Aerospace Valve Manufacturing Engineer

The Exploration Company; Bordeaux; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship where applicable

Résumé du poste

The Exploration Company in Bordeaux is seeking a Component Manufacturing Engineer to own the manufacturing processes for solenoid isolation valve components used in a storable propulsion system. You will oversee machining, assembly, cleaning, and supplier coordination to ensure flight-ready hardware.

You will develop tooling, drive continuous improvement, and ensure strict cleanliness and inspection standards across production, with occasional travel to Munich for collaboration and site

Qualifications

• B.S. in mechanical, manufacturing, or aerospace engineering; experience manufacturing precision flight hardware is a strong plus.
• Hands-on experience with machining, welding/brazing, or precision assembly processes.
• Experience with cleanliness and contamination control for propellant-wetted hardware; storable/hypergolic propellant experience is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with GD&T and inspection methods (CMM, leak testing).
• Experience working with suppliers and production quality processes.
• Familiarity with AS9100 or similar aerospace quality systems is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Define and develop manufacturing processes for solenoid isolation valve components — machining, welding/brazing, coil winding, seal installation — ensuring compatibility with storable propellants.
• Develop and qualify tooling and fixtures to ensure repeatable, high-precision assembly of valve components.
• Drive continuous improvement of yield, cycle time, and cost through process optimization.
• Define and enforce precision cleaning and contamination control procedures compliant with cleanliness requirements for storable-propellant-wetted components.
• Support valve assembly and integration operations, ensuring build standards and travelers are followed; troubleshoot manufacturing issues — leaks, misalignment, seal damage — and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate manufacturing activities with the internal machine shop and external suppliers for machined and specialty parts (solenoid coils, seals, seats).
• Support make-or-buy decisions and supplier qualification for valve components.
• Provide manufacturing input during design reviews to ensure manufacturability of new valve designs.
• Define inspection plans and acceptance criteria for valve components (dimensional, NDI, leak check).
• Maintain manufacturing documentation, work instructions, and travelers, ensuring traceability and configuration control.
• Support root-cause investigations for manufacturing non-conformances and drive corrective and preventive actions.

Connaissances

Machining

Welding/Brazing

Assembly

Cleanliness/Contamination control

Supplier coordination

GD&T

AS9100 knowledge

Documentation

Problem solving

Formation

B.S. in mechanical, manufacturing, or aerospace engineering

Outils

CMM

Leak testing

Description du poste

The Exploration Company in Bordeaux is seeking a Component Manufacturing Engineer to own the manufacturing processes for solenoid isolation valve components used in a storable propulsion system. You will oversee machining, assembly, cleaning, and supplier coordination to ensure flight-ready hardware.

You will develop tooling, drive continuous improvement, and ensure strict cleanliness and inspection standards across production, with occasional travel to Munich for collaboration and site