Space Manufacturing Engineer — 5-Axis CNC & Additive

Astranis Space Technologies; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites from its Northern California headquarters. The Winter 2027 Manufacturing Engineer, Machining Associate role blends hands-on machining with process ownership to deliver precision hardware for space.

You will own machining processes, work with the mechanical engineering team to ensure manufacturability, develop production tooling and inspection procedures, and apply GD&T, 5-axis CNC, and LPBF/additive manufacturing techniques to accelerate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Hands on experience making something cool such as cars, robots, etc.
• Hands on experience machining parts, either manual or CNC.
• Proficiency in CAD software (Solidworks, Creo, NX, etc.)
• Experience with CAM software (Fusion, Esprit, Siemens NX, Magics, or similar).
• Competent in fundamentals of GD&T and engineering drawings.
• Must be onsite 5 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Designs and builds the factory that builds satellites.
• Grow and improve
• Design and implement lean systems for continuous improvement.
• Own 5S activities throughout the machine shop and additive manufacturing spaces.
• Work with design engineering teams to drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM), including participating in design reviews and assisting in tolerance stackup analysis.
• Develop and qualify manufacturing and inspection processes, including performing process validation, documenting procedures, and supporting processes in production.
• Operate, maintain, and develop processes for our in-house additive manufacturing capabilities, including Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) metal and advanced polymer printing systems.
• Write work instructions, work order templates, process specifications, and other build documents.
• Work with supplier quality and contract manufacturers, to develop their manufacturing and quality processes and respond to questions and issues.
• Troubleshoot non-conformances on the floor to determine a disposition, root cause, and drive corrective actions.
• Assist in machining and programming operations as required for R&D and production.
• Assist in designing and creating fixturing for production.

Skills

Machining experience

CAD software proficiency

CAM software proficiency

GD&T fundamentals

5-axis CNC experience

Onsite work

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Solidworks/Creo/NX

Fusion/Esprit/Siemens NX/Magics

Job description

Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites from its Northern California headquarters. The Winter 2027 Manufacturing Engineer, Machining Associate role blends hands-on machining with process ownership to deliver precision hardware for space.

You will own machining processes, work with the mechanical engineering team to ensure manufacturability, develop production tooling and inspection procedures, and apply GD&T, 5-axis CNC, and LPBF/additive manufacturing techniques to accelerate