly of metallic and composite parts during product development.
• Serve as the technical liaison between Radia Product Engineering and Tier-1 suppliers, ensuring alignment on producibility requirements, schedule, cost, quality, and risk to meet program objectives.
• Ensure seamless integration of supplier parts into final assembly, maintaining clear communication across all stakeholders.
• Coordinate technical interfaces between structure suppliers and final assembly tooling providers, ensuring readiness of tooling, equipment, and processes.

Required Qualifications

• BS, MS or PhD in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Materials Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of experience in aerospace manufacturing or production engineering, including 5+ years working with large structural assemblies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts and project updates to upper management and large cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams in a complex, multi-organizational environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Background working with large aircraft OEMs or Tier-1 structural suppliers.
• Experience supporting both development and production phases in the fabrication of large structural composite components (e.g. fabrication of carbon/epoxy laminates/sandwich structures, etc.).
• Experience with development and production phases of large structural assemblies of metallic and composite parts and segments in aerospace programs.
• Working knowledge of CAD and PLM tools, preferably CATIA V5/V6, 3DEXPERIENCE, ENOVIA, and/or DELMIA.