Sr. Composites Manufacturing Engineer
About The Position
Lanteris Space is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join its Composites Technology team in Palo Alto, California. The role supports an experienced team coordinating composite production, with a focus on manufacturing complex composite parts and structures. The engineer will provide project management, coordinate production schedules and plans with suppliers and customers, and plan operations and processes for manufacturing parts, components, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies. The position also interfaces with design engineering on new product releases, estimates manufacturing costs, determines time standards, and recommends tooling and process requirements for new and existing product lines. The engineer maintains records and applies company policies and procedures to resolve routine issues of limited scope. The position provides general manufacturing engineering support in a high-volume aerospace composites department that delivers space-qualified flight hardware to Lanteris Space departments and customers nationwide. The engineer directly supports and oversees precision aerospace hardware fabrication, helping influence designs, improve processes, and increase reliability. Additional duties include project scheduling and status reporting, resource planning, design-for-manufacturing collaboration, production software implementation, training and process documentation, tooling evaluation and inventory, and material procurement.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or related field; four additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree.
- Five years of experience.
- A master’s degree may account for an additional two years of experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide general manufacturing engineering support in a high-volume aerospace composite department delivering space-qualified flight hardware.
- Directly support and oversee fabrication of precision aerospace hardware.
- Develop and manage project schedules.
- Provide project status updates to management and internal customers.
- Coordinate resource management and usage plans to support department needs.
- Engage with design engineers to review and approve part and tooling assemblies, providing input based on improved Design for Manufacturing concepts.
- Research and coordinate implementation of upgraded software on the production floor.
- Update processes and designs to use added capabilities and technological advancements.
- Review, update, and manage training and process documents.
- Coordinate new employee training and support onboarding of engineers and employees into similar roles.
- Evaluate and inventory new and existing tooling.
- Evaluate and procure flight and support materials for projects.
- Support the department’s Antenna Test Manufacturing Engineer.
- Plan manufacturing operation sequences and processes for parts, components, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies.
- Interface with design engineering to coordinate release of new products.
- Estimate manufacturing costs, determine time standards, and recommend tooling and process requirements for new or existing product lines.
- Maintain records and apply company policies and procedures to resolve routine issues of limited scope.
Benefits
- Paid time off.
- Health and welfare insurance.
- 401(k).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
