Job Title
Manufacturing Engineer (Mid-Level)
Who are we?
As an aircraft manufacturer, industrialist, industrial service provider and logistician, Daher currently has approximately 14,500 employees and achieved a revenue of 1.9 billion euros in 2025. With its family ownership, Daher has been focused on innovation since its creation in 1863. With locations in 15 countries across Europe, North America and Asia, Daher designs and develops value-added solutions for its aeronautical and industrial customers and partners
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.
Why this role matters: better methods, clearer work content, practical DFM feedback, and stronger shop-floor alignment help reduce rework, build inconsistency, and unnecessary labor.
We are looking for someone who can independently handle day-to-day method improvements and DFM analysis within their area, while knowing when to bring in the Manufacturing Engineering Lead or senior support for higher-risk or broader-system decisions.
- 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.
- 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.
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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, and supplier manufacturability or delivery issue resolution.
Why Kodiak Aircraft in Sandpoint?
At Kodiak Aircraft, Manufacturing Engineering is close to the product, the mechanics, and the production challenges that matter. This role gives you the opportunity to improve real aircraft build processes while developing broader technical ownership over time.
Sandpoint offers meaningful aerospace work in a unique location, with Lake Pend Oreille and Schweitzer Mountain nearby. If you enjoy hands-on manufacturing engineering and want your work to show up directly on the aircraft, we would like to hear from you.
Information related to the position:
Location: onsite in Sandpoint, Idaho. Travel: approximately 10% as needed to resolve supplier or production constraints. Role type: individual contributor, no direct supervisory responsibility.
The compensation range is $90,000 to $120,000 in base salary plus an annual target bonus.
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Daher considers a number of factors when determining salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, skills, and current market conditions.
At Daher, your total rewards package is more than just your base salary as we offer a full benefit package including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Life insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays and more.
Your next opportunity starts here — here are the next steps:
Review of your application
An initial conversation with a recruiter
One or more interviews depending on the position, with the relevant team members and manager(s)
After the interviews, constructive feedback regardless of the outcome
All applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, physical/mental disability, medical condition, military/veteran status, genetic information, marital status, ethnicity, alienage, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. By completing an application with Daher, you are seeking to join a team of hardworking professionals dedicated to consistently delivering outstanding service to our customers and contributing to the financial success of the organization, its clients, and its employees. Equal access to programs, services, and employment is available to all qualified persons. Those applicants requiring accommodation to complete the application and/or interview process should contact an HR representative.
Daher complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law.
