Composite Manufacturing Engineer

Be part of an unique growth story!
Join us to help build the leading advanced composites automation and digital manufacturing company. Airborne is a technology leader in advanced composites, specialised in the industrialisation of engineering and manufacturing of durable fibre reinforced composites for Space, Aeronautics, Transport and Marine industries. Via Airborne’s unique combination of skills: our deep and wide composites, software engineering and mechatronics know-how – we enable our customers to unlock their full potential in digital manufacturing growth and create a competitive advantage. We are agile, flexible and think like a start-up. This nimble approach is challenging for many incumbent companies—but it’s at the heart of how we think to build winning positions by developing integrated, automated and connected manufacturing solutions for the composite industry. Together we are a dynamic group of 135 highly educated and passionate employees, split between our headquarter in The Hague Ypenburg (NL) and our site in Lambourn (UK).

What is your new job?

The Composite Manufacturing Engineer is a key role in our Automation team. Together with the automation, software and mechanical colleagues you will define the right solution for the customer in providing an efficient automated process. Since you understand composites manufacturing you can translate the need of the customer into the right concept, define the right process settings and validate that the process is robust. You have a good overview of the available technologies in the market, can perform a good trade-off and can articulate the competitive edge of the Airborne solutions.

What are your responsibilities?

Knowledge management

Scouting of new technologies that fall in your scope.

Up to date material and processing data base through data collections and technology scouting

Recommendations for future processing development within Airborne

Sharing your knowledge autonomously to his fellow colleagues, peers and senior management. This

includes presenting internally Airborne and at conferences.

Technical supervision/mentoring of his fellow colleagues, in specific process and test engineers

Process design

Process design for automated manufacturing

Prototyping and development of processes

Implementation and testing of (new) processes

Process reports by collecting, analysing and summarising information

Commercial and project work

Contributing to client tenders (schedule, cost and price calculations)

Technical leadership in both commercial and internal projects

Work according to planning – on-time delivery

Reporting Lines and Interactions

In this role you will report to the Team Lead M&P. You will work together with colleagues from the other teams (Software, Mechanical and Automation), project managers and business development.

Job Requirements

Education

• Technical education such as Mechanical engineering, Aerospace engineering, Applied physics

Work experience

• At least 2-5 years experience within the relevant technology area, preferable within companies.
• Experience with fibre reinforced polymers (composites) and polymer production processes

Other

• Broad knowledge of the applicable subject
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)

Competences:

• Teamwork - ownership – precision
• Decision making, initiative, organising, problem analysis.

What we offer:

Working at Airborne International will give you the opportunity to develop your career by working on highly innovative projects.
We offer you a well rewarding job in an inspiring environment with like-minded and talented colleagues. You will become part of our inspiring company where innovation, quality and creativity are key to meet our company goals. We will give you the opportunity for personal and professional growth, by training, learning on the job and coaching.

Furthermore, we offer:

• Good primary and secondary terms of employment
• Generous annual leave of 32 days
• Retirement Pension Plan
• Ability to work from home and home-work allowance
• An office that is easy to access by car and by public transport

A great opportunity to be part of an unique growth story!

In case you would like to apply, please send in your application (motivation and resume) via the Apply here button.
Third party applications are not appreciated.

Please note: a pre-employment screening (education check and conduct of good behavior / VOG) will be part of the hiring process