Manufacturing engineer composite development

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Manufacturing engineer

Are your excited about composites and creating products and solutions? Join KVE to help us develop products such as radomes, rotor blades and aircraft components using various composite manufacturing processes.

Full-time · The Hague

Your destination

In your role as manufacturing engineer, you are the technical responsible in various projects, especially within the product realization phase. Your focus will be to design composite products, develop and prepare products for manufacturing, design tooling and and perform prototyping. Depending on project size and your experience, you will execute a complete project by yourself or be part of an engineering team. 

Your mission

  • Design composite products such as radomes, rotorblades or special composite products

  • Develop and prepare products for manufacturing: tooling design, production documentation, prototyping.

  • Prepare, perform test plan, report and analyse the results to qualify or certify the parts.

  • Support Production for problem solving or continuous improvement.

  • Actively propose efficient and innovative technical solutions.

  • Facilitate effective communication between Engineering and other departments (Programs, Production, Quality, Supply Chain).

  • Adopt to best practices and work according to documentation standards.

  • Perform technological surveys (competitors and suppliers) to secure the supply chain.

Your luggage

To be successful in this role, you have a passion for composites and/or aerospace! You have hands-on experience, can-do mentality, are a true team player and know what it takes to meet customer expectations. In addition you have:

  • BSc / MSc / BEng Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Material Science, Physics, or Mechanical Engineering;

  • 3-5 years working experience in technical environment;

  • Experience in design and composite manufacturing;

  • EN 9100 quality knowledge standard is a plus;

  • Excellent command of English language, Dutch and/or French is a plus;

  • You have a permit to work in the Netherlands.

Your route 

In KVE, we will create the conditions that enable you to realize your full potential. We will do so by providing support, training and opportunities to further develop your talents in a stimulating and inspiring composite environment.

Working Conditions

  • A one-year contract (32-40 hours) with prospect to permanent employment

  • 25 vacations days + 2 ATV days

  • Travel allowance

  • Personal development opportunity's

  • Bike plan

  • Good pension plan

  • Flexible working hours

Ready for take-off?

Have you become enthusiastic by this position? Please upload your resume and answer our questions. 
For further information about this vacancy please contact nguyen@kve.nl.

Third-party applications are not appreciated.

Please note: We currently do not offer visa sponsorship or relocation for this role