Manufacturing Engineer I - Early Career (2026 Starts)
Core
Translate engineering intent, drawings, and configurations into fully functional hardware ready for test, qualification, and flight while optimizing build sequences and reducing costs.
Role type
Early career manufacturing engineer (hardware integration)
Builds
Reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing and supply chain
Required skills
component fabrication, precision assembly, testing, interpreting engineering drawings and specifications, production planning, quality control, work instruction creation, CAD interpretation, torque theory, strength of materials, static/dynamic loads, vibrations, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, basic coding for automation
Preferred skills
brazing, machining, rate production, CAD design (Creo, CATIA, SolidWorks), early lifecycle prototyping, tooling design, process optimization, Python
Technologies
Creo, CATIA, SolidWorks, Python
Responsibilities
Develop, optimize, and implement manufacturing processes and systems; integrate materials and processes; collaborate with design and systems engineering teams; create and modify work instructions and routings; interpret engineering models and test procedures; assess and optimize manufacturing processes for efficiency and quality.
Seniority
Entry-level, recent graduate
