Steve Novak
About Steve Novak
Steve Novak is a Senior Valves Manufacturing Planner III at Blue Origin with extensive experience in composite planning, development, and fabrication.
Current Title
Steve Novak currently holds the position of Senior Valves Manufacturing Planner III at BLUE ORIGIN in Kent, Washington. He has been with the company in this role since 2020.
Previous Roles at BLUE ORIGIN
Before his current role, Steve Novak worked at BLUE ORIGIN as a Valves Manufacturing Planner on a contract basis from 2019 to 2020.
Experience at SEKISUI Aerospace Corporation
Steve Novak served as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer/Lead specializing in composite aircraft interiors and structures at SEKISUI Aerospace Corporation from 2018 to 2019 in Sumner, WA.
Roles at Hexcel Corporation
Steve Novak worked at Hexcel Corporation in several roles. He was a Manufacturing Engineer for Delmia/Composite Aircraft Structures on a contract basis from 2016 to 2018 in various locations including Burlington and Kent, WA, and Pottsville, PA. He held a similar role at the company briefly in 2015 for 10 months in Kent, Washington.
Manufacturing Engineer at Boeing
Steve Novak was employed at Boeing as a Manufacturing Engineer specializing in Advanced Developmental Composites (ADC) from 2010 to 2014 in Tukwila, WA.
Long-term Experience at Safran
From 1989 to 2009, Steve Novak worked at Safran as a Manufacturing Engineering Manager, focusing on composites manufacturing and production support. This role began when the company was known as Heath Tecna.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Steve Novak's early career included a position at Northrop Grumman Corporation. He was a Manufacturing Engineer focused on composite development and production support from 1981 to 1989 in Newbury Park, California.
Delmia/Velocity Implementation
Steve Novak implemented a Manufacturing Execution System called Delmia/Velocity across five divisions of Hexcel Corporation. This initiative transitioned the company from paper work orders to a paperless system.
Expertise in Composite Materials
Steve Novak has extensive experience in composite planning, layup, development, and fabrication. His expertise covers CFRP hand or machine ply-by-ply vacuum bag layup, compression molding, and related technologies.
Project Management and Production
Steve Novak has hands-on knowledge of manufacturing and repair, using a project-managed approach for larger efforts. He specializes in the hand/machine layup of lightweight FRP and CFRP composite details, cobond assemblies, and vacuum-bagged/compression molded, oven/autoclave cured composites.