CareerPlan

Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Structures

LB - Wormhole HQ (CA)Full-time$143k2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10

Core

Own the shop floor for primary structure assembly work centers, clearing barriers and keeping production moving for the Terran R rocket.

Role type

Staff Manufacturing Engineer (Structures)

Builds

Primary structure assemblies for the Terran R reusable rocket

Domain

Aerospace manufacturing / Rocketry

Required skills

Factory layout design, complex tooling development, process improvement, statics, mechanics of materials, fastening and joining, machining, GD&T, inspection methods

Preferred skills

Drill and trim operations on aerospace products, new product introduction (NPI) of aerospace hardware systems, project management in fast-paced environments

Technologies

CAD/CAE tools (implied by design feedback), GD&T standards, manufacturing execution systems (implied by work instructions)

Responsibilities

Determine efficient factory floor layouts, develop and implement complex tooling and processes, write work instructions and specifications for high-fidelity processes, provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams, partner with design and reliability engineers to drive builds forward

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence