CareerPlan

Manufacturing Engineering, Fluid Systems

Long Beach, CAFull-time$86k–$122k2026-10-30 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Design, build, and test novel tube-bending and welding cells for human-rated space stations.

Role type

Manufacturing Engineer (Fluid Systems)

Builds

Tube-bending and welding cells, tubing systems, and orbital tube welding (OTW) assemblies for Haven-1 space station.

Domain

Aerospace / Space Infrastructure / Fluid Systems

Required skills

CAD proficiency (Siemens NX), root-cause analysis, assembly sequencing, mBOM development, work order creation, specification authoring, GD&T, thermal/structural analysis (Ansys), PLM tools (Teamcenter), fluid/pressurized hardware manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, integration

Preferred skills

Aerospace/spacecraft hardware experience, concept-to-build process experience, IPC/NASA/MIL-STD standards knowledge, mentoring engineers

Technologies

Siemens NX, Teamcenter, Ansys

Responsibilities

Conceptualize and develop tube-bending and welding cells; lead first-build and test efforts; create manufacturing plans and assembly procedures; resolve manufacturing challenges via root-cause analysis; collaborate with design and integration teams; develop tooling solutions; partner with QA for quality control; support production of bent tubes and orbital tube welding; evaluate production requirements to eliminate waste.

Seniority

Mid-level to Senior IC (2+ years to 6+ years experience)