Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Composites
Core
Design and develop composite tooling, moulds, and manufacturing processes for spacecraft and satellite components, taking products from prototype through to full-scale production.
Role type
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Composites)
Builds
Composite structures for rockets, satellites, and spacecraft components
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing / Advanced composites
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Composite materials expertise, Tooling design, Manufacturing process development, Root cause analysis, DFMEA/PFMEA, Lean/Six Sigma, ERP/PLM systems, CAD (Siemens NX), SPC, Quality metrics
Preferred skills
Aerospace industry experience, Advanced composite materials knowledge (resins, ablatives, sandwich structures), Composite repairs and assembly, Capacity modelling, Value stream mapping
Technologies
TeamCenter, Infor LN, Siemens NX
Responsibilities
Design and develop composite tooling, moulds, and manufacturing processes; Investigate non-conformances and lead root cause analysis; Drive improvements across quality, cost, and delivery; Build clear, practical procedures for repeatable processes; Support validation, testing, and implementation of product and process improvements; Use data (SPC, Pareto) to understand performance and guide decisions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC