Composites Application Engineer

Position Title

Composites Application Engineer

Protingent Staffing has an exciting Direct Hire opportunity located in White Salmon, WA.

• Leads the technical response to customer Requests for Proposal (RFPs), Requests for Quotation (RFQs), and related inquiries.
• Acts as customer-facing expert in molded composites, including compression molding and bladder molding.
• Adheres to established quoting and costing methodologies to ensure precision and consistency in technical proposals and estimates.
• Estimates cycle times, material yields, and scrap factors associated with prepreg composite components and structures.
• Reviews ply books, part drawings, and process specs to ensure manufacturability in thermoforming or thermoset press environments
• Acts as a primary technical advisor for high-value clients, offering expert guidance and solutions tailored to their complex needs.
• Supports outside sales initiatives and aids in coordinating technical aspects of inside sales activities, enhancing the technical accuracy of sales communications.
• Works closely with Program Management, engineering, quality, and production to scope solutions, estimate cost and lead time, and support customers through the quoting and pre-production phases.

• Able to conduct technical discovery conversations with engineers, buyers, and program managers to identify manufacturable solutions
• Skilled at presenting and explaining technical tradeoffs (cost vs. performance, cycle time vs. tooling complexity)
• Capable of negotiating pricing and scope boundaries without compromising technical integrity or operational feasibility
• In-depth understanding of prepreg composite materials, including handling requirements, shelf life, cure cycles, and debulking processes
• Strong knowledge of compression, bladder, open, and press molding techniques for thermoset composite structures
• Ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings, GD&T, ply books, and specifications (including aerospace or defense standards)
• Familiarity with tooling design principles, including material selection, mold parting lines, thermal expansion, and bladder integration
• Working knowledge of common composite failure modes, structural performance tradeoffs, and QA/QC methods (voids, porosity, FOD).

• Job Type: Direct Hire
• Location:
  
  White Salmon, WA.
• Salary Range: $80-100K

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