Manufacturing Engineer Final Assembly & Aircraft Systems

About the role

Daher is an aircraft manufacturer, industrialist, industrial service provider and logistician with approximately 14,500 employees and 1.9 billion euros revenue in 2025. Family-owned since 1863, Daher operates in 15 countries across Europe, North America and Asia, delivering value‑added solutions for aeronautical and industrial customers. The Sandpoint, Idaho site is a key U.S. aircraft manufacturing and support location specializing in the hand‑built production of the Kodiak aircraft family, supporting final assembly, painting, inspection, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) for the Kodiak 100 and Kodiak 900, and providing comprehensive aircraft maintenance, technical support and quality oversight while ensuring FAA compliance and expanding production capabilities.

We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer (Electrical & Avionics Focus) to join the team closest to the aircraft, mechanics and production challenges. In this hands‑on role you will own manufacturing engineering support for Final Assembly and aircraft systems, translating design intent into safe, repeatable, efficient and configuration‑controlled installation processes. The position may be filled at a developing, experienced or senior level; title, scope and compensation will align with the selected candidate’s experience and demonstrated capability.

Responsibilities

• Work side‑by‑side with mechanics to solve build issues, eliminate root causes, and improve safety, ergonomics, quality, and flow.
• Own and improve FAL build sequences, operation content, routings, and manufacturing methods for aircraft systems installations.
• Provide Design for Manufacturability input on new designs and changes, then carry practical solutions through implementation.
• Reconcile eBOM and mBOM content and keep ERP, PLM, drawings, models, and shop‑floor execution aligned.
• Create manufacturing drawings, CAD models, work instructions, tooling requirements, and technical change cases.
• Partner with Design Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Planning, Tooling, and Configuration Management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience in manufacturing engineering, aerospace, mechanical, electrical, industrial, or a related field.
• Experience in aerospace, aircraft final assembly, aircraft systems integration, or another complex low‑rate assembly environment.
• Practical knowledge of several aircraft systems, such as electrical, electronics, avionics, hydraulics, oxygen, brakes, fuel, flight controls, or environmental systems.
• Demonstrated production support, troubleshooting, root‑cause problem solving, and DFM capability.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, specifications, and 3D models.

Skills

• General aviation or aircraft FAL experience.
• eBOM/mBOM reconciliation.
• Manufacturing drawings and CAD modeling.
• Epicor E10 or SAP.
• Teamcenter.
• Siemens NX.
• Lean or continuous improvement.
• Experience operating as a trusted technical partner to a lead or manager.

Pay

The compensation range is $70,000 to $140,000 in base salary plus an annual