Spacecraft Manufacturing Engineer (NPI & Lean)

Quantum Space; Hawthorne (CA); In loco; USD 100.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Equity

Medical, dental, vision

HSA and 401(k) matching

Descrizione del lavoro

Quantum Space in Hawthorne, CA seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to design, implement, and optimize production processes for Ranger spacecraft components. You will bridge design and operations, creating processes, tooling, and work instructions for efficient, repeatable fabrication and integration.

You will collaborate with design and production teams to enable first article builds, process qualification, and rate production, while driving safety, quality, and mission assurance for high‑reliability

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or production engineering in a manufacturing environment.

Mansioni

• Develop and release manufacturing processes, work instructions, routings, and bills of process for spacecraft structures, propulsion assemblies, harnesses, and integration.
• Design and procure tooling, fixtures, and ground support equipment required for production.
• Partner with design engineering on design for manufacturability, assembly, and testability; drive drawing and tolerance changes with data.
• Lead new product introduction for your area, including first-article builds, process qualification, and transition to rate.
• Plan production line layout, workstation design, and material flow for your area.
• Own first-pass yield, cycle time, and cost in your area; identify and execute improvements using Lean and Six Sigma tools.
• Lead root cause and corrective action on nonconformances and production issues.
• Support technician training and certification on new processes.
• Ensure processes comply with safety, quality, and mission assurance requirements.

Conoscenze

Manufacturing process optimization

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Strumenti

NX

SolidWorks

Creo

Descrizione del lavoro

Quantum Space in Hawthorne, CA seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to design, implement, and optimize production processes for Ranger spacecraft components. You will bridge design and operations, creating processes, tooling, and work instructions for efficient, repeatable fabrication and integration.

You will collaborate with design and production teams to enable first article builds, process qualification, and rate production, while driving safety, quality, and mission assurance for high‑reliability