Composite Manufacturing Engineer

Located in Woodland, WA, Life Port is the leading manufacturer of medical transportation and interior products as well as ballistic armor protection systems for fixed and rotary wing aircraft. From large multi-aircraft projects to small custom projects, Life Port supplies the industry’s largest aerospace OEMs and end users with the finest aviation solutions today.

Position Summary:

This position designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining, material handling, and testing of metallic and composite materials.

Essential Functions:

Designs and manufactures tooling fixtures and shop aids to increase efficiency and standardization in production labor

Develops procedures for use of tooling fixtures and shop aids Develops procedures and operational sequences for build of complicated product

Reviews and/or develops operational sequence documentation for production technicians to follow

Designs arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout

Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions

May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan Investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality

Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and may develop those techniques

Provides recommendations and assistance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques

Provides assistance and support to production regarding engineering requirements to best utilize manufacturing techniques to obtain conforming product in the most practical and efficient manner.

Support material and mechanical testing in the laboratory as needed to qualify, verify, or validate metallic and composite product.

Manufacturing liaison support

Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations

Creates, designs and manipulates solid models, assemblies, layouts and detail drawings

Knowledge of quality and certification requirements in regulated manufacturing industries as required by the business (e.g. AS 9100, FAA, ISO 9001, Nadcap)
Job Specifications (Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

):

Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and multitask

Excellent organization skills with strong attention to detail

Excellent teamwork skills and high degree of initiative required

Excellent communication both written and verbal

Work independently and possess a high level of self-motivation and initiative

Proficient in CAD both 2D and 3DMust be proficient with MS Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Experience in Solid Works and Enterprise PDM preferred

Education, Certifications and

Experience:

BS degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Manufacturing Engineering0 - 4 years’ experience MS degree no experience required

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Working conditions are normal for that of a manufacturing/machine shop/office environment.

All employees are expected to adhere to Company safety policies and wear personal protective equipment when exposed to work areas or performing tasks where it is required.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.14 is required.

The characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this…