Manufacturing Engineer

About Frontier Aerospace Corporation

Frontier Aerospace Corporation conceptualizes, designs, proves, and additively manufactures in-space and launch system rocket propulsion thrusters. From concept ideation to product development to qualification testing to customer delivery, we have a proven philosophy and the in-house resources necessary to design, build, test, and deliver reliable, high-performance liquid propellant thrusters for our nation's critical in-space, commercial, civilian, and defense applications. Whether they are used for attitude control, orbit transfer,lunar and exo-moon landing, deep-space missions, or high-thrust divert systems, Frontier's thrusters meet the most demanding requirements.

Our customers are hungry for a propulsion supplier who can reliably meet their requirements and who is responsive to their needs. Frontier’s mission is to do just that, by advancing breakthrough propulsion technologies and providing industry-leading customer responsiveness. Ultimately, it’s our fantastic team of dedicated professionals and hard-working tradespeople who make this a reality. As a small, but rapidly growing company, there are many opportunities for our team members to grow and take on new and exciting responsibilities – to be more than just another worker.

Come make a difference and share in our success!

Come join our growing team where you will get to make a difference daily by continuing to help build our reputation for quality, responsiveness, and the ability to handle complex products. To grow our team, we are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to support the Company's new and ongoing production activities. This role ensures products are manufactured efficiently, safely, and in compliance with aerospace quality standards, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications.

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with design, quality, supply chain, and production teams to drive continuous improvement and support new product introductions.

• Plan and design manufacturing processes for a production facility.
• Analyze assembly, fabrication, machining, and other processes.
• Maximize efficiency by optimization of layout of equipment, workflow, assembly methods, and work force utilization.
• Determine the parts, equipment, tools, and processes needed in order to achieve manufacturing goals according to product specifications.
• Assist in providing producibility information for inclusion in project plans and helps document producibility best practices.
• Create Work Instructions, define processes and procedures, coordinate tooling, interface with customer on manufacturing related product build issues and actions.
• May conduct time and cost analysis of processes.
• Oversight of plan execution by teams of technicians.
• Redlining active travelers to incorporate changes and deviations.
• Closely work with both design and quality engineering to meet product specifications.
• Work closely with outside component and process suppliers.
• Generate as-built reports for technical data package delivery.
• Support manufacturing technicians with technical issues during production;
  Coordinates with engineering team to resolve issues.
• Provide production schedules and lead times for assigned projects or products.
• Support Program Management with production timelines and schedules to provide manufacturing milestones to the customer.
• Generate work instructions and standard operating procedures to produce and test propulsion systems as required in the production and development process.

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of manufacturing engineering…