Manufacturing Engineer, Machine Shop
Summary
Acts as liaison between the machine shop and engineering to drive manufacturability, process improvements, work instructions, and on-time delivery of rocket components. Requires an engineering bachelor’s or 5+ years machine shop experience, CAD software, GD&T, and CAD/drawing skills.
Highlights
- Experience
- 5+ years in a machine shop; CAD; CNC programming and operation; tooling; aerospace; process development; data analysis; capacity planning; startup experience
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in engineering
- Language
- Advanced GD&T understanding per ASME Y14.5
- Equipment Provided
- CNC machines
- Type
- Full-Time
Job description
ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE
Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the first company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.
SUMMARY
As part of a small, fast-paced, and passionate team you will be the key to rocket component production. You will be responsible for driving design feedback and communication between engineers and manufacturing. Input provided by you can determine the success or failure of individual components and assemblies.
Location for this role is at our Manufacturing site in Briggs, TX, 25 minutes north of Cedar Park, TX.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Act as liaison between the machine shop and the engineering team.
Provide feedback to responsible engineers and ensure the most time-efficient and cost-efficient method of producing components
Ensure on time delivery of rocket components from CAD models to tangible components/assemblies ready for testing
Research new manufacturing methods and production related processes
Work with the design team to ensure manufacturability of the components
Manage lookaheads for long lead tasks
Improve processes and cycle times
Implement quick changeover improvements
Be fully accountable for a set of hardware
Create work instructions
Identify issues, work with quality to provide and execute corrective actions
Work with Tooling and Programming to ensure job readiness
Conceptual design and sourcing of work holding
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
Bachelor's degree in engineering or 5+ years of experience working in a machine shop environment implementing the aforementioned responsibilities
Experience with CAD software such as Pro-E, CATIA, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, or NX.
Exceptional people interaction skills
A passion for creating, building, and making things happen
Advanced level of understanding of GD&T per ASME Y14.5 Standards
Ability to develop CAD models and create engineering drawings
Desired:
Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the first company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.
SUMMARY
As part of a small, fast-paced, and passionate team you will be the key to rocket component production. You will be responsible for driving design feedback and communication between engineers and manufacturing. Input provided by you can determine the success or failure of individual components and assemblies.
Location for this role is at our Manufacturing site in Briggs, TX, 25 minutes north of Cedar Park, TX.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Act as liaison between the machine shop and the engineering team.
Provide feedback to responsible engineers and ensure the most time-efficient and cost-efficient method of producing components
Ensure on time delivery of rocket components from CAD models to tangible components/assemblies ready for testing
Research new manufacturing methods and production related processes
Work with the design team to ensure manufacturability of the components
Manage lookaheads for long lead tasks
Improve processes and cycle times
Implement quick changeover improvements
Be fully accountable for a set of hardware
Create work instructions
Identify issues, work with quality to provide and execute corrective actions
Work with Tooling and Programming to ensure job readiness
Conceptual design and sourcing of work holding
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
Bachelor's degree in engineering or 5+ years of experience working in a machine shop environment implementing the aforementioned responsibilities
Experience with CAD software such as Pro-E, CATIA, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, or NX.
Exceptional people interaction skills
A passion for creating, building, and making things happen
Advanced level of understanding of GD&T per ASME Y14.5 Standards
Ability to develop CAD models and create engineering drawings
Desired:
- Direct experience with process development in:
- Casting
- Forging
- Metallic 3D printing
- Sheet metal
- Experience with budgetary and schedule planning
- Some CNC Programming experience
- Tooling expertise
- Experience programming CNC machines
- Experience setting up and running CNC machines
- Data analysis
- Capacity planning
- Startup experience
- Aerospace experience