Contractor - Production Asset Lead

Redwire Space NV; Goleta, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 56,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Redwire’s Goleta facility is a hub for advanced power generation technology in Goleta, CA. We seek a Production Asset Lead to maintain all production assets, lead calibrated equipment oversight, and plan load testing to support safe manufacturing workflows.

You will bridge engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, IT, and business systems to ensure safe, documented, and efficient operations on the shop floor. Prior experience with calibrated tooling and ERP systems is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Highschool GED and hands-on technical skills preferred.
• Minimum 3+ years in manufacturing, assembly and testing production hardware.
• Experience with calibrated tooling including torque tools and load measurement.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead load testing and create lifting plans for safe operation.
• Translate proof load requirements into test plans with engineering.
• Ensure traceability and verification through tests.
• Manage calibrated tooling and tool distribution on the floor.
• Gate keeper for tooling and torque verification activities.
• Oversee media equipment used in production and testing.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Tool calibration

ERP systems

Microsoft 365

Education

Highschool GED

Tools

Torque wrenches

Torque drivers

Torque analyzers

Load cells

Digital readouts

Cranes & hoists

Job description

Redwire's Goleta facility is Made for the Mission, delivering advanced power generation technologies that enable spacecraft to operate reliably across every orbit and mission profile. With proprietary designs, deep technical expertise, and large-scale production capabilities, the team develops solar array solutions tailored to each customer's size, power, and orbital needs. At the heart of these offerings is Redwire's patented Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA), an award-winning system that uses composite booms and modular photovoltaic blankets to create compactly stowable, highly efficient solar arrays. These mission-proven power systems have supported successful deployments across LEO, GEO, and deep space missions, including the ISS, NASA's IXPE mission, and NASA's DART mission.

Summary

We are seeking a Production Asset Lead to join the team in Goleta, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining all production assets on the manufacturing floor. You will lead calibrated equipment oversight and administration, structure proof load planning and execution, and all media management. The role requires bridging between engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, IT, and business systems to create safe, documented, and efficient workflows.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead for load testing to ensure safe operation, create lifting plans, and evaluate current lifting practices.
• Translate proof load requirements into documented test plans and coordinate with engineering disciplines to develop standard specifications for load testing.
• Ensure requirements traceability and verification through successful test execution.
• Control and manage calibrated tooling and become a key point of contact for receiving and distribution of tools for manufacturing.
• Serve as a technical gate keeper of tooling and torque verification activities as needed.
• Manage all media equipment used in production and testing environments, including cameras, video recorders, microphones, and related accessories.

Ideal Experience

• Highschool GED and strong foundational technical skills gained through hands‑on experience, with additional preference for candidates who have vocational training, trade school education, or a demonstrated combination of relevant skills and practical experience.
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, assembly and testing production hardware.
• Experience with calibrated tooling including, but not limited to, torque wrenches, torque drivers, torque analyzers, load cells, digital readouts, etc.
• Experience using cranes, hoists, overhead lifting equipment, rigging hardware, manual jacks, pallet lifts and load‑bearing structures.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

Desired Skills

• Experience with PDM, Costpoint, and TIPQA.
• Familiarity with aerospace standards such as, NASA-STD-8719.9 and NASA-STD-5001, and similar.
• Training or certification with ERP systems, forklifts, scissor lifts, crane operation.

Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.

Pay Range

$41.00 - $51.00 per hour

How We Determine What We Pay (Compensation Philosophy)

Redwire determines pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data, for our locations throughout the US. We will evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index, in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company. For new hires, we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. Salaries will be based on the applicant’s level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills. Additionally, we consider the external market rate, the amount we have budgeted internally, and internal equity within the company for the same position. An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will receive higher pay.

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITARClick Here