Senior Space Systems Manufacturing Engineer

Gravitics Inc; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

PTO

Employee discounts

Job summary

Gravitics is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to turn concept designs into robust hardware for large-scale space structures. You will own manufacturing processes from design through hardware manifestation, balancing cost, reliability, and scalability on Civil, Commercial, and Defense-related programs.

You will apply first principles, work with NX CAD and GD&T, and mentor the manufacturing team while driving drawings, DFMs, and production readiness to ensure mission success.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with complex projects with ownership from design to hardware manifestation.
• First principles approach to manufacturing engineering.
• Good understanding of mechanical, electrical, or fluid system design.
• Experience with aerospace manufacturing methods for mechanical, electrical, and/or fluid hardware.
• Familiarity with CAD packages such as NX or similar.
• Experience with Engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Physics.
• 5+ years of industry experience in mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineering.
• Willing to work on Civil, Commercial, and Defense-related projects.

Responsibilities

• Author, select, and refine Manufacturing methodologies, techniques, and flows to reduce cost and complexity, and increase reliability.
• Generate and execute plans to validate new manufacturing processes capabilities.
• Drive designs for manufacturability, safety, cost, and operability.
• Oversee the investigation and resolution of quality issues and their root causes.
• Implement processes and controls to ensure mission success.
• Identify and execute on equipment, machine, tooling, and factory floor layout upgrades to meet production demands.
• Review piece part and assembly drawings and conduct DFM analyses.
• Provide guidance to the manufacturing team in a coaching capacity.

Skills

Project management

First principles thinking

Mechanical system understanding

Electrical/system design awareness

Aerospace manufacturing knowledge

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering or Physics

Tools

NX CAD

GD&T

Engineering drawings

Job description

Gravitics is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to turn concept designs into robust hardware for large-scale space structures. You will own manufacturing processes from design through hardware manifestation, balancing cost, reliability, and scalability on Civil, Commercial, and Defense-related programs.

You will apply first principles, work with NX CAD and GD&T, and mentor the manufacturing team while driving drawings, DFMs, and production readiness to ensure mission success.