Propulsion Production Engineer (m/f/d)

Rocket Factory Augsburg - RFA; Augsburg; Vor Ort; EUR 52.000 - 72.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Atmosphere

Flexible working hours

Home office

Health program

30 days PTO

RFA events

Free parking

Zusammenfassung

Rocket Factory Augsburg is seeking a Propulsion Production Engineer to oversee engine production, lifecycle management, and BOMs for the Helix engine on the shop floor.

You will work with Supply Chain, Quality, Production and Operations to ensure engines are built to spec and on time, while developing new processes to connect teams and reduce administrative overhead and overall costs.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical/Production/Aerospace or related field.
• Experience in manufacturing environments in a technical role (1+ year).
• Familiarity with CAD, ERP/MES, and BI platforms is a plus.
• Basic coding ability in Python is beneficial.

Aufgaben

• Release and manage engine production and BOMs for the Helix engine across lifecycle.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain, Quality, Production and Operations to meet specs and timelines.
• Develop processes and tools to connect teams and reduce admin overhead.
• Interface between Propulsion and Production to drive quality and cost improvements.

Kenntnisse

CAD tools

Python

English fluency

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s/Master in Mechanical/Production/Aerospace

Tools

Siemens NX

ERP/MES

BI platforms

Jobbeschreibung

About Rocket Factory Augsburg

At Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), we have one clear goal: to create low-cost, flexible, and reliable access to space. We specialize in building small launch vehicles designed to deploy satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and beyond. Together with you, we aim to revolutionize space services and help improve life on Earth. Sounds interesting? Then join our journey and become part of the team driving the New Space movement in Europe.

About The Team

Our international and agile team is looking for a proactive and organized individual in the Propulsion team as a Propulson Production Engineer - someone with a technical background in mechanical, production, or aerospace engineering to oversee engine production, lifecycle management, and BOMs. The ideal candidate will act as the critical link between Propulsion and Production, driving process improvements, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring engines meet quality, cost, and delivery targets in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Your Tasks

• Responsible for the release and management of engine production and BOMs for the entire Helix engine, and following along our engines through their life cycle on the manufacturing and assembly floor
• Work across the business with your colleagues in Supply Chain, Quality, Production and Operations to ensure engines are built to specification and on time.
• Develop new processes and toolsets to better connect our teams, reducing administrative overheads for Production whilst providing more insights into how our engines are built.
• As the main interface between Propulsion and Production, deliver further reforms such as part manufacturability, better quality controls and continuous improvement of work practice with a specific eye oriented at cost reduction.

Your Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical or Production Engineering, Aerospace, or related technical disciplines.
• At least one year’s experience in manufacturing environments in a technical role, additional time served in other aerospace or engineering industries is desirable (one year or more), experience in fast-paced/unstructured companies is desirable
• Self-independent, a structured way of working and committed to working in a fast-paced environment.
• Fair knowledge of manufacturing processes, how to organise work activities and tasks for industry, and management of assemblies. Pre-existing knowledge of spaceflight and rockets is desirable.
• Experience with CAD tools required, that with ERP or MES and business intelligence platforms desirable. Experience with
• Siemens NX is desireable
• Some level of proficiency in basic coding, e.g. Python.
• Fluent oral and written English skills (all day-to-day activities are performed in English)

We offer

• Atmosphere: Experience life in an international & dynamic New Space start-up
• Flexibility: Fit your working schedule to your needs with flexible working hours
• Home Office: Full-time employees benefit from 1 day per week home office
• Health: Sweat, stretch or squat it out with EGYM Wellpass
• Paid Time Off: 30 days annual leave and special leave days
• RFA Family: Join regular company and team events
• Parking: Free parking for car and bike

Insights

Ready to take the next step?
Join RFA and help build one of Europe’s most efficient launch systems. Work alongside 300+ colleagues from over 40 countries and take ownership from day one.
If you’re looking to grow, take responsibility, and contribute to making space more accessible, we’d love to hear from you.