Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Primary Structures
Core
Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams during development and prototype builds, covering shop floor assembly for primary structures and championing process improvements.
Role type
Staff Manufacturing Engineer (Primary Structures)
Builds
Terran R rocket primary structures and the factory systems to build them
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing / Rocketry
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Design for Manufacturing (DFM), complicated assembly build support, risk decision-making, statics, mechanics of materials, process improvement/factory design, fastening and joining, machining, drilling and trim operations, inspection methods, GD&T
Preferred skills
Aerospace product forming/welding/drill/trim/fastening experience, New Product Introduction (NPI) success, fast-paced project management
Technologies
None explicitly listed beyond general manufacturing tools
Responsibilities
Provide DFM feedback to structures teams during development and first prototype/flight builds; Cover shop floor for primary structure work center assembly; Champion process improvements across multiple work centers; Create work instructions, specifications, and best practices to standardize processes
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic process ownership