PPAP Quality Engineer at Lear responsible for project quality assurance from prototype to post - launch phases. Review prototype manufacturing, coordinate PPAP, and track customer performance metrics.
About the role
- Manufacturing Engineer at GKN Aerospace focusing on developing and optimizing composite manufacturing processes. Collaborating with design engineers and executing continuous-improvement projects.
Responsibilities
- Develop, validate, and sustain manufacturing processes for prepreg layup, autoclave cure, bonding, NDI/NDT, machining, and assembly of composite components
- Generate manufacturing plans, ply books, process specifications, and tooling requirements for complex composite structures
- Lead root cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities using structured problem‑solving methodologies
- Evaluate and introduce new composite materials, tooling concepts, and cure technologies to improve capability and reduce cost
- Collaborate with design engineering on DFM, materials, laminate design, and configuration control
- Support proposals with labor estimates, tooling strategies, and process development planning
- Execute continuous‑improvement projects to drive reductions in scrap, rework, cycle time, and variability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in aerospace composite manufacturing, including fabrication, tooling, or autoclave/oven-cure processes
- Working knowledge of composite materials and production methods such as layup, bonding, and cure
- Must be a U.S. Person per ITAR regulations to comply with export compliance requirements, with ability to obtain a Department of Defense security clearance if needed
- Experience with NDI/NDT techniques (ultrasonic, X‑ray, tap test).
- Familiarity with composite machining, trimming, secondary bonding, or assembly
- Proficiency with PFMEA, control plans, SPC, or other process‑control tools
- Leadership or mentoring experience in a manufacturing environment
- Lean, Six Sigma, or related continuous‑improvement training.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance available
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