Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineer - Metals

The Exploration Company; Oberpfaffenhofen; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Zusammenfassung

The Exploration Company seeks a skilled Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineer (Metals) to support the Nyx vehicle's metallic structures. You will drive supplier collaboration, monitor processes, and guide welding and AM workflows to meet stringent space-grade requirements.

The role requires extensive aerospace manufacturing experience, deep alloy knowledge, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams through design, QA, and procurement during development and flight-model production.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Aerospace engineering, Material and Processes engineering, Mechanical engineering or related area.
• At least 7 years of experience as manufacturing engineer, focus on space-graded metallic components is mandatory.
• Deep knowledge of high-performance alloys (Aluminium, Titanium, Inconel) and manufacturing methods such as 5-axis machining, sheet metal bending, coating, heat treatment, ALM, and forging.
• Significant experience in the manufacturing of welded metallic structures (TIG, Electron Beam or Friction Stir Welding) and the associated inspection standards.
• Familiarity with spacecraft primary structures, pressure vessels, or re-entry vehicle hardware is a major asset.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail as well as organizational skills.
• Effective communication and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (Design, AIT, Product Assurance, Procurement).

Aufgaben

• Taking responsibility for technical exchanges with suppliers about manufacturing of metallic structural parts, acting as liaison.
• Monitoring suppliers' industrial processes and proposing improvements to meet requirements.
• Supervising supplier development roadmaps from TRL 4-5 to TRL 9.
• Partnering with Product Assurance to monitor quality plans, standards, especially NDT and material certifications.
• Collaborating with engineering and suppliers to deliver final products from models to flight units on schedule.
• Supporting suppliers to analyse and improve processes for large-scale machining, sheet metal, AM, and welding.
• Supporting procurement and engineering with technical discussions with suppliers.
• Documenting TRL reviews, PDR, CDR, QR, MRR; generating technical reports for stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

Technical liaison

Supplier communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Process optimization

Aerospace experience

Ausbildung

Aerospace/Mechanical Eng degree

Tools

NDT knowledge

5-axis machining

Sheet metal bending

Additive Manufacturing

Jobbeschreibung

Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.

We want you as a talented Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineer (Metals) to help us in our mission by supporting the design team to build up the Nyx vehicle. As process engineer you will:

• Work together with the mechanical and design units to support through our supply chain the manufacturing of complex metallic structures,
• You will work closely with the product assurance and procurement team to help controlling the quality of the final delivered products.

Key Responsibilities

You will have a key responsibility at the technical crossroad between vehicle design team, product assurance team and procurement team. Your role will be continuously evolving, but day to day your duties will include:

• Taking responsibility for technical exchanges with suppliers about manufacturing of metallic structural parts. Under the intended product owner guidance you act as a technical liaison between the company and its suppliers, facilitating clear and open communication to address any manufacturing related issue promptly.
• Monitoring suppliers industrial process, and if necessary propose improvements, to make sure the final product meets the requirements.
• Supervising supplier's development roadmaps from TRL 4-5 up to TRL 9, assuring the proper technology development.
• Partnering with the Product Assurance team to monitor supplier quality control plans, required standards, specifically focusing on NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) and material certifications.
• Collaborating continuously with engineering team and suppliers to accomplish the delivery of final products, from engineering models up to final flight models, in accordance with schedule.
• Supporting suppliers to analyse and improve their industrial processes, considering challenges of large-scale machining, sheet metal bending, additive manufacturing, and specialized joining (e.g. welded structures).
• Supporting the procurement and engineering team with technical discussions with suppliers.
• Documentation for the various reviews (TRL review, PDR, CDR, QR, MRR)
• Generating technical reports and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders.

What we would love to see from you

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Aerospace engineering, Material and Processes engineering, Mechanical engineering or any related area.
• At least 7 years of experience as manufacturing engineer, focus on space-graded metallic components is mandatory.
• Deep knowledge of high-performance alloys (Aluminium, Titanium, Inconel) and manufacturing methods such as 5-axis machining, sheet metal bending, coating, heat treatment, ALM (Additive Layer Manufacturing), and forging.
• Significant experience in the manufacturing of welded metallic structures (e.g. TIG, Electron Beam or Friction Stir Welding) and the associated inspection standards.
• Familiarity with spacecraft primary structures, pressure vessels, or re-entry vehicle hardware is a major asset.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail as well as organizational skills.
• Effective communication and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (Design, AIT, Product Assurance, Procurement).

Why you should join us!

What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is:

• We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind
• We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them
• We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?

The Exploration Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.

All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, which will be subject to the country, role, and project you applied for. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and agree that any offer of employment may be conditional upon successful condition of this check. The Exploration Company partners with Zinc Work Limited located in the UK (Zinc), a third-party provider, to ensure this process as efficient and transparent as possible. If applicable, you will receive an email from Zinc upon acceptance of your offer with a link to a secure portal where you can provide the required information to Zinc.