Senior Manufacturing Engineer- Structural Assembly

Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Structural Assembly

We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Structural Assembly to play a key role in the development of a Part 25 clean-sheet aircraft. Your focus will be to ensure that manufacturability, quality, and efficiency are fully integrated throughout all phases of product development, enabling safe and streamlined operations within the Final Assembly Line.

This is an opportunity for an experienced manufacturing engineer who thrives in fast-moving environments, enjoys solving complex multidisciplinary problems, and can independently drive technical work from concept through execution.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and coordinate the implementation of manufacturing requirements and processes for fabrication and assembly of metallic and composite parts and segments.
• Drive trade studies, design-for-manufacture (DFM) decisions, optimization activities and influence program-level technical strategy and direction.
• Lead multiple high-impact projects, including those with significant technical risk or cross-team integration complexity.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving efforts involving complex, multi-disciplinary challenges.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of a greenfield production system, including assembly flow, factory layout, and facility planning for aircraft integration.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Act as the manufacturing engineering focal point for structural assembly of metallic and composite parts during product development.
• Serve as the technical liaison between Radia Product Engineering and Tier-1 suppliers, ensuring alignment on producibility requirements, schedule, cost, quality, and risk to meet program objectives.
• Ensure seamless integration of supplier parts into final assembly, maintaining clear communication across all stakeholders.
• Coordinate technical interfaces between structure suppliers and final assembly tooling providers, ensuring readiness of tooling, equipment, and processes.