Spacecraft Manufacturing Architect & Scale Leader

Parallax Space, Inc.; Denver (CO); Vor Ort; USD 150.000 - 220.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Parallax Space is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to architect and scale production for satellite systems and critical space components. This role will define the production architecture, lead the manufacturing engineering organization, and establish repeatable processes that move from prototyping to sustained flight production.

You will translate designs into manufacturable architectures, build high‑performing teams, and drive lean, quality, and cost improvements on the factory

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of progressive manufacturing engineering or complex-hardware production experience.
• Experience designing cells, layouts, workflows, capacity models, and ramp plans.
• Lean manufacturing, DFMA, manufacturing quality, configuration control, and process engineering.
• Working experience with MES, ERP/MRP, PLM, or equivalent digital production systems.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, team building, cross‑functional influence, and hands‑on problem solving.

Aufgaben

• Develop manufacturing strategy and production ramp plans supporting increasing satellite and component output.
• Architect work cells, assembly lines, factory layouts, production flows, and repeatable operating concepts.
• Model takt time, cycle time, throughput, work-in-process, capacity, staffing, and capital equipment needs.
• Lead implementation of MES/ERP/PLM; deploy digital work instructions and production data systems.
• Establish documented, controlled manufacturing processes, routings, travelers, and training standards.
• Build and mentor a high-performing manufacturing engineering organization; define interfaces with production, quality, and supply chain.

Kenntnisse

Lean manufacturing

DFMA

Manufacturing systems

Problem solving

Cross-functional leadership

MES/ERP knowledge

Ausbildung

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

Jobbeschreibung

Parallax Space is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to architect and scale production for satellite systems and critical space components. This role will define the production architecture, lead the manufacturing engineering organization, and establish repeatable processes that move from prototyping to sustained flight production.

You will translate designs into manufacturable architectures, build high‑performing teams, and drive lean, quality, and cost improvements on the factory