Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer - DFM/DFA & Production

Astra Space Inc; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health, vision, dental

401K

Lunch and snacks

Job summary

Astra Space Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to develop and optimize production processes for Astra hardware on the factory floor.

You will translate designs into clear manufacturing methods, support first builds, and work with Design Engineering and Quality to ensure manufacturability and traceability. We value hands-on problem solving, organized execution, and the ability to drive process improvements in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering or a similar role.
• Experience developing manufacturing processes, routings, work instructions, standard work, or production documentation.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, BOMs, specifications, and quality requirements.
• Working knowledge of GD&T and how drawing requirements impact manufacturing, inspection, and assembly.
• DFM/DFA principles and practical feedback to improve manufacturability and assembly execution.
• Comfortable working with technicians, operators, engineers, and cross-functional teams.
• Organized, hands-on, and able to solve problems in a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain manufacturing processes, routings, work instructions, and standard work from prototype through production.
• Translate engineering designs, drawings, BOMs, and specifications into clear manufacturing methods, including operation sequence and tooling needs.
• Support first builds, pilot builds, production readiness, and transition-to-production activities.
• Provide day-to-day production support to resolve build issues, gaps, nonconformances, and blockers.
• Provide DFM/DFA feedback to improve manufacturability and assembly execution with Design Engineering.
• Define acceptance criteria, inspection needs, traceability requirements, and manufacturing risk controls with Quality.
• Support tooling, fixture, equipment, layout, and capacity needs to scale production.
• Use data, root cause analysis, and Lean to improve quality, reduce cycle time, and increase throughput.
• Train production personnel on new processes, documentation, tools, and standards.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Process development

DFM/DFA

GD&T

Cross-functional teamwork

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

MES

ERP

PLM

CAD

Job description

Astra Space Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to develop and optimize production processes for Astra hardware on the factory floor.

You will translate designs into clear manufacturing methods, support first builds, and work with Design Engineering and Quality to ensure manufacturability and traceability. We value hands-on problem solving, organized execution, and the ability to drive process improvements in a fast-paced aerospace environment.