Space Manufacturing Engineer – NPI & Process Improvement

Beyond Gravity; Luzern; Hybrid; CHF 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International environment

Career growth and training

Paid parental leave

State-of-the-art facilities

Job summary

Beyond Gravity is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to own manufacturing processes, drive optimization, and lead industrialization activities for new products. You will collaborate with R&D, Production, Quality, and external suppliers to ensure robust, scalable production capabilities.

The role requires a degree in mechanical/manufacturing/industrial engineering and 5+ years in manufacturing engineering or related fields, with hands-on experience in equipment qualification and CAPEX projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable field.
• ≥5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing engineering, industrialization, or a similar role.
• Experience with manufacturing process development and production line optimization.
• Experience collaborating with R&D and Production to translate designs into robust manufacturing processes.
• Familiar with equipment qualification and supplier coordination.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of manufacturing processes and drive continuous improvement and optimization of production lines.
• Develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and assembly solutions to support production requirements.
• Lead industrialization activities and New Product Introduction (NPI) ensuring smooth transition from product development to serial production.
• Collaborate with R&D, Production, Quality, Maintenance, Procurement and suppliers to ensure manufacturability and robust processes.
• Drive equipment and CAPEX projects from spec through commissioning, qualification and handover to production.
• Plan and execute equipment and process qualification and validation activities.
• Provide hands-on technical support to production and lead root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to increase productivity and reduce costs.
• Support automation, robotics and new manufacturing technologies to improve performance.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation and process records.
• Drive engineering changes and risk assessments in cross-functional settings.
• Contribute to project planning and ensure manufacturing deliverables meet quality, cost and schedule.
• Share expertise and foster collaboration and continuous improvement culture.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Industrialization

Production engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical/ Manufacturing/ Industrial Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

SAP

Job description

Beyond Gravity is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to own manufacturing processes, drive optimization, and lead industrialization activities for new products. You will collaborate with R&D, Production, Quality, and external suppliers to ensure robust, scalable production capabilities.

The role requires a degree in mechanical/manufacturing/industrial engineering and 5+ years in manufacturing engineering or related fields, with hands-on experience in equipment qualification and CAPEX projects.