Senior Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

This is a highly visible role where you'll work across engineering, production, quality, and supply chain to take complex space hardware from design through manufacturing, integration, testing, and final delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing readiness for mechanical components and assemblies across multiple programmes.
• Drive manufacturing process improvements, standardization, production scalability, and cycle time reduction.
• Work closely with production teams to resolve manufacturing, quality, and yield challenges.
• Support assembly, integration and test (AI&T) activities for spacecraft hardware and propulsion systems.
• Lead manufacturing input during design reviews to ensure products are designed for manufacturability.
• Investigate non-conformances, perform root cause analysis, and support MRB activities.
• Develop manufacturing plans, work instructions, SOPs, travellers, and production documentation.
• Design and implement tooling, fixtures, and assembly aids.
• Work alongside technicians during builds, providing technical guidance and mentoring.
• Ensure products meet customer specifications, quality requirements, and manufacturing documentation standards.
• Manage manufacturing orders, inventory flow, inspections, and material availability.
• Collaborate with procurement to maintain production schedules.
• Support major programme milestones including CDR, MRR and TRR reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology (preferred).
• Around 5-10 years of mechanical manufacturing engineering experience.
• Experience supporting complex electromechanical or aerospace hardware through production.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Experience with non-conformance investigations and root cause analysis.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary engineering and production teams.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Eligibility to work in the United States.

Skills

• Spacecraft manufacturing, integration or test experience.
• Hall thrusters, propulsion systems, satellites, launch vehicles, or other aerospace hardware.
• Experience developing manufacturing processes from prototype through production.
• Programming or automation experience.
• Experience supporting high-rate or low-volume/high-complexity manufacturing environments.

Benefits

Nice to have but not required.

Pay

TBD based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

TBD based on experience and qualifications.