Manufacturing Engineer - EPS

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Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join our dynamic team. Reporting to the Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead – Electrical Power Systems (EPS), the Manufacturing Engineer will develop and implement optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards. This role will be supporting manufacturing issues on existing product designs and new satellite mechanisms early in the design phase, providing critical design for manufacturability input and supporting testing of these assemblies, while developing and implementing the plan to move from design/test into build/production.

Specifically, this position will focus on the Electrical Power System (EPS) component and module team, ensuring that all processes and methods are tailored to the unique requirements of EPS components and modules, enhancing their reliability and performance in satellite applications.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Execute, maintain, and evolve the company manufacturing strategy and technology roadmap in line with Terran Orbital strategy.
• Design and implement the production floor layout, as it relates to manufacturing flight hardware. Design for modularity and adaptability, with an eye for scaling with time and product evolution.
• Identify capital tooling and work center capability needs and lead the efforts of standing up key production capabilities.
• Develop production procedures/processes and manage the transition of components and module assemblies from development to production.
• Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub-processes.
• Work closely with development and design engineers, internal machine shop, and external vendors to make parts that are designed for manufacturability, reliability, and source-ability, etc.
• Lead team in production readiness reviews for transition from development into full-rate program production.
• Advise team members on technical decisions related to the team's product and act as responsible manufacturing engineer on non-conformances and work instructions.
• Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
• Resolve and analyze manufacturing and test discrepancies, while interfacing with the quality team (resolving issues for design, fabrication, and assembly).
• Drive continuous process improvements to focus on cost reduction in every element of the production processes.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose problems with existing processes or products and make modifications and improvements as needed.
• Support space hardware testing, including tooling design and data analysis.
• Act as point of contact in daily and weekly program and production meetings and provide updates to leadership as required.
• Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or other related discipline.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in a Manufacturing Engineering function within a high reliability manufacturing environment, at least one (1) of which should be in electronics, electric hardware…