Aerospace Manufacturing SME: Scale Production & Innovate

Tiberius Aerospace; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tiberius Aerospace is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Subject Matter Expert to design, scale, and optimize manufacturing for aerospace and defense systems. You will ensure manufacturability, efficient processes, and compliance across engineering, supply chain, and operations.

The role requires a decade in manufacturing engineering with strong lean and production scaling experience, and a hands-on, collaborative mindset in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in manufacturing engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years Manufacturing / Process Engineering.
• Strong background in systems engineering.
• Strong background in manufacturing quality control.
• Hands on experience in incoming and outgoing inspection processes.
• Set up of change management and audit processes within prime and sub-tier manufacturers and suppliers.
• Strong experience transitioning products from design to production.
• Deep knowledge of manufacturing processes relevant to aerospace or advanced hardware systems.
• Experience with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including engineering and supply chain.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced startup or high-growth environments.
• Mechanical Engineering Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in manufacturing processes and production system design.
• Support transition of products from engineering development into production.
• Develop and optimize manufacturing workflows, tooling strategies, and production processes.
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA).
• Identify manufacturing risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Support supplier selection and manufacturing partner engagement.
• Analyze production performance and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop documentation, work instructions, and manufacturing standards.
• Define scalable manufacturing strategies for complex aerospace systems.
• Advise engineering teams on materials, tolerances, and manufacturability constraints.
• Support development of prototypes, pilot builds, and early production runs.
• Develop manufacturing validation and process qualification procedures.
• Assist in tooling design, process automation, and factory layout planning.
• Implement lean manufacturing principles and operational best practices.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective action for production issues.
• Help establish quality control and inspection processes.
• Collaborate with supply chain teams to ensure reliable component sourcing.
• Support vendor qualification and manufacturing partner oversight.
• Assist in developing production forecasts and capacity planning.
• Contribute to cost reduction initiatives and manufacturing efficiency improvements.
• Support compliance with aerospace and defense manufacturing standards.
• Participate in cross-functional program reviews and production readiness reviews.
• Assist leadership in scaling manufacturing operations as production demand grows.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Process engineering

Systems engineering

Manufacturing quality control

Inspection processes

Change management

Design to production

Aerospace manufacturing

Lean manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Startup environment

Education

Mechanical Engineering Degree

Job description

Tiberius Aerospace is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Subject Matter Expert to design, scale, and optimize manufacturing for aerospace and defense systems. You will ensure manufacturability, efficient processes, and compliance across engineering, supply chain, and operations.

The role requires a decade in manufacturing engineering with strong lean and production scaling experience, and a hands-on, collaborative mindset in a fast-growing environment.