Thermoplastic Composite Process Engineer - Ownership

April Quest Ltd; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

April Quest Ltd, an established aerospace composites manufacturer, is growing and investing in advanced thermoplastic materials and automation. We are seeking a Thermoplastics Process Engineer to own new manufacturing capabilities, lead process development for compression moulding, CCM and stamp forming, and collaborate across R&D, product development and production.

You will drive process qualification, establish SOPs, and push continuous improvement to reduce costs and improve quality in a

Qualifications

• Degree in a materials or mechanical engineering discipline.
• Experience with thermoplastic composite processes.
• Knowledge of compression moulding, CCM, stamp forming or thermoplastic consolidation.
• Understanding of fibre-reinforced composites and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimise and industrialise thermoplastic composite manufacturing processes.
• Lead process development involving compression moulding, CCM and stamp forming.
• Establish manufacturing parameters, process specifications and SOPs.
• Support introduction of new equipment, tooling and automation technologies.
• Investigate manufacturing challenges and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with R&D, product development, design and manufacturing teams to transition new technologies to production.
• Drive continuous improvement across quality, efficiency, repeatability and costs.

Skills

Thermoplastic composites

Process development

Continuous improvement

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Materials Science

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Compression moulding

Continuous compression moulding (CCM)

Stamp forming

Job description

April Quest Ltd, an established aerospace composites manufacturer, is growing and investing in advanced thermoplastic materials and automation. We are seeking a Thermoplastics Process Engineer to own new manufacturing capabilities, lead process development for compression moulding, CCM and stamp forming, and collaborate across R&D, product development and production.

You will drive process qualification, establish SOPs, and push continuous improvement to reduce costs and improve quality in a