Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Albuquerque, NM

Redwire Space Missions has an opportunity for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer located at our facility in Albuquerque, NM. In this role you will be responsible for providing DFM feedback to design engineering, aligning and/or expanding site capacity & capability, and implementing new manufacturing processes. You will be developing and implementing ground support equipment (GSE), key process development and improvement, and ensuring high quality hardware delivery to our customers.

• Develop, implement, maintain, and improve manufacturing processes for a variety of space flight hardware products.
• Complete readiness assessments and ensure the successful new product launches into production.
• Develop and maintain production documentation (work instructions, test procedures, etc.)
• Support quality and continuous improvement through root cause analysis and the implementation of effective corrective and preventative actions (including repair and rework).
• Identify opportunities to apply lean manufacturing principles to improve quality and schedule.
• Establish methods to overcome production process challenges.
• Multi-tasking and active engagement in the Production environment.
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and collaboratively to execute tasks under general direction.
• Maintain process equipment needed to manufacture products.
• Ensure processes and procedures comply with standards.
• Identify risks to production and implement mitigation plans.
• Assists production personnel with troubleshooting and guidance resolving everyday issues.
• Works with suppliers to ensure the delivery of high quality custom manufactured products.
• Participate in daily standup meetings to ensure daily goals are met as needed.
• Perform other duties as necessary.
• Some limited travel may be required.

• B.S. in Engineering or other related discipline. With a minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing environments (preferably Aerospace, Defense or Space). Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Experience in Manufacturing Engineering of space‑flight mechanical assemblies, mechanisms, and/or RF antennas.
• Experience in an AS9100 quality system.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience with new product introduction and transition to production.
• US Citizen with the ability to obtain a US Government/DoD Security Clearance.

• Familiarity with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Proficiency with Visio, MS Office.
• Eagerness to work in a rapidly growing, low-volume/high-mix manufacturing environment.
• Experience building positive relationships, communicating across functional and physical boundaries, managing cost, schedule, quality, and safety.
• Thorough understanding of technical standards, theories, concepts, and techniques in manufacturing.
• Experience with Epsilon
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• Ability to create business cases to support process development efforts by collaborating with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Program Teams.
• Experience determining the most efficient sequence of operations by analyzing production costs, process flow charts, and production schedules.
• Subject matter expert in design for manufacturability, yield improvements, supplier capability assessments, quality control, etc.

Pay Range $100,000 - $135,000/year

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR