Manufacturing Engineer

Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer I supports designs through the design-development cycle and into production with an emphasis on design producibility, manufacturing process development and support, and oversees the transition of product to production including follow‑on support. This entry‑level position focuses on supporting engineering and manufacturing activity while building essential skills.

Karman Space & Defense provides concept‑to‑production solutions for mission‑critical systems on spacecraft, launch vehicles, missiles, hypersonics, and integrated defense systems. We believe that solving the industry’s most complex and mission‑critical challenges requires relentless determination and a willingness to push the boundaries of possibility. Karman Space & Defense brings to bear unparalleled production capabilities, unmatched engineering expertise, and unflinching analysis to render the impossible possible.

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement

• Support programs, products, and engineering activities.
• Generate bill of materials for assemblies, and work/build instructions.
• Be heavily engaged with technicians and work with hardware.
• Design, develop, and implement basic fixtures, tools, and inspection gauges to facilitate fabrication and assembly.
• Support material and resource planning including Epicor data for BOMs and Methods of Manufacture.
• Support and coordinate material flow.
• Communicate with all levels of the organization to obtain required information, gain acceptance, and implement solutions.
• Assist with prototype builds and evaluations of materials and processes.
• Coordinate with vendors and suppliers including supplier quality.
• Monitor fabrication and production processes and controls.

• Required
  
  Education:
  
  Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent degree.
• Typically possesses 0-3 years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong mechanical aptitude required.
• Hands‑on engineering experience in a fabrication and assembly shop environment is desired.
• Ability to read blueprints, drawings, and technical diagrams, and work to verbal and written instructions.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Karman is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability; citizenship status; uniform service member status; or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.

Our management is dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruitment advertising, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.