Manufacturing Engineer

Job Summary

This person leads and contributes to manufacturing assessments across the space system lifecycle for commercially available and bespoke systems, supports future strategy for data supported risk decisions related to manufacturing, supports independent reviews of manufacturing processes, and influences space systems manufacturing policy and guidance that affect operational reliability. This person may also organize and lead interdisciplinary teams to perform manufacturing studies involving forward looking risk and mission assurance assessments of space systems.

• Lead, mentor and enable Aerospace colleagues to work cooperatively with customer personnel, and contractor personnel to guide manufacturing readiness assessments that span the lifecycle; to include system development; assembly, integration, test, low rate initial production, and full production; assess readiness for new technology insertion in the manufacturing process; assess manufacturing process control effectiveness, recommend process control investments and data collection to improve manufacturing quality insights.
• Organize and lead interdisciplinary teams in performing studies to research manufacturing risk assessment for space systems.
• Define and lead manufacturing studies; identify Aerospace and industry subject matter experts (SMEs), performing literature research; sourcing or orchestrating data collection; performing analysis; developing reports; and presenting results.
• Interface with and create working relationships with industry leaders and SMEs.
• Relate AS9100 and AS6500 technical requirements to maturity of manufacturing systems.
• Apply key criteria from technology readiness level (TRL) and manufacturing readiness levels (MRL) to determine when it is appropriate for a contractor to enter into low-rate and high-rate production.
• Communicate the key differences between manufacturing systems (i.e., Project, Batch, and Flow) to customers for determining the optimal approach to establish high-volume production requirements for proliferated systems. Define and assess a contractor’s manufacturing capacity and ability to scale-up production quantities/rates.
• Apply unique space parts, materials, and processes (PMP) requirements (e.g., contamination control, ESD, handling, etc.) in establishing new satellite facilities. Advise contractors on process characterization techniques to develop “repeatable” processes.
• Integrate assembly, integration, and test (AI&T) knowledge (e.g., MIL-STD 1540 environmental testing) into new approaches required for qualification of proliferated systems. Conduct formal assessments of a contractor’s manufacturing capabilities including manufacturing execution systems (MES), shop floor control statusing, MRP-ERP/status reporting, configuration control, AB-AD verification, and anomaly tracking & corrective action.

This full-time position requires 100% onsite work in El Segundo CA.

• BS degree in industrial engineering or related technical discipline or the experience equivalent.
• 6 years experience in developing and analyzing manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated experience in team/leadership positions and driving accountability.
• Experience in formulation of technical task planning, recruiting cross-functional teams, issue resolution, and orchestrating task balance across a team.
• Demonstrated experience presenting and writing technical information.
• Ability to be flexible, adaptable, and able to manage multiple simultaneous tasks, including occasional business travel.
• This position requires a TS/SSBI/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the US government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

• BS degree in industrial engineering or related technical discipline or the experience equivalent.
• 10 years experience in developing and analyzing manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated experience in team/leadership positions and driving accountability.
• Demonstrated experience leading high-profile, quick turn-around tasks as an individual contributor or as a team lead.
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