Manufacturing Engineer III

Karman Space and Defense

$95K — $115K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5 years of experience in aerospace manufacturing or composite design.
  • Familiarity with composite manufacturing methodologies; autoclave or press molding experience is advantageous.
  • Understanding of mid-size corporate processes and systems.
  • Expertise in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and blueprint reading.
  • Proficiency in modeling and drafting tools for design purposes.
  • Experience designing tooling for composite processes like molds and assembly fixtures.
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily engineering and manufacturing activities to align with program requirements.
  • Review customer specifications to evaluate and improve producibility for cost-effective fabrication.
  • Formulate product designs that meet both customer and system needs.
  • Create manufacturing process documentation for composite parts and assemblies.
  • Design and review tooling to ensure production quality and efficiency.
  • Serve as a technical liaison with customers for updates and problem resolution.
  • Support root-cause analysis and help develop corrective actions for nonconformance issues.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability coverage
  • Tuition reimbursement
Full Job Description
The Composites Manufacturing Engineer III develops and evaluates composite aerospace products and manufacturing processes. This role supports producibility reviews, tooling design, documentation development, problem solving, and customer collaboration to ensure products and processes meet technical, quality, and program requirements.

Responsibilities
• Oversee day-to-day status of assigned engineering and manufacturing activities to meet program and customer requirements.
• Review customer drawings and specifications to evaluate producibility and identify improvements for cost-effective fabrication.
• Formulate conceptual product designs that satisfy customer and system requirements.
• Develop manufacturing process documentation for composite parts and assemblies.
• Design or review required tooling to meet production rate and quality needs.
• Act as a subject matter expert and technical interface with customers for status updates, reviews, and problem-resolution discussions.
• Support root-cause analysis and contribute to corrective action development for nonconformances.
• Perform peer reviews of build documentation and tooling designs.
• Develop detailed proposals in support of customer requests for quotation or information.

Required Qualifications
• 5 years of experience in aerospace manufacturing or composite design.
• Experience with composite manufacturing methodologies; autoclave or press molding experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of mid-size corporate processes and systems.
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and blueprint reading expertise.
• Proficiency in modeling and drafting.
• Experience designing molds, assembly fixtures, machining fixtures, or other tooling used for composite processing.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Experience with design-for-manufacturing and assembly for low-rate and rate production programs.
• Knowledge of developing composite parts and assemblies for military or commercial systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across concurrent projects.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• One-on-one customer support experience.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
A current U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.

Special Mentions
• Occasional travel (0-10%) may be required.

Benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Tuition reimbursement

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