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Varda Space Industries · 5 hours ago

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

El Segundo, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$134K/yr - $193K/yr

4+ years exp

Varda Space Industries is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, focusing on manufacturing products that can only be produced in space. As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will scale manufacturing processes and improve vehicle production efficiency while collaborating with design engineers and technicians.

AerospaceManufacturingProduct Design

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide technical direction to improve build processes to scale and hit increase vehicle cadence

Collaborate with other engineers and technicians to solve large-scale production challenges

Refine floor layouts, capacity models, and product flow analysis

Develop and implement standardized processes for vehicle integration

Assess cost of increasing work cell capabilities and proposing plans to increase internal capabilities

Proactively coordinate with technicians team and supply chain to prevent schedule delays

Review work instructions to make change recommendations when required and identify tooling/training gaps

Identify and resolve non-conformance issues - implement root cause corrective actions

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringManufacturing ExperienceAerospace Engineering3D CAD SoftwareAerospace Vehicle SystemsProject ManagementFirst Principles ThinkingTeamworkCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingHands-on Experience

Required

B.S. degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or aerospace engineering

4+ years of manufacturing experience

Teamwork, communication (verbal and written), and problem solving in a collaborative environment

Proven experience working on complex technical programs, preferably within aerospace or related industries

Strong first principles thinking

Hands-on experience building complex vehicles

Must be physically able to regularly lift 25 lbs

Must be comfortable bending, stooping, and standing

Hands-on position may require standing and working directly with hardware on the floor

Preferred

Knowledge of aerospace vehicle systems

Experience with project management of the full lifecycle of a project

Experience transitioning complex assemblies from development to production, including developing the factory systems and floor layouts to make that possible

Experience with aerospace hardware development practices (e.g., qualification testing practices, cleanliness, ESD, grounding, etc.)

Experience across structures, propulsion, materials/thermal protection systems, and/or avionics production

Prior work in a technical role for a launch vehicle or satellite development effort

Experience with tooling design and analysis using 3D CAD software

Experience using factory layout design tools (e.g. SketchUp, Autodesk, Draw.io, etc...)