Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Fury

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Architect the industrialization of Fury hardware at scale, including factory layout, capacity models, and rate strategy for aircraft-class structures.
• Set DFM, DFX, and process standards that others follow, and design novel tooling and automation strategy for structural fabrication and assembly.
• Own the manufacturing-systems backbone (MES, quality systems, and documentation at scale), and qualify contract-manufacturer processes.
• Lead root-cause on the most systemic issues and prevent recurrence across products.
• Mentor and grow the ME team and multiply the bench's technical capability.
• Partner across design, quality, PM, and supply chain to define the operating model, working from first principles amid ambiguity.

Job requirements

• 12+ years in manufacturing engineering, including rate and scale production, preferably in aerospace or aircraft structures.
• Has architected a production line or factory, or led a major systems rollout such as MES, and is a recognized technical authority.
• Deep DFM, tooling, composites and structures, and capacity or factory-scale expertise, with strong influence without authority.
• BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience , plus proficiency in CAD, ERP, and MES.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Composites and advanced manufacturing at scale, plus automation and robotics.
• Hands-on experience with R/C or autonomous flight systems, plus factory-standup experience.