Lead Build Engineer, Composites

- Lead hands-on build of composite structures (airframes, tanks, ducts, control surfaces, etc.)

- Drive daily execution against build schedules by removing blockers, re-sequencing work, and maintaining momentum

- Translate engineering intent into executable builds under real-world constraints

- Define and execute bonding, fastening, trimming, and finishing operations

- Lead fit-up, alignment, and tolerance closure across multi-part assemblies

- Rapidly iterate processes from prototype to repeatable mass production

- Identify design issues early (ply drops, access constraints, tolerance stackups, cure distortion)

- Partner with design engineering to simplify builds and improve yield

- Push for designs that enable rate, cost efficiency, and reliability

- Plan and execute structural and functional tests of composite assemblies

- Own failure investigations (bond failures, delamination, voids, distortion)

- Bachelorʼs degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field

- 3+ years of hands-on experience with composite structures in aerospace, defense, or high-performance automotive

- Demonstrated experience building real hardware (not just designing)

- Composite failure modes (delamination, porosity, fiber misalignment)