Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanisms
Core
Own major mechanized assemblies and their child components from design release through test and successful integration onto the Terran R launch vehicle, laying out build and test flows to ensure efficient, high-quality product flow capable of scaling.
Role type
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanisms
Builds
Electromechanical and pneumatic hardware for rocket reusability (landing legs, grid fin actuators, separation mechanisms, linear/rotary actuators) and factory processes/tooling.
Domain
Aerospace / Rocket Manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Process development, work instruction authoring, root cause analysis, DFMEA/PFMEA, value stream mapping, GD&T, tooling design, capacity analysis, assembly sequencing, mBOM development, specification authoring
Preferred skills
New product introduction, prototype to high volume transition, rocket subsystem knowledge (structures, gas systems, avionics), complex machining
Technologies
Fastening/torquing, pneumatic/electromechanical assembly, electrical/pneumatic testing, potting, grease plating, harness manufacturing, machining
Responsibilities
Drive assembly build and test effort through design integration and work order creation; support workcenter development by considering safety, tooling, and capital equipment; provide hands-on shop floor support and upstream feedback for design for manufacturability; analyze and disposition recurring manufacturing discrepancies; mentor other manufacturing engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship
