Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Composite Structures
Core
Own and manage the composites commodity supply base, expediting qualification and implementation of composite structures (airframe skins, wings, control surfaces, etc.) with suppliers to achieve production goals.
Role type
Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer (Composite Structures)
Builds
Composite structures and components (carbon/glass fiber reinforced, prepreg, wet layup, cored/sandwich panels, bonded assemblies) for defense and military systems
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Composite Manufacturing
Required skills
Supplier quality and industrialization, composites manufacturing processes (prepreg, autoclave, RTM, compression molding, AFP/ATL), NDI methods, engineering drawings/CAD/GD&T, process controls (SPC), design for manufacturability, root cause analysis
Preferred skills
Aerospace/defense composite standards (NADCAP, AS9100), material qualification, scaling production from prototype to rate, high-mix low-volume environments
Technologies
Autoclaves, ovens, presses, layup tools, molds, trim/drill fixtures, bond jigs, automated layup cells, ultrasonic/C-scan
Responsibilities
Vet supplier production capabilities and facilities for Approved Supplier List; bring up new production tooling and lines at supplier sites; drive capacity expansion and production ramp-up; establish and drive process performance reviews (SPC); partner on design for manufacturability; drive product and process improvements; support SQE on root cause task forces for composite defects
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC