CareerPlan

Manufacturing Engineer 1, Unpressurized Structures

LB - Wormhole HQ (CA)Full-time$90k2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10

Core

Own a major primary structure assembly (landing legs, grid fins, tank structures, thrust structure, interstage, payload adapters, or heatshield components) from first build into rate production for the Terran R rocket.

Role type

Manufacturing Engineer (Aerospace Structures)

Builds

Primary vehicle structures and subassemblies for the Terran R rocket

Domain

Aerospace manufacturing and rocket development

Required skills

GD&T, trade studies using first principles, machining, assembly process, tooling, work instruction creation, process standardization, shop floor issue resolution, Design for Manufacturing feedback

Preferred skills

Product transition from prototype to mass production, new product introduction in aerospace hardware, project management in fast-paced environments, critical lifting and tool design, welding high temp alloys, full size determinate assembly (FSDA)

Technologies

CAD/CAE tools, manufacturing execution systems, GD&T software

Responsibilities

Generate and maintain mBOM, CONOPS, and build schedule; establish stations within the inaugural work cell accounting for assembly operations and rate targets; support shop floor through live issue resolution; provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams

Seniority

Junior to Mid-level, hands-on IC