Job description

Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Non-Conforming Hardware Recovery Liaison)

Location: Merritt Island, FL 32952

Pat Rate: $40-60/hour

Shift: 1st/A, 2nd/B, 3rd/C, weekends/ C Alternate

*Potential for hybrid work schedules*

*Openings for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift but 2nd & 3rd are highly preferred*

Position Overview:

As part of a small, passionate, and accomplished team of experts, you will be supporting the development and pre-production release of various launch vehicle components and subassemblies.

As a Manufacturing Liaison Engineer focused on non-conforming material remedies for development and preproduction hardware, you will act as the key technical interface between the production value stream (procurement, R&D, testing, quality, and operations) and the design engineering teams across rocket development programs. Your mission will be to build trust, provide hands-on, ship-side MRB/Non-conformances floor support, guide design for manufacturability efforts, and develop & stabilize production engineering process/methodologies across program and production elements.

You will be focused on a wide variety of aerospace structure, including welded and machined aluminum, and large composite components. Also pneumatics hydraulics/mechanical subsystems, doors/vents, landing gear, aero-surface, engine gimble and vehicle related ground support equipment (GSE). This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment, adaptability, persistence, resourcefulness, engagement with team members.

Core Responsibilities:

• Support the manufacturing floor during fabrication, sub-assembly, and installation of various rocket engine hardware types, and manage technical upset situations, determine hardware go-nogo compliance to engineering requirements, investigate and author discrepancy resolution plans, and create MRB data packages for review.
• Perform a hands-on engineering role with ownership and design-level knowledge of the engineering intent of specified hardware, and serve in a liaison role to the hardware design authority, to help improve floor-based NC write-ups from mechanics and QA, and ultimately better substantiate proposed remedial actions for discrepant hardware.
• Authorize in-build redlines and recommend changes to improve hardware designs, and their subsequent fabrication and assembly methods for improved near term outcomes.
• Investigate root causes of routine hardware discrepancies, drive disposition approvals when design authority rests outside the manufacturing engineering team.
• Take ownership of preventative and sustainable corrective actions to improve long term outcomes for hardware fabrication, assembly, and test based on patterns of chronic fallout.
• Drive design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) into product designs as chronic discrepancies are identified and resolved.
• Contribute to fast turn-around activities for interrupted hardware identified as discrepant.
• Participate in the creation of Production Readiness Reviews that have addressed stabilizing improvements to chronic hardware discrepancies.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Aerospace Engineering (other relevant fields may apply) from an accredited university.
• Five to 10+ years of experience in product design and development, project engineering, technical project management, advanced manufacturing development and production scaling for electrical and software systems
• Experience in a structural liaison role, preferably including analysis of metallic and/or composite structures.
• Experience operating, diagnosing, and repairing mechanical/actuated systems.
• Solid understanding of mechanisms, dynamics, and subsequent actuation control systems (fluid and electrical systems.)
• Familiarity with principles and hazards of safe operation of high-pressure systems.
• Experience running sophisticated datasets, spreadsheets, and Tableau dashboards
• Strong digital literacy (MS Excel, MS Project, MES Systems, ERP Systems, PLM Systems)
• Strong interpersonal skills in technical work environments
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Must be a U.S. citizen due to the nature of the work

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40.00 - $60.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Merritt Island, FL 32953

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