Job Description Summary

Join a team that turns next generation materials into flight‑ready hardware. As an Advanced Lead Manufacturing Engineer for CMC components, you will blend deep technical expertise, hands‑on process ownership, and cross‑functional leadership to deliver hardware that thrives in some of the harshest conditions in aerospace.

In this role, you are a key technical leader who drives technology maturation and manufacturing readiness for current and future programs. You will work independently and across diverse cross‑functional teams to develop, implement, and scale advanced manufacturing processes that enable reliable, high‑precision production of CMC components at rate and at quality.

If you are energized by tackling complex manufacturing challenges, innovating in materials and processes, and influencing how tomorrow’s engines are built, this role is for you.

Job Description

The Advanced Lead Manufacturing Engineer applies deep technical knowledge and expertise to drive technology maturation and product development across our application portfolio. This role works independently and with adjacent teams to develop, mature, and implement manufacturing processes – both conventional and novel – that support manufacturing of CMC components for aircraft engines, hypersonics and other aerospace applications. This position collaborates closely with supply chain, materials, and design teams to meet business and customer objectives and often leads technical initiatives or workstreams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:
  • Serves as a process specialist with advanced knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to product, material application, and design teams for area of responsibility
  • Synthesizes and clearly communicates results of research and development activities related to material and process development; prepares and presents technical data to internal and external customers
  • May provide support to business development activities and represent the organization in technical discussions

• Process Development and Execution:
  • Prioritizes and leads completion of process engineering projects to achieve business objectives for product delivery, technology and manufacturing process maturation, and process risk reduction (D/PFMEA)
  • Develops subject-matter expertise on process mechanisms and applies that learning to solve complex problems and develop/protect intellectual property (IP)

• Product Application:
  • Practices applied creativity to develop robust processes and approaches that meet customer and product requirements
  • Maintains focus on practical application of process to current and novel future program/product requirements and may mentor others in these areas

Qualifications/requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years engineering, manufacturing or related experience) + minimum of 3 years engineering, manufacturing or related experience

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience in ceramics or composites manufacturing
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead by influence and solve problems
• Effective team building and project management skills
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn​
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively​
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed ​
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative​
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

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