Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Space Systems Production Leader

CesiumAstro, Inc.; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

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Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Manufacturing Engineer to lead the development, implementation, and improvement of manufacturing processes, tooling, and production methods for complex space-grade products.

In this role you will work cross-functionally with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and operations teams to drive manufacturability, quality, productivity, and production readiness throughout the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, industrial, mechanical engineering or related field with 8–12 years of experience, or higher degrees with corresponding experience.
• Technical experience in manufacturing engineering, production processes, engineering drawings, and manufacturing documentation.
• Advanced proficiency developing manufacturing processes, tooling, fixtures, and production workflows for complex products.
• Comprehensive understanding of lean manufacturing, root cause analysis, quality systems, SPC, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience leading complex manufacturing engineering initiatives balancing quality, manufacturability, productivity, cost, and schedule.
• Judgment in establishing manufacturing approaches and providing technical leadership.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Experience with CAD/PM tools (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Creo) and MES/ERP systems (Epicor, SAP, Windchill, Jira).

Responsibilities

• Establish manufacturing processes, production workflows, tooling, fixtures, and work instructions for complex products.
• Define manufacturing approaches by evaluating production requirements, process capability, equipment utilization, manufacturability, and efficiency.
• Lead manufacturing process development through analyses, design reviews, and process evaluations.
• Lead complex process validation, equipment qualification, first article builds, and production readiness activities.
• Evaluate production performance, data, and risks; direct improvements to manufacturing performance.
• Validate processes via qualification activities, root cause investigations, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and operations teams supporting product development and production.
• Develop manufacturing documentation, work instructions, reports, process flows, and standards.
• Support design reviews, manufacturing reviews, investigations, and new product introductions with manufacturing guidance.
• Establish best practices, process standards, and configuration management across programs.
• Evaluate methods and processes to identify improvements.
• Drive initiatives to enhance manufacturability, quality, productivity, and readiness.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Process optimization

Lean manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Quality systems

Statistical process control

Leadership

Cross-functional team leadership

MS Office

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing/industrial/mechanical engineering

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Creo

Epicor

SAP

Windchill

Jira

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Manufacturing Engineer to lead the development, implementation, and improvement of manufacturing processes, tooling, and production methods for complex space-grade products.

In this role you will work cross-functionally with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and operations teams to drive manufacturability, quality, productivity, and production readiness throughout the product lifecycle.