MANUFACTURING ENGINEER - TURBOPUMP AND INJECTOR ASSEMBLY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support day-to-day production of the Merlin turbopump and injector assemblies, which includes manufacturing processes such as machining, EB & TIG welding, precision cleaning, NDT, heat treat and assembly
• Analyze and disposition flight hardware discrepancies
• Interface with the quality team on root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Support technical decisions on issues throughout the company
• Create and manage manufacturing BOMs, work instructions, and specifications
• Communicate on a daily basis with supporting departments such as production, maintenance, quality and design engineering to ensure that product is delivered on time to the correct quantities
• Work closely with design engineers, internal machine shops, and external vendors to ensure specifications are met

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, systems or manufacturing engineering
• 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Lean manufacturing training and/or hands-on experience

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master's degree in aerospace, mechanical, systems, or manufacturing engineering
• Design for Manufacturability and assembly experience
• Design and analysis (Finite Element Analysis (FEA)/structural/static loads) experience
• Knowledge in automated test systems for pressure and leak testing using instrumentation such as flow meters, pressure transducers and thermocouples
• Experience with capacity modeling, process mapping, and fault analysis
• Pareto Analysis, Root Cause and Corrective Action experience
• Experience performing PFMEAs (preferably leading)
• Labview experience
• CAD experience (NX & Teamcenter a plus).
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) experience

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Position may require long hours and weekend work

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. Learn more about the ITAR here.

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