Senior Spacecraft Manufacturing Engineer

K2 Space Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Medical coverage

Dental/Vision

Parental leave

Job summary

K2 Space is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to own end-to-end manufacturing strategy for subsystems from concept through production ramp. You will work with design engineers to ensure manufacturability and build scalable production flows for large spacecraft.

In this role you will lead first article builds, drive DFM improvements, develop capacity models, and mentor junior engineers while advancing production readiness and process improvements to meet aggressive growth targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace, or other relevant engineering discipline.
• 5+ years in a high-volume, rapid production environment in manufacturing, integration, and/or design engineering.
• Experience leading first article builds and transitioning prototypes to repeatable production.
• Experience setting up and scaling production lines in a rapid development environment.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive manufacturability changes.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end manufacturing strategy for subsystems from concept through production ramp.
• Lead DFM efforts with design engineering, influencing architecture decisions to optimize for cost, quality, scalability and integration risk.
• Architect scalable production flows for large spacecraft assemblies including electromechanical systems, harnessing, and mechanisms.
• Develop and deploy advanced manufacturing technologies, automation concepts, and tooling systems to support increasing production rate.
• Establish production readiness plans including control plans, work instructions, takt alignment, and line balancing.
• Mentor and develop junior manufacturing engineers and technicians, raising the technical bar across the organization.
• Lead first article builds and flight hardware integration, resolving complex cross-functional technical issues.
• Develop capacity models and rate ramp strategies to support program growth.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on cycle time reduction, yield improvement, and production robustness.

Skills

5+ years manufacturing experience

Lead first article builds

Scale production lines

DFM with design engineering

Cross-functional influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

NX CAD

GD&T knowledge

MES experience

Job description

K2 Space is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to own end-to-end manufacturing strategy for subsystems from concept through production ramp. You will work with design engineers to ensure manufacturability and build scalable production flows for large spacecraft.

In this role you will lead first article builds, drive DFM improvements, develop capacity models, and mentor junior engineers while advancing production readiness and process improvements to meet aggressive growth targets.