Senior Aircraft Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Daher-parent company Kodiak Aircraft-local subsidiary (the ppl working there consider themselves Kodiak) Sandpoint Idaho

Base salary: $120000-$140000 plus an annual target bonus.

Onsite Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Individual contributor

Relocation: $25000-$35000 flat payment with the first paycheck depending on family size. Role provides subject-matter expertise and occasional mentoring with no people management.

Target a hands-on aerospace manufacturing engineer who has owned root-cause investigations implemented lasting solutions and improved aircraft production. The hiring manager specified 10 years of aerospace manufacturing experience.

• Work alongside mechanics to resolve build problems and make manufacturing methods clear ergonomic and practical.
• Improve sequencing work content and production flow across fabrication subassembly and final assembly.
• Use CAD models and drawings for design-for-manufacturing (DFM) analysis. Create manufacturing prints or models traceable to type design and within fit form and function.
• Build the case for type-design changes when manufacturing documentation alone cannot resolve an issue.
• Reduce labor hours rework and bottlenecks through better methods tooling and ERP alignment; drive improvements through completion.

• 10 years of manufacturing engineering experience with 10 years in aerospace per the hiring manager; direct knowledge of aircraft manufacturing.
• Bachelors degree in Aerospace Mechanical Industrial Manufacturing Engineering or a related field.
• Root-cause investigation corrective-action implementation and Lean manufacturing experience.
• ERP experience and engineering bill of materials (eBOM) management including eBOM/manufacturing BOM (mBOM) reconciliation and routings. The site is moving from Epicor to SAP.
• Strong CAD drawing interpretation and GD&T per ASME Y14.5; DFM and manufacturing-specific documentation experience.
• Hands-on understanding of machining sheet metal welding composites and mechanical or electrical assembly.

Preferred qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt preferred; relevant certifications are valued.
• General aviation or low-rate high-mix aerospace production experience.
• Experience introducing manufacturing drawings or DFM practices to an existing product.
• AS9100 or FAA/FAR Part 23 manufacturing exposure and supplier manufacturability or delivery problem-solving.

Which aircraft or assemblies have you supported and for how many years What manufacturing engineering work did you personally own

Describe a recurring production problem you investigated. What was the root cause what did you implement and what measurable improvement lasted

Give an example of changing build sequence tooling or design for manufacturability. How did you work with mechanics Design and Quality

What have you personally managed in eBOMs mBOMs and routings Which ERP systems have you used and have you supported a system migration

Which CAD tools and manufacturing processes are your strongest Have you created manufacturing drawings distinct from the approved design drawings

Capture specific ownership and results aerospace tenure aircraft manufacturing scope degree CAD/ERP systems and relevant certifications. General manufacturing experience alone does not meet the hiring managers aerospace requirement.

Confirm the candidates reason for moving required base salary bonus expectations relocation commitment and timing onsite availability interview availability and competing processes. Verify exceptions before presenting a candidate as fully qualified.

Benefits: Medical dental vision 401(k) life insurance short- and long-term disability paid time off and paid holidays.

Interviews: video with the hiring manager then video with a panel followed by an in-person interview in Idaho.

Kodiak Aircraft builds complete aircraft in Sandpoint Idaho near Lake Pend Oreille and Schweitzer Mountain. The hiring manager described a site of approximately 250 employees building two aircraft types and more than 30 aircraft annually. Openings support growth and offer opportunities for development.