Propulsion Production Engineer – Hands-on Space Hardware

Lanteris Space LLC; Palo Alto (CA); Presencial; USD 82.000 - 136.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Lanteris Space LLC in Palo Alto, CA is hiring a Propulsion Production Engineer to support assembly, testing, and fueling of chemical and electrical propulsion systems across multiple satellite programs. This role focuses on preparing and executing testing of flight hardware, while collaborating with configuration, manufacturing, and technician teams to ensure safe, reliable hardware performance.

You will translate engineering intent into hardware, develop and execute manufacturing and test

Formación

• U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related Engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years related work experience.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Ability and willingness to work hands-on in a lab or shop environment in support of hardware fabrication, assembly, and testing.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the year for propellant loading and launch campaigns.

Responsabilidades

• Provide daily engineering support during assembly, integration, and testing activities for propulsion hardware at both unit and spacecraft levels to ensure efficient production and produce the highest quality hardware.
• Translate engineering intent, drawings, and configurations into fully functional hardware.
• Develop and execute manufacturing and test procedures for propulsion hardware, including hardware qualification processes.
• Coordinate test configurations, equipment, and data acquisition requirements for hardware testing.
• Perform and lead test setup, execution, and teardown in collaboration with technicians and manufacturing engineers.
• Capture and interpret test data, review against requirements, generate test reports and data packages for internal and customer buyoff.
• Perform root cause analysis of non-conformances, lead resolution and rework activities, and troubleshoot and make real-time decisions during hazardous and high-pressure operations.
• Coordinate with cross-functional groups, organizational leadership, and customers to achieve milestones in critical operations and ensure mission success.
• Collaborate with other Propulsion engineers during program design phases to generate optimal system configurations and implement lessons learned Identify, develop, and deploy new manufacturing methods to improve quality, reduce costs and downtime, and optimize build schedule and utilization of equipment and materials.
• Provide training and guidance to team members to accomplish production goals.
• Stay current with product specifications, engineering technology and production processes.

Conocimientos

Hands-on lab experience

Team collaboration

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Herramientas

MS Office Suite

Descripción del empleo

Lanteris Space LLC in Palo Alto, CA is hiring a Propulsion Production Engineer to support assembly, testing, and fueling of chemical and electrical propulsion systems across multiple satellite programs. This role focuses on preparing and executing testing of flight hardware, while collaborating with configuration, manufacturing, and technician teams to ensure safe, reliable hardware performance.

You will translate engineering intent into hardware, develop and execute manufacturing and test