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Rock West Composites

Manufacturing Engineer

Rock West Composites, San Diego, California, United States, 92189

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Rock West Composites, Inc. has an exciting opportunity for a

Manufacturing Engineer . Rock West Composites, Inc. is an engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to providing innovative solutions for commercial and government customers. This position is located in our San Diego North office at 7919 Saint Andrews Ave San Diego, CA and reports to the Director of Aircraft Products. Position Summary: Responsible for reviewing engineering drawings, electronic CAD models, specifications and providing instructions for manufacture, rework, or repair of composite, sheet metal aircraft components/assemblies through the ERP system and additional supporting software. Essential Functions: Serves as a project manager to ensure that contract requirements, specifications, design criteria and schedule performance are integrated and maintained. Document manufacturing instructions for the fabrication, machining, inspection, assembly, and paint of composites and metal components and assemblies. Construct Item Masters (IM’s) and bill-of-materials (BoMs) in ERP software. Develop IPD and XOP drawings to assist manufacturing and supply chain in procurement of parts and services. Generate instructions for rework or repair of non-conforming materials. Provide support with engineering clarification and interpretation. Implement redlines to manufacturing plans for correction or clarification. Develop and implement technical solutions for Laminate/Sandwich Composite and Metal Bond processing through lay-up, curing, machining, assembly, and finishing. Generate CAD geometry for CAM programming and tooling. Generate and coordinate Non-Destructive Test (NDT) reference standard manufacturing plans and technique sheets with RW North NDT Level II. Coordinate and communicate with customer or supplier engineering to resolve technical questions or issues. Participate in First Part Qualification activities related to composite and metal bond parts. Coordinates to provide technical guidance for continuous improvement activities to improve quality, cost and schedule. Non-Essential Functions: Other duties as assigned. Required Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related engineering discipline. Minimum of 4 years of experience with Boeing manufacturing specifications, techniques and processes for aircraft components specifically composites fabrication, honeycomb sandwich panel fabrication, metal bonding and assembly. Experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) SAP or Net Suite strongly preferred. Experience with CATIA V or SolidWorks CAD & PLM systems Highly organized with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines. Solves complex problems and exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information. Effective interpersonal, written, and verbal skills to drive tasks to completion. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Bi-lingual Spanish a plus. This position requires the use of information which is subject to compliance with International Traffic Arms Regulations (ITAR). To conform to U.S. Government export regulations/ITAR, applicants must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S. (or, green card holder), protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Applicants cannot be hired until they are qualified to have such access. Some positions due to contracts will require current U.S. Citizenship. Perks and Benefits: 100% Employer Paid Medical and Dental 401K - 5% match Employee Stocks Option Program 8- paid Holidays PTO: Max. 4-weeks after 5 years of employment Compensation: The compensation range for this position falls within $90,000 and $130,000. The final compensation will be determined based on experience, skillset, and other factors permitted by law. Why should you want to work with us? Rock West Composites cares about our employees! Not only do we offer great benefits to our full-time employees (Medical & Dental 100% employer paid, Vision, Paid Time Off and 401K match), we offer a fun and friendly working environment Rock West Composites is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the company to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status or any other basis prohibited by state or federal law. Due to nature of defense contracts, US Citizenship is a requirement. As part of our Drug and Alcohol Policy, upon acceptance of any offer of employment, employment will be conditional of passing a required drug test. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact 858-537-6260. Seniority level

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