Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Actalent • San Diego, CA • 4h ago

Job Description

The SR Composites Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for the activities associated with planning, development, implementation, and maintenance of manufacturing methods, processes, and operations for new and existing composite aerospace products and assemblies. This includes ensuring the effective use of materials, equipment, and personnel in producing quality products that meet customer requirements at minimum costs.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain methods, operation sequences, and processes in the manufacture and fabrication of parts.

Estimate manufacturing costs and time standards, and recommend tooling and process requirements for new and existing products.

Act as a liaison with internal and external customers in releasing new processes.

Work with the production lead in the selection, development, and evaluation of production personnel to ensure efficient manufacturing operations.

Provide high-level technical expertise to integrated product team members for technical calculations, design and analysis functions, technical report writing, presentations, and other engineering functions as required.

Take technical design and engineering responsibility for identified or assigned program tasks.

Develop conceptual composite molding and fabrication process flows and generate associated CAD parts, assemblies, and drawings to support production tooling for molding, assembly, and inspection.

Design, implement, and review production tooling and fixtures.

Create production planning in the Made 2 Manage ERP system, including Item Masters, Bill of Materials, Routers, etc.

Maintain daily interaction with the Focus factory manager and Production lead to establish clear lines of communication and define technical tasks and status updates.

Interface with the Engineering Director when high-risk items need additional consultation to reduce manufacturing risk.

Provide technical guidance to lower-level Manufacturing Engineers for the creation of work instructions, travelers, designs, material selections, and inspection methods in support of the production processes.

Research and select equipment, vendors, and consultants as required for task resolution.

Identify, maintain, and control production processes through SPC and data analysis of KPIs.

Provide root cause and corrective action for out-of-control processes in support of AS9100 and NADCAP requirements.

Essential Skills

10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in a manufacturing environment with a minimum of 7 years' experience with layup, molding, machining, and inspection of composite materials.

Experience with processing techniques such as compression molding, RTM, autoclave, and out-of-autoclave.

Experience with AS9100 quality management system.

Excellent working knowledge of GD&T via ASME Y14.5-2018.

Self-starter with excellent time management skills and the ability to establish objectives and specify the strategies and actions to achieve these objectives.

Experience with marketing support (meetings, presentations, customer interface) and proposals (excellent technical writing skills, cost estimating).

Ability to manage a team and be an integral team member, yet also function independently.

Ability to make technical, data-driven decisions and execute with limited management support.

Use logic to analyze or identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts from data to draw conclusions.

Understand, follow, and adhere to corporate Quality Management System on a daily basis.

Experience with machine shop practices and CNC programming.

Mechanically able to assemble and disassemble parts and assemblies.

Experience with composite material testing per ASTM standards.

Experience with contact and non-contact inspection methods using CMMs.

Experience with data acquisition systems to record temperature, position, and pressure.

Organized, self-motivated, strong attention to detail, and high level of accuracy.

Ability to manage multiple duties, set priorities, and follow tasks through completion.

Capable of working in an environment in which demands and priorities change based on customer requests.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Industrial Engineering.

Work Environment

The work environment is a composites manufacturing experience where demands and priorities change based on customer requests. The role involves daily interaction with the Focus factory manager and Production lead, interfacing with the Engineering Director, and maintaining production processes. The position requires adherence to corporate Quality Management System, and the ability to work independently while managing multiple duties and priorities.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $160000.00/yr.

Competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision insurance. Annual bonus eligible

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in San Diego,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 26, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.

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