Manufacturing Engineer (Mid-Level)

DAHER•Sandpoint, ID

22h•$90,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Kodiak Aircraft is seeking a capable Manufacturing Engineer to help turn aircraft design intent into repeatable, efficient, and controlled production methods. This role connects Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Production, Quality, Tooling, Supply Chain, ERP, and cost. You will work with Senior Manufacturing Engineers and production teams to improve build sequence, methods, manufacturing documentation, tooling needs, and DFM feedback. This is not a role where you simply document what someone else decides. It is a growth role with real ownership in assigned areas, shop-floor engagement, and a path toward broader autonomy over time. Better methods, clearer work content, practical DFM feedback, and stronger shop-floor alignment help reduce rework, build inconsistency, and unnecessary labor.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
5-7 years of manufacturing engineering experience, preferably in aerospace or complex assembly.
Strong hands-on understanding of machining, sheet metal, welding, composites, and mechanical or electrical assembly, with depth in at least one area and working knowledge across others.
Strong CAD proficiency and fluency reading and interpreting engineering drawings, including GD&T per ASME Y14.5.
Experience with DFM analysis and manufacturing-specific documentation, or strong aptitude and willingness to build this capability.
Working ERP experience such as Epicor or SAP, including eBOM/mBOM reconciliation and routings.
Credibility on the shop floor, good judgment, root-cause problem solving, and a track record of following through on assigned work.

Nice To Haves

Experience in general aviation or low-rate high-mix aerospace production
Introducing manufacturing print or DFM practices to an existing product
Lean or continuous improvement
AS9100 or FAA/FAR Part 23 manufacturing environments
Supplier manufacturability or delivery issue resolution

Responsibilities

Work side-by-side with mechanics to solve real build problems and make processes more practical, ergonomic, and executable.
Support and improve build sequences, work content, and line flow within assigned production areas.
Use CAD models and type design drawings to understand design intent and identify where production can be made easier.
Author manufacturing prints or models that ease production while remaining traceable to type design and within fit, form, and function.
Build and present design-change cases to Design Engineering with appropriate senior or lead support.
Support labor-hour reduction, rework reduction, tooling definition, ERP alignment, and supplier manufacturability issue resolution.