Senior Industrialization Engineer - Space Manufacturing (all genders)
Core
Coordinate production engineering and drive manufacturing processes toward serial production standards for carbon structural components (COPVs) for rockets and satellites.
Role type
Senior Industrialization Engineer (Manufacturing)
Builds
Flight-qualified composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) for launch vehicles and satellites
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing / Composite pressure vessels
Required skills
Lean & CI methods (Kaizen, SMED, 5S), Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis (5 Whys, Ishikawa, FMEA), Process Scalability Analysis, Fixture & Tooling Improvement, Cross-functional Communication, Hands-on Shopfloor Problem Solving
Preferred skills
Change Management, Technology Introduction, Complexity Management
Technologies
5S, FMEA, Ishikawa, SMED, Kaizen
Responsibilities
Systematically analyze production processes for scalability and robustness; Implement 5S standards at workstations and in material handling; Push fixture and tooling improvements from concept through verification; Coordinate stakeholders and engineers when scoping new machines; Maintain a structured list of open points across all production steps; Drive manufacturing processes toward serial production standards
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
