Partnering with design engineers early on in the process, you will ensure manufacturability, build the first prototype, design the build flow and fixturing, and finalize the process for transition to production. You will test out new techniques for manufacturing large satellite structures, mechanisms, and integrated electronics systems. In your first 6 months you will own manufacturing development for integrated avionics systems; define production-ready build flows, capacity models, and tooling strategies; and drive cross-functional DFM improvements that materially reduce risk, cost, or cycle time. In your first year you will lead implementation of advanced manufacturing techniques on flight hardware and transition prototype processes into stable, rate-capable production systems
Own end-to-end manufacturing strategy for subsystems from concept through production ramp
Lead DFM efforts with design engineering, influencing architecture decisions to optimize for cost, quality, scalability and integration risk
Architect scalable production flows for large spacecraft assemblies including electromechanical systems, harnessing, and mechanisms
Develop and deploy advanced manufacturing technologies, automation concepts, and tooling systems to support increasing production rate
Establish production readiness plans including control plans, work instructions, takt alignment, and line balancing
Mentor and develop junior manufacturing engineers and technicians, raising the technical bar across the organization
Lead first article builds and flight hardware integration, resolving complex cross-functional technical issues
Develop capacity models and rate ramp strategies to support program growth
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on cycle time reduction, yield improvement, and production robustness