Lead Manufacturing Engineer – Coatings Manufacturing Readiness
Core
Lead Manufacturing Engineer driving design for manufacturing readiness, producibility, and cost reduction for complex aerospace components and assemblies, with a specific focus on coatings and surface engineering technologies.
Role type
Senior IC manufacturing engineer (coatings & surface engineering)
Builds
Coated aerospace components, assemblies, and tooling for advanced programs
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing, surface engineering, coatings
Required skills
Coatings process development, thermal spray (HVOF, plasma, cold spray), EB-PVD, diffusion/aluminide coatings, slurry/sol-gel coatings, TBCs, EBCs, plating, GD&T, coating inspection methods, process scheduling, cost estimation, supply chain coordination, DoD customer interface, FLIGHT DECK methodology, mentorship
Preferred skills
Aerospace manufacturing experience, reading part drawings, Aerospace Quality standards, special processes certification, metallographic evaluation, thickness measurement, adhesion testing
Technologies
HVOF, plasma, cold spray, EB-PVD, diffusion/aluminide, slurry, sol-gel, TBCs, EBCs, FLIGHT DECK
Responsibilities
Develop coating process methods, masking/tooling, and production operations; Lead Design for Producibility efforts with Design Engineering; Manage integrated schedules and align cross-functional teams; Act as key interface with DoD customers; Mentor colleagues and lead small projects
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities (via careerplan.io/jobs/R5041057-2-lead-manufacturing-engineer-coatings-manufacturing-readiness-at-geaerospace)
