Lead Manufacturing Engineer

4 hours ago

Hawthorne, California, United States SpaceX Full time
Job Title: Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Orbital Communications

SpaceX is a pioneering company that aims to make humanity a multi-planetary species. We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Manufacturing Engineer to join our Orbital Communications team.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead a team of manufacturing engineers to develop and implement a pilot production solution for engineering development and initial flight production of a low-cost, high-performance satellite optical communications terminal.
  • Drive the development of a high-output, high-quality, low-cost production system to meet internal production goals.
  • Work closely with design engineers, internal production resources, and external vendors to get parts built on schedule.
  • Develop, manage, and execute capital/operating expenditure plans as forecasted, adapting to changes in planning and future opportunities for improvement.
  • Drive DFM learning back into the design team to improve the product and reduce the engineering hours per vehicle.
  • Provide DFX feedback to engineering on printed circuit board, mechanical, harness/interconnect, and integration design.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical, industrial, aerospace, electrical, or manufacturing engineering.
  • Minimum 5 years of professional experience in a manufacturing environment working within a recognized quality system (i.e., AS9100, ISO9001).
  • Master's degree in mechanical, industrial, aerospace, electrical, or manufacturing engineering.
  • Experience in fast-paced iterative design environments within the consumer electronics, mobile handset, medical devices, aerospace, or automotive industries.
  • Working experience mentoring and developing engineering personnel.
  • Demonstrated experience implementing Design For Manufacture and Design For Test.
  • Experience with 3D CAD Modeling Software (i.e., NX/Unigraphics, SolidWorks, CATIA) and engineering drawings.
  • Knowledge of ERP systems, work order creation/management, and BOM Structures.
  • Working proficiency with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
  • Experience with optical manufacturing techniques of grinding and polishing hard materials.
  • Experience and/or certification with statistical process control such as Lean Six Sigma.
  • Ability to create and deliver presentations for PDR, CDR, Project Update, etc.
  • Working proficiency with DFMEA and PFMEA methodology and implementation.
  • Experience with microelectronics and RF component manufacturing processes.

Additional Requirements:

  • Must be willing and able to travel up to 40% of the time.
  • Position may require extended work hours and weekends as needed.
  • This position will be working with hardware and at times will need to work with their hands in awkward and constrained environments.

ITAR Requirements:

  • To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you 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.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX's Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department.

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