Senior Fluids Manufacturing Engineer — PFL Production Scale-Up

Mundi; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical/dental/vision benefits

Paid parental leave

Job summary

K2 Space seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to lead the setup of a new Pumped Fluid Loop work center in Los Angeles. You’ll ensure manufacturability, build the first prototype, and design tooling and processes to transition components from design to production.

You will drive design-for-manufacturing decisions, create production flows, and work with engineers to scale the program while maintaining quality and cost targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, computer, or other engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing engineering role.
• Experience creating, improving, and deleting production process and workflows.
• Experience interacting with CAD software and CAD models.
• Experience qualifying (vibrational and thermal testing) components and assemblies.
• Experience in assembling fluid systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge of leak testing methods.
• Experience working in a clean room and with ESD-sensitive equipment.
• Experience creating GSE, tooling, or fixtures to support manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Stand up the work center to manufacture and assemble our first Pumped Fluid Loop
• Lead DFM efforts with design engineering teams, influencing architecture decisions to optimize for cost, quality, scalability and integration risk
• Develop manufacturing planning and build flows for the satellite’s fluid systems
• Develop and deploy advanced manufacturing technologies, automation concepts, and tooling systems to support increasing production rate
• Collaborate with Engineers and Technicians to disposition nonconformances and evaluate any corrective actions
• Act as the manufacturing point of contact for system fill, proof, and leak
• Develop capacity models and rate ramp strategies to support rapid program growth

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Process improvement

CAD

Vibration testing

Thermal testing

Fluid systems assembly

Leak testing

Clean room/ESD

GSE/fixtures

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

CAD software

Job description

K2 Space seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to lead the setup of a new Pumped Fluid Loop work center in Los Angeles. You’ll ensure manufacturability, build the first prototype, and design tooling and processes to transition components from design to production.

You will drive design-for-manufacturing decisions, create production flows, and work with engineers to scale the program while maintaining quality and cost targets.