Manufacturing Engineer, Automation & Tooling, Space

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Design mechanical ground support equipment and production tooling in CAD through to released drawings — handling, lift, rotation and transport fixtures, integration stands, and alignment and torque tooling.
• Own the tooling and MGSE procurement runway against the facility schedule — tooling list, long-lead items, specifications, vendor packages and delivery dates.
• Qualify tooling and MGSE before it touches flight hardware — load path analysis, proof load testing, lift certification, fit checks and first-article use — and own the records that make that qualification auditable.
• Design tooling and MGSE for cleanroom compatibility — material, coating, lubricant and surface-finish selection, and mechanical features that prevent particle generation and FOD.
• Design and deploy semi-automated assembly stations and mechanical automation where it removes touch labor or variability, with a defensible case for why automation is the right answer rather than a better fixture.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability and Assembly into vehicle and subassembly designs before CDR from the tooling point of view — tool clearance, access, lift and handling provisions, and hard points designed in rather…
• Use our manufacturing execution and product lifecycle toolchain — Foundry and Teamcenter — as the system of record for tooling definition, configuration control, calibration and maintenance status, and as-used records.
• Own tooling sustainment: calibration and maintenance intervals, spares, wear and damage disposition, and tooling changes driven by design changes or nonconformances.

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years designing production tooling, fixtures or mechanical ground support equipment for aerospace, space, defense or another high-reliability industry.
• A portfolio of tooling or MGSE personally designed and saw through to released drawings, fabrication and use on the floor
• Strong CAD proficiency (NX, SolidWorks or CREO) with sound GD&T practice on tooling drawings.
• Structural sizing and load path analysis experience for handling and lift hardware, including proof load and lift certification requirements.
• Experience designing tooling or MGSE that operated inside a cleanroom, and can defend the material, coating and lubricant choices that made it acceptable. Familiarity with IEST-STD-CC1246 and ASTM E595.
• Experience specifying and procuring tooling or capital equipment through a supply chain — specifications, vendor selection, long-lead planning and acceptance — against a facility or program schedule.
• A quantified improvement delivered through tooling or automation — cycle time, ergonomic risk, defect rate or touch labor — that you can explain mechanically.