Senior Manufacturing Engineer — Tooling & Process Lead

ICOMAT; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

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Job summary

iCOMAT is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Lead to manage ME and Tooling in a fast‑moving plant. You will deliver hands‑on ME work while leading a technical team, ensuring alignment with Operations and Engineering.

Role requires strong composite manufacturing knowledge, AS9100 awareness and proven leadership in an industrial setting. You will drive process development, tooling readiness and quality controls across sites.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ industrial experience within Manufacturing Engineering in a production, NPI or industrialisation environment.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience managing, supervising or directly leading a technical team.
• Practical knowledge of composite manufacture and processing is essential.
• Strong understanding of composite materials and their behavior.
• Understanding of AS9100 and quality control within an aerospace or advanced manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in CAD, ideally SolidWorks and Composer, plus Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Proven experience leading Manufacturing Engineering, Tooling or production support activity in an industrial environment.
• Hands‑on approach with the ability to deliver technical work content directly as well as lead others.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing process development, production documentation, routings, BoMs, process sheets, work instructions and Methods of Manufacture.
• Experience with PFMEA, structured problem solving, root cause analysis, gauge R&R awareness and continuous improvement methods.
• Analytical thinking, problem‑solving and creativity.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing.
• Communication and teamwork skills for cross‑functional collaboration.
• Ability to plan workload, set objectives, manage priorities and communicate clearly with Operations, Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑moving scale‑up environment where processes are being standardised and improved as the business grows.

Responsibilities

• Lead the plant ME and Tooling teams, setting objectives, developing capability and planning the team workload.
• Own the Manufacturing Engineering delivery plan for the plant, ensuring priorities are aligned with Operations and Engineering.
• Deliver hands‑on Manufacturing Engineering work content as part of the role, not just team management.
• Support BD with quotations, including manufacturing methodology, process assumptions, tooling requirements and costings.
• Support product design for manufacture as required.
• Create routings and BoMs for production and tooling activities.
• Create full Methods of Manufacture (MoMs), providing step‑by‑step manufacturing instructions and safety requirements.
• Tooling, equipment and key material specifications, cure cycle specifications and programme numbers.
• Confirm customer specifications, quality approvals and compliance requirements have been identified and covered.
• Develop process sheets and quality control procedures with an inspection plan.
• Support Tooling Design team with concepts, fixtures and supporting equipment.
• Deliver APQP on NPI including PFMEA, control plan and PPAP / Fair.
• Take build‑to‑print components from Design Engineering to production with risk and quality controls.
• Own local manufacturing readiness for new products and processes before production release.
• Review production data and recommend improvements in quality control and efficiency.
• Lead structured problem solving for manufacturing, tooling, quality and process issues.
• Develop plant capability through training, SME ownership and standardised process knowledge across ME, Tooling and Operations.
• Support procurement and suppliers with guidance on materials, tooling and equipment.
• Promote safe working practices and lean principles across the plant.
• Collaborate across sites to share best practice as iCOMAT scales internationally.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Team Leadership

Composite Manufacturing

AS9100 Knowledge

CAD (SolidWorks)

PFMEA

Lean Manufacturing

Problem Solving

Materials & Tooling

Education

Composite Materials or Manufacturing Engineering degree

Tools

SolidWorks

Composer

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

iCOMAT is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Lead to manage ME and Tooling in a fast‑moving plant. You will deliver hands‑on ME work while leading a technical team, ensuring alignment with Operations and Engineering.

Role requires strong composite manufacturing knowledge, AS9100 awareness and proven leadership in an industrial setting. You will drive process development, tooling readiness and quality controls across sites.