As commercial aircraft makers aim for higher production rates as aircraft production ramps up, suppliers need engineers who bring technical expertise along with project management, customer engagement, and improvement skills. Engineering jobs are changing as composite materials, digital manufacturing, and global supply chains become more complex.
Burnley-based Velocity Composites plc is expanding its engineering team by hiring a Project Engineer to support a growing portfolio of international aerospace programs. Velocity Composites has become a specialist in advanced composite material kits, digital material management, and engineering services, supplying many of the world’s top aerospace manufacturers. This new hire shows the company’s ongoing investment in engineering talent to meet growing demand across commercial aerospace, defence, and advanced air mobility.
Project engineering today covers many disciplines. Engineers don’t just support manufacturing; they coordinate between customers, production teams, suppliers, and designers to keep projects moving smoothly from concept to full-scale production.
The new Project Engineer will lead New Product Introduction (NPI) projects with structural and processed composite materials, and help with change management, manufacturing improvement, project planning, and continuous improvement. The role involves working across Velocity’s international sites and offers hands-on experience with both technical challenges and commercial program delivery.
This hire is part of broader changes in aerospace manufacturing. As aircraft production recovers from years of supply chain disruption, manufacturers now focus more on efficiency, quality, and resilience. Digital manufacturing, advanced planning, and data-driven production methods are being adopted to use materials better, cut waste, and speed up delivery.
Velocity has invested heavily in these capabilities with its own material management technology and digital manufacturing processes. These help customers improve traceability, use composite materials more efficiently, and keep up with demanding production schedules.
The new hire will work across international sites, collaborating with customers, suppliers, and manufacturing teams to help improve productivity and performance. This role blends engineering, project management, and customer interaction, providing experience throughout the entire manufacturing process instead of focusing on just one area.
For engineers looking to expand their careers, this position offers hands-on experience with customers, advanced manufacturing technology, and international aerospace projects. As global manufacturers demand more flexibility from supply chains, engineers who understand materials, manufacturing, quality, and commercial delivery are in high demand.
The recruitment follows a period of continued operational progress for Velocity Composites.
Recent milestones include achieving Nadcap Merit status at its Tallassee, Alabama manufacturing facility, expanding customer programmes across North America and supporting major commercial aerospace and defence platforms through its global manufacturing footprint.
As aerospace production grows, the need for skilled project engineers will stay high. For companies like Velocity Composites, investing in engineering talent is essential to support customers and keep developing the digital manufacturing technologies that are changing advanced composites production.
Applications for the Project Engineer position are now open through the Velocity Composites careers page.
