Manufacturing Engineer - Aerospace/Launch Vehicle

Location: Kent, WA, United States

Experience: 7 - 15 years

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering.
• 7 or more years direct manufacturing and manufacturing engineering experience.
• Understanding of engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and manufacturing including solid understanding of GDT.
• Proficiency in business and engineering software (CAD, PLM, Scheduling, MSOffice, Windchill, etc).
• Ability to develop processes compliant to industry quality systems such as AS9100.
• Attentive and responsive with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• A demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with teams of diverse skills across large geographic distances.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Must be physically able to: support production floor activities; climb stairs and work in small areas

Desired:

• Aerospace/Launch vehicle experience.
• Broad experience in hardware manufacturing: welding, assembly, integration, instrumentation, cleaning, packaging, fabrication, machining, etc.
• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems/Software and processes
• Knowledge of fabrication processes, integration processes, and configuration management systems
• Understanding and applied experiences in Lean Manufacturing
• Familiar with applicable industry standards

General Responsibilities:

• Develop manufacturing work instructions to clearly define the following manufacturing processes: fabrication, assembly, and integration.
• Manage quality, build sequence, and schedule for hardware manufacturing processes.
• Perform engineering drawing impact assessments.
• Disposition non-conformance repair and rework activities.
• Support the manufacturing floor in assembly and installation, compliance to engineering requirements, discrepancy resolution, and component acceptance testing.
• Investigate root causes, disposition vehicle discrepancies, and take ownership of preventative and corrective actions.