Sr Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description

Description

Turion Space is seeking a Sr Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in Irvine, CA. The Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge hardware, including static equipment, moving ground equipment, and flight vehicles. This responsibility includes everything in the manufacturing value-chain, including, but not limited to, Design for Manufacturability work, tool design & selection, process creation & optimization, vendor sourcing & interaction, quality planning, and work documentation associated with the hardware that the Manufacturing Engineer owns.

The right person for this role can demonstrate past holistic ownership on solving a technical challenge with a creative, physical, solution that they either personally manufacturing or oversaw manufacturing on, in a fast-paced, resource-limited environment. If you are someone who thrives in such an environment, then this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities

Own a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain for a certain product or set of products

Develop novel tooling solutions for fabrication and assembly of structural parts

Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub-processes

Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.

Work with contract manufacturers across various disciplines (PCBA fab, metallic manufacturing, assembly, etc.) to develop repeatable, sustained processes for quick-turn development as well as at-scale production

Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, building prototype hardware

Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc.

Travel to suppliers to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, and implement quality procedures

Minimum Qualifications

Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science

2+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware

Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment

Demonstrated in-kind or direct team leadership skills, with backing examples

Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.) Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus.

A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning

U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

Must be able to obtain a Secret and/or a TS/SCI clearance.

Preferred Skills and Experience

PCBA fabrication experience including prior work with or setup/modification/monitoring SMT processes

Hands-on experience with satellites space vehicle systems

Software scripting experience in any language