Sr. Composite Applications Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Travel to customers and professional conferences may reach 20%. Eligible candidates must be authorized under specified U.S. citizenship, nationality, permanent residence, temporary resident, refugee, or asylum status.

Company

Advanced composites manufacturer producing carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs, and engineered composite structures for aerospace and other applications.

What you will do

• Research aerospace composite materials and manufacturing processes, including autoclave, OOA, RTM, AFP, compression molding, and stamping.
• Design and build equipment for composite fabrication and produce demonstrator parts using advanced composite materials.
• Advise customers on processing materials into state-of-the-art composite parts and represent products in customer engagements.
• Evaluate customer proposals, author requests for information and quotations, investigate processing technologies, and publish scientific papers.
• Coordinate technical communication across customers, business teams, production, marketing, R&D, academia, and professional organizations.
• Research competitive materials and processes and support the development of application-driven materials and technologies.

Requirements

• Relevant degree in materials science, mechanical, composites, manufacturing, or aerospace engineering, with significant industrial experience in composite materials and processing.
• PhD with 3+ years, master’s degree with 5+ years, or bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience building composite parts using OOA, RTM, AFP, hand layup, compression molding, stamp forming, or similar techniques.
• Ability to innovate processes, communicate technical information to expert and non-expert audiences, and work cross-functionally.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% and work directly with customers.
• Must meet the specified U.S. eligibility and work-authorization requirements.

Nice to have

• Aerospace composite experience, including composite design, composite tool design, or automation.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a research and development-focused manufacturing environment.
• Collaborate with customers, academia, production, marketing, business teams, and R&D.
• Participate in professional conferences and contribute as a subject matter expert.
• Support continuous improvement and the advancement of lightweight composite materials.