Manufacturing Engineer / Principal Manufacturing Engineer - Space Components

Core Responsibilities:

-       Develops manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts for assembly of spacecraft deployable mechanisms.

-       Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance.

-       May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.

-       Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.

-       Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.

-       Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations and best-practices.

-       This requisition may be filled at either a Manufacturing Engineer (Level 2) or a Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Level 3) grade based on the qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications for Manufacturing Engineer (Level 2):

-       2 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; 0 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

-       Experience resolving productivity or quality issues in a manufacturing or development environment.

-       Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.

-       Understanding of Design for Manufacturability (DFM).

-       Ability to work as part of a cross-functional team throughout program lifecycle.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Level 3):

-       5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; 3 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; 0 years of relevant experience with a PhD; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

-       Experience resolving productivity or quality issues in a manufacturing or development environment.

-       Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.

-       Understanding of Design for Manufacturability (DFM).

-       Ability to lead a cross-functional team during assembly and test phases of program.

Preferred Qualifications:

-       Manufacturing or Systems Engineering experience with spaceflight hardware.

-       Experience with Root Cause & Corrective Actions (RCCA) and Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA)

-       Technical leadership of complex projects.

-       GD&T Geometric Dimension & Tolerancing, also known by ASME y14.5

-       Experience with process innovation.

-       Experience with MES (Manufacturing Execution System).

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