Manufacturing Engineer

aero; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 117,300 - 226,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care and wellness plans

Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation

401(k) Plan with matching contributions

Job summary

aero in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Specialist to lead manufacturing assessments across the space system lifecycle and mentor colleagues. The position requires collaboration with industry experts and a focus on risk assessments, quality insights, and process improvements, maintaining AS9100 standards. Applicants should have a BS degree in industrial engineering, with relevant experience, and must hold a TS/SSBI/SCI security clearance.

This full-time position mandates 100% onsite work in El Segundo, ensuring close teamwork and high-quality production for space systems. Benefits include comprehensive health care, vacation time, and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• 6 years experience in developing and analyzing manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated experience in team/leadership positions and driving accountability.
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous tasks, including occasional business travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessments for manufacturing readiness across the lifecycle.
• Organize interdisciplinary teams for manufacturing risk assessments.
• Define and lead manufacturing studies, performing analysis and reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing Process Analysis

Team Collaboration

Technical Task Planning

Education

BS degree in industrial engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Job Summary

This person leads and contributes to manufacturing assessments across the space system lifecycle for commercially available and bespoke systems, supports future strategy for data supported risk decisions related to manufacturing, supports independent reviews of manufacturing processes, and influences space systems manufacturing policy and guidance that affect operational reliability. This person may also organize and lead interdisciplinary teams to perform manufacturing studies involving forward looking risk and mission assurance assessments of space systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and enable Aerospace colleagues to work cooperatively with customer personnel, and contractor personnel to guide manufacturing readiness assessments that span the lifecycle; to include system development; assembly, integration, test, low rate initial production, and full production; assess readiness for new technology insertion in the manufacturing process; assess manufacturing process control effectiveness, recommend process control investments and data collection to improve manufacturing quality insights.
• Organize and lead interdisciplinary teams in performing studies to research manufacturing risk assessment for space systems.
• Define and lead manufacturing studies; identify Aerospace and industry subject matter experts (SMEs), performing literature research; sourcing or orchestrating data collection; performing analysis; developing reports; and presenting results.
• Interface with and create working relationships with industry leaders and SMEs.
• Relate AS9100 and AS6500 technical requirements to maturity of manufacturing systems.
• Apply key criteria from technology readiness level (TRL) and manufacturing readiness levels (MRL) to determine when it is appropriate for a contractor to enter into low-rate and high-rate production.
• Communicate the key differences between manufacturing systems (i.e., Project, Batch, and Flow) to customers for determining the optimal approach to establish high-volume production requirements for proliferated systems. Define and assess a contractor’s manufacturing capacity and ability to scale-up production quantities/rates.
• Apply unique space parts, materials, and processes (PMP) requirements (e.g., contamination control, ESD, handling, etc.) in establishing new satellite facilities. Advise contractors on process characterization techniques to develop “repeatable” processes.
• Integrate assembly, integration, and test (AI&T) knowledge (e.g., MIL-STD 1540 environmental testing) into new approaches required for qualification of proliferated systems. Conduct formal assessments of a contractor’s manufacturing capabilities including manufacturing execution systems (MES), shop floor control statusing, MRP-ERP/status reporting, configuration control, AB-AD verification, and anomaly tracking & corrective action.

Work Model

This full-time position requires 100% onsite work in El Segundo CA.

Qualifications – Engineering Specialist

• BS degree in industrial engineering or related technical discipline or the experience equivalent.
• 6 years experience in developing and analyzing manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated experience in team/leadership positions and driving accountability.
• Experience in formulation of technical task planning, recruiting cross-functional teams, issue resolution, and orchestrating task balance across a team.
• Demonstrated experience presenting and writing technical information.
• Ability to be flexible, adaptable, and able to manage multiple simultaneous tasks, including occasional business travel.
• This position requires a TS/SSBI/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the US government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Qualifications – Senior Engineer Specialist

• BS degree in industrial engineering or related technical discipline or the experience equivalent.
• 10 years experience in developing and analyzing manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated experience in team/leadership positions and driving accountability.
• Demonstrated experience leading high-profile, quick turn-around tasks as an individual contributor or as a team lead.
• Demonstrated experience in formulation of technical task planning, recruiting cross-functional teams, issue resolution, and orchestrating task balance across a team.
• Strong relationship building skills to enable frequent communication with a range of customers on defining new tasks, developing task descriptions, resolving issues, and reporting work progress and results.
• Demonstrated experience presenting and writing technical information.
• Ability to be flexible, adaptable, and able to manage multiple simultaneous tasks, including occasional business travel.
• This position requires a TS/SSBI/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the US government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

How You Can Stand Out

• Experience with Government or commercial space operations.
• Relationships with commercial industry leaders/subject matter experts.
• Demonstrated experience developing, assessing and/or executing a high volume production line.
• Advanced degree from an accredited program in a relevant field.
• Experience developing a data strategy and curating data to inform risk.
• Experience in building relationships with new customers.

Compensation

(Min - Max)

$117,300 - $226,900 Pay Basis: Annual

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
• Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
• 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
• Flexible spending accounts
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
• Relocation assistance
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
• Education assistance programs
• An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect

Equal Opportunity Commitment

The Aerospace Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If you’re an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email at [e-mail]. You can also review Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.