Stratolaunch
Aerospace
CompositeManufacturingEngineer
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“Composite Manufacturing Engineer at Stratolaunch. Skills: Composite Manufacturing, Aerospace Production Documentation, Work Instructions Creation, Tooling Design, Process Improvement. Create work instructions to fabricate, install or modify or develop composite components to support Stratolaunch programs. Create drawings and work instructions for tooling that supports the build phase of a production effort”
What You'll Achieve.
Enable routine access to the hypersonic environment; Deliver flight data critical to validating system performance and achieving rapid technology deployment; Achieve rapid technology deployment; Advance national security; Ensure design intent is met; Provide clear process and direction to the shop fabrication shop; Estimate time of fabrication and producibility between the margins of cost and schedule; Support Stratolaunch programs; Support the build phase of a production effort; Resolve documentation issues; Resolve tooling and composite process, parts and non-conformance issues; Support concepts, new techniques or planned process; Support hypersonic vehicle integrated testing; Support composite design effort; Contribute to Shop layout, set up and improvement efforts
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot documentation issues; Troubleshoot tooling and composite process, parts and non-conformance to resolve; Analyze and verify all the engineering requirements are met
Position on-site based in Mojave, CA, Travel, as needed, to support the department, travel estimated to be <5%, May involve the operation of company vehicles, U.S. Citizenship may be required for some positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Knowledge of, and experience with, one or more of these disciplines: composites, composite tooling, experimental vehicle build, Experience with Aerospace production documentation (drawings and work orders), Experience with PDM systems, Engineering control and revision control release processes, Experience integrating new composite techniques form concept through process, Experience with the creation of shop work instructions, Familiarity with common aerospace hardware/adhesives such as click-bond fasteners, structural adhesives, and latest composite techniques, Direct hands-on experience with aircraft composite repair, inspections and replacement of composite structure, Facilitation skills and ability to communicate technical challenges and guidance to varied audiences to gain support or resolve concerns, Ability to work on your own initiative and prioritize tasking to fit within the business goals, Complex aerospace composite development, Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities
Nice to Have
Security clearance
What You'll Do.
Create work instructions to fabricate
install or modify or develop composite components to support Stratolaunch programs
Create drawings and work instructions for tooling that supports the build phase of a production effort
Reference 3D CAD models and integrate into 2D environments
Support the shop by acting as the engineering liaison to troubleshoot documentation issues and provide real-time support on the shop floor
Troubleshoot tooling and composite process
parts and non-conformance to resolve
Develop test plans to support concepts
new techniques or planned process
Support hypersonic vehicle integrated testing
Support composite design effort
Contribute to Shop layout
set up and improvement efforts
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Liaison between Design Engineering and Production shop; Interaction with different disciplines involved in the design, purchasing, manufacturing, integration, and testing of our vehicle(s); Support the shop by acting as the engineering liaison; Regular and comprehensive communication to leadership; Contribute to the integration of complex aerospace systems
Communication Scope
Communicate technical challenges and guidance to varied audiences to gain support or resolve concerns; Regular and comprehensive communication to leadership
Process & Methodology
Prioritize tasking to fit within the business goals, Estimate time of fabrication and producibility between the margins of cost and schedule
Full Job Description
Stratolaunch is a technology accelerator that engineers operationally realistic testing at Mach 5+. Our air-launched, Talon testbeds are reusable, cost-effective platforms that enable routine access to the hypersonic environment. We deliver flight data critical to validating system performance and achieving rapid technology deployment. Together with our customers, we drive innovations that are imperative to advancing national security. To help achieve these efforts, Stratolaunch is seeking a Composite Manufacturing Engineer (ME) level I, II, or Sr. to support design, integration, testing, and maintenance of one of our carrier or hypersonic vehicles electrical and avionics systems; as a ME you will be responsible for the following: Work Instructions, detailed documentation to be released to the composite production shop for manufacturing related information for production, testing or tooling. Ability to fully define a manufacturing process step-by-step Ability to identify alternate part numbers Ability to produce engineering documentation following industry standards (Section Views, Detail Views, flag notes, etc.) Process improvement documentation to establish production line standardization efforts Experience with Composite materials; Carbon, Fiberglass, Pre-impregnated material, BMI, Foam core, honeycomb etc. Experience with autoclave and out of autoclave curing processes processing. Ability to develop tools/shop-aids to fabricated composite detail part, assemblies and final assembles Aerospace Industry Standards implementation Desktop and Shop Aid documentation to support current workflows Liaison between Design Engineering and Production shop to ensure design intent is met, while providing clear process and direction to the shop fabrication shop. Redline released engineering documentation Source and support purchasing efforts from released engineering documentation and manufacturing related tasks for Shop support (Shop setup activities, tooling, etc.) Evaluation
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