Propulsion Manufacturing Team Lead - Aerospace

Astranis Space Technologies; San Francisco (CA); In loco; USD 145.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Equity package via stock options

401(k) retirement planning

Company-subsidized healthcare

Flexible PTO

Free on-site catered meals

Descrizione del lavoro

Astranis Space Technologies is seeking a Team Lead for Propulsion Manufacturing in California. You will lead propulsion manufacturing engineers, technicians, and welders, shaping quality standards and driving process improvements to meet ambitious output goals.

You will manage day-to-day operations, coordinate with design engineering for manufacturability, and ensure safety and strong documentation across production. This role combines hands-on work with strategic leadership.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering required.
• 5+ years of hardware manufacturing or production experience (aerospace preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to manage a lab and/or production facilities, equipment, and operations.
• Proven leadership through project management, mentorship, and people management experience.

Mansioni

• Lead propulsion manufacturing engineers, technicians, and welders and manage direct reports.
• Create and enforce quality standards and processes to verify unit- and system-level hardware; determine root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Oversee day-to-day propulsion manufacturing, including process for assigning and tracking work across a multi-disciplinary team.
• Foster a culture of safety and quality across the workplace.
• Evaluate manufacturability and integration; collaborate with design teams to enable output growth to up to 24 vehicles/year.
• Create and maintain detailed schedules and communicate tasks and deadlines to stakeholders.
• Own internal/external manufacturing processes; vendor management and ROI analysis for insourcing.
• Develop new processes and tooling for hardware designs and continuous improvements.
• Work hands-on with flight hardware to ensure mission success.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Project management

Mentorship

People management

Flight hardware

3D CAD

ERP/MES

Communication

Organizational skills

Detail oriented

Mechanical systems intuition

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Strumenti

CAD software

ERP/MES systems

Descrizione del lavoro

Astranis Space Technologies is seeking a Team Lead for Propulsion Manufacturing in California. You will lead propulsion manufacturing engineers, technicians, and welders, shaping quality standards and driving process improvements to meet ambitious output goals.

You will manage day-to-day operations, coordinate with design engineering for manufacturability, and ensure safety and strong documentation across production. This role combines hands-on work with strategic leadership.