Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - EPS

Terran Orbital Corporation; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k) match

Flexible Time Off

Education reimbursement

Life insurance

Job summary

Terran Orbital seeks a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer to optimize and implement manufacturing processes for EPS hardware. You will design floor layouts, lead tooling initiatives, and translate development to full-rate production, collaborating with engineers, machinists, and vendors.

You will contribute to process improvements, quality plans, and documentation while ensuring manufacturability, reliability, and DoD-related requirements are met. The role reports to the IPT Lead – EPS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in ME/EE/Aerospace or equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years in a manufacturing engineering role in high-reliability settings.
• Experience in design for manufacturability, PFMEA, lean manufacturing, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Execute and evolve manufacturing strategy and technology roadmap.
• Design production floor layout for flight hardware and scaling.
• Identify tooling needs and stand up key production capabilities.
• Develop procedures and transition components from development to production.
• Lead readiness reviews for transition to full-rate production.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

5+ years experience

CAD software

Data analysis tools

Communication

Team collaboration

DFM/Lean manufacturing

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Power BI

SQL

JMP

Job description

Join a team where your impact reaches beyond the stars! At Terran Orbital, you’re not just part of the system – you’re a vital force propelling our mission forward. As trailblazers in satellite manufacturing and aerospace innovation, we shatter boundaries daily to deliver groundbreaking solutions that power our nation’s defense and commercial missions. We are a unique, fast growing, and trusted team dedicated to swiftly and efficiently designing, building, launching, and operating state of the art satellites for advanced mission constellations. If you’re driven by purpose, inspired by challenges, and ready to leave your mark on the universe, you’ll find a home and endless opportunities for growth here. Together, let’s redefine what is possible in orbit and beyond!

Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Sr. Manufacturing Engineerto join our dynamic team. Reporting to the Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead – Electrical Power Systems (EPS), the Manufacturing Engineer will develop and implement optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards. This role will be supporting manufacturing issues on existing product designs and new satellite mechanisms early in the design phase, providing critical design for manufacturability input and supporting testing of these assemblies, while developing and implementing the plan to move from design/test into build/production. Specifically, this position will focus on the Electrical Power System (EPS) component and module team, ensuring that all processes and methods are tailored to the unique requirements of EPS components and modules, enhancing their reliability and performance in satellite applications.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Execute, maintain, and evolve the company manufacturing strategy and technology roadmap in line with Terran Orbital strategy.
• Design and implement the production floor layout, as it relates to manufacturing flight hardware. Design for modularity and adaptability, with an eye for scaling with time and product evolution.
• Identify capital tooling and work center capability needs and lead the efforts of standing up key production capabilities.
• Develop production procedures/processes and manage the transition of components and module assemblies from development to production.
• Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub-processes.
• Work closely with development and design engineers, internal machine shop, and external vendors to make parts that are designed for manufacturability, reliability, and source-ability, etc.
• Lead team in production readiness reviews for transition from development into full-rate program production.
• Advise team members on technical decisions related to the team’s product and act as responsible manufacturing engineer on non-conformances and work instructions.
• Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
• Resolve and analyze manufacturing and test discrepancies, while interfacing with the quality team (resolving issues for design, fabrication, and assembly).
• Drive continuous process improvements to focus on cost reduction in every element of the production processes.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose problems with existing processes or products and makes modifications and improvements as needed.
• Support space hardware testing, including tooling design and data analysis.
• Act as point of contact in daily and weekly program and production meetings and provide updates to leadership as required.
• Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or other related discipline; equivalent professional work experience considered
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in a Manufacturing Engineering function within a high reliability manufacturing environment, at least one (1) of which should be in electronics, electric hardware (motors, batteries, transformers) or space hardware build and development.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of strong engineering fundamentals and a first principles mindset.
• Design software experience (AutoCAD or SolidWorks preferred).
• Data management software Power BI, SQL, JMP desired.
• Highly self-motivated and organized with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Able to work well in an integrated team, including daily interactions with technicians, engineers, and managers.
• Demonstrated experience working in a highly adaptive and iterative environment.
• Demonstrated achievements of rapidly improving productivity through process improvements while focusing on product reliability and mission success.
• Experience with process development, facility, and line layouts, PFMEA, error-proofing, lean manufacturing, and implementing automation into production processes.
• Experience with design for manufacturability, assembly, reliability.
• Experience with Aegis a plus.
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain DoD security clearance.

Your actual level and base salary will be determined case-by-case and may vary based on the job-related qualification, knowledge, skills, education, and experience. In addition to base salary, we offer 100% covered medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) match, Flexible Time Off (FTO), covered life insurance, maternity and paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referrals, and lots of swag!

Salary Range

$115,000 - $155,000 USD

Full-time positions only:

• 100% Company-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(k) Match
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Education Reimbursement

About Terran Orbital

Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. Terran Orbital provides end-to‑end satellite solutions by combining satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations, and on‑orbit support to meet the needs of the most demanding military, civil, and commercial customers. Learn more at www.terranorbital.com

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. In performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely required to sit or stand for long durations of time, in addition to bending, reaching, and walking. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. This position is generally sedentary, with substantial computer usage.

The job operates in a professional office environment but in a manufacturing company. This job routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and scanners.

Disclaimers

To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. In addition, please note that this position may require a current United States National Security clearance or eligibility for such a clearance.

Terran Orbital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

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Terran Orbital does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms. To conduct business with Terran Orbital, a Master Services Agreement (MSA) must be executed and confirmed prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. Without a signed MSA, Terran Orbital shall not be responsible to any individual or entity for any payment relating to any form of fee or compensation.

And, in the event that a resume or candidate is submitted by a recruiter, an employment agency, or a staffing firm without a fully executed MSA, Terran Orbital has the unrestricted right to pursue and hire any of those candidate(s) without any legal or financial responsibility to the recruiter, agency, and/or firm.

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As set forth in Terran Orbital Corporation’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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A \"disabled veteran\" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

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