Manufacturing Design Engineer II/III/Sr - Tooling

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Design tooling, fixtures, handling equipment, and Ground Support Equipment supporting efficient manufacturing, assembly, integration, and test of flight hardware, with an emphasis on modularity, usability, and rapid…
• Work directly with cross-functional teams, including design engineering, manufacturing engineering, technicians, quality, and operations, to develop new or revised build processes, tooling concepts, and concepts of…
• Plan for, and support, builds of engineering demonstrators, test articles, and prototype hardware, providing hands-on support during fabrication, assembly, and testing to validate manufacturing approaches.
• Drive Design for Excellence (DFX) principles, conduct producibility assessments, support trade studies, and develop roadmaps to bridge manufacturing technology gaps.
• Proactively drive the definition, development, and refinement of tooling and GSE requirements to enable rapid design, fabrication, procurement, deployment, and iteration.
• Develop, release, and maintain engineering documentation, including CAD models, drawings, specifications, procedures, supplier statements of work, and other artifacts required to support tooling and production…
• Support tooling procurement, fabrication, validation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production of lunar vehicle hardware.

Job requirements

• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing engineering, tooling design, GSE design, production support, or hardware development role preferably in aerospace or another highly regulated industry (3+ years Level 2 Manufacturing…
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, releasing, and implementing tooling, assembly fixtures, handling equipment, test support equipment, or other complex GSE for mechanical assemblies.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools, engineering design fundamentals, GD&T, tolerance analysis, design for manufacturability/assembly, and configuration-controlled documentation.
• Extensive experience supporting production operations, including working with technicians, resolving nonconformances, improving processes, and ensuring compliance with engineering, safety, quality, and regulatory…
• Demonstrated experience using hand-calculations for structural analysis of tooling and GSE strength, stability, and failure modes.
• Experience using issue tracking tools and Microsoft Office applications used to develop, release, and manage engineering documentation and production support tasks.
• The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, a high degree of independence, a strong sense of urgency, and the ability to thrive in a highly dynamic and sometimes…