Senior Spacecraft Manufacturing Engineer

Ionq; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 145,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) matching

Unlimited PTO

Paid holidays

Parental/adoption leave

Legal insurance

Home technology stipend

Job summary

IonQ, in collaboration with Capella Space, seeks a Staff Manufacturing Engineer to lead spacecraft assembly, integration, and producibility enhancements. Based onsite in Louisville, CO, you will own create and optimize workflows, fixtures, and processes for multiple satellite configurations.

You will partner with engineering on DFM, drive yield improvements, and mentor teams across manufacturing and test environments, ensuring quality and schedule adherence in a fast-paced space domain.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in the manufacturing of spacecraft or complex electro-mechanical systems in an aerospace or space environment.
• Hands on manufacturing and test experience
• Deep knowledge of ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards
• Proficient in 3D CAD (Solidworks preferred)
• Proficient with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools

Responsibilities

• Own execution of all spacecraft assembly and integration activities, ensuring hardware is built to engineering requirements, quality standards, and production schedules.
• Develop work instructions and manufacturing processes with a focus on increasing yield and reducing cycle time.
• Lead investigation, resolution, and root cause/corrective action for non-conformances.
• Design and own large scale GSE needed for manufacturing and integrating spacecrafts.
• Review models and drawings to ensure conformance with manufacturing requirements and to increase manufacturability.
• Partners with engineering on Design for Manufacturing (DFM) to improve producibility, reduce cycle time, and minimize defects.
• Partner with supply chain and supplier base to improve material first pass yield.

Skills

Hands-on manufacturing and test

ASME Y14.5 GD&T

3D CAD (SolidWorks preferred)

PLM tools

Tools

SolidWorks

PLM tools

Job description

IonQ, in collaboration with Capella Space, seeks a Staff Manufacturing Engineer to lead spacecraft assembly, integration, and producibility enhancements. Based onsite in Louisville, CO, you will own create and optimize workflows, fixtures, and processes for multiple satellite configurations.

You will partner with engineering on DFM, drive yield improvements, and mentor teams across manufacturing and test environments, ensuring quality and schedule adherence in a fast-paced space domain.