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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience with space integrated electromagnetic products (e.g., reaction wheels, solar array drives, gimbals, torque rods, or similar motion control / electromagnetic mechanisms).
• Experience transitioning engineering designs into production hardware (design-to-manufacturing transition).
• Working knowledge of Design-For-X principles (Design for Manufacturability, Assembly, Cost, and Quality).
• Experience defining or improving manufacturing flow, tooling, and/or production processes.
• Experience with robotics systems and/or automated production technology.
• Experience in industrial / high-volume manufacturing environments, with the ability to bridge modern production technology into aerospace applications.
• Experience working in a cleanroom environment.
• Familiarity with writing work instructions using paperless workflow systems.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across engineering, operations, and program teams.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced business/technical degree — highly desired.
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) experience.
• Experience specifically with satellite mechanisms or motion control components in a flight environment.
• Experience standing up a pilot production line or factory from the ground up.
• Familiarity with high-rate / high-cadence production (automotive, consumer electronics, or similar industrial scale).
• Experience with DFMEA, PFMEA, or other structured design/process risk methods.
• Background in cost modeling or design-to-cost initiatives.
• Experience integrating automation with flight-quality / aerospace hardware.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition of engineering designs (reaction wheels, solar array drives, optical communications gimbals, torque rods) from development into high-rate, flight-quality production.
• Drive Design-For-X requirements — producibility, cost, and quality — back into the Engineering design process to ensure products are compatible with automated manufacturing.
• Define the pilot factory flow, tooling, and processes that Operations and Engineering will build upon.
• Serve as the bi-directional bridge between product design and pilot automation development, ensuring the two co-evolve as they are developed in parallel.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Motion Control Operations, Motion Controls Engineering, Blue National Security Engineers, and the project Single-Threaded Leader to align on production readiness.
• Establish rate-readiness criteria and identify design changes needed to meet the ~10 satellites/day production target.
• Identify and mitigate risks to producibility, cost, and quality early in the design cycle.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.